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Three young people, two girls and a boy, posing for a photograph outdoors. The boy holds a sword and a large circular object, while the girls hold smaller, decorated umbrellas.
Review

Belfast

by Hannah Strong

Ken­neth Branagh’s semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal dra­ma about The Trou­bles is under­mined by its depth­less and apo­lit­i­cal tone.

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Elderly woman with grey curly hair and a serious expression, looking directly at the camera.
Review

Red Joan

by Caitlin Quinlan

Judi Dench impress­es in a lim­it­ed role as the KGB’s longest-serv­ing British spy.

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A middle-aged man with long hair wearing a black robe stands at a wooden podium, with a group of people in robes seated behind him in a dimly lit, ornate room.
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All Is True

by Caitlin Quinlan

Ken­neth Branagh directs and stars in this famil­iar and rather sil­ly William Shake­speare biopic.

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Two people wearing traditional clothing walking down a path surrounded by leafy trees.
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Victoria & Abdul

by Katherine McLaughlin

Judi Dench repris­es her role as Queen Vic­to­ria in this touch­ing study of lat­er-life depression.

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Elderly woman in floral scarf and elderly man in tweed jacket, sitting and conversing in an indoor setting.
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Philomena

by David Jenkins

A big return-to-form for direc­tor Stephen Frears in this lilt­ing transat­lantic weepie.

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