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Teddy bear in red hat and blue jacket against mountainous backdrop.
Review

Paddington in Peru review – a very well-executed threequel

by David Jenkins

It’s three for three in the beloved bear fran­chise, as our mar­malade-scoff­ing scamp heads off for an adven­ture in his South Amer­i­can homeland.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women, one in a military-style cap and coat and the other in a casual top, standing on a street and engaging in conversation.
Review

Wicked Little Letters review – a flimsy comic farce

by David Jenkins

Olivia Col­man is ham­pered by thin mate­r­i­al in this over­ly-quaint parochial Brit­com which con­tains a fair bit of swearing.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Colourful characters in red coats and hats, umbrella signs, theatrical set
Review

Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet is simply sensational

by Adam Woodward

Gath­er round and lis­ten close… Paul King’s daz­zling pre­quel to Roald Dahl’s beloved sto­ry is a joy­ous expres­sion of pure imagination.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and red jacket smiling in a dimly lit room.
Review

Empire of Light

by David Jenkins

Sam Mendes recruits Olivia Col­man and Michael Ward for this mawk­ish tale of seafront woes and the heal­ing pow­er of movies.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and red jacket smiling in a dimly lit room.
Festivals

Empire of Light – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Olivia Col­man chan­nels her inner Anna Kari­na in direc­tor Sam Mendes’ mawk­ish ode to the mag­ic of the movies.
Woman with curly brown hair and serious facial expression, wearing a green jacket.
Review

The Lost Daughter

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Col­man deliv­ers an act­ing mas­ter­class in this off-kil­ter psy­chodra­ma from first-time direc­tor Mag­gie Gyllenhaal.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women in an ornately decorated room, one wearing a floral patterned dress, the other a white blouse.
Review

Mothering Sunday

by Ella Kemp

Eva Husson’s Eng­lish-lan­guage debut is a watered down adap­ta­tion of Gra­ham Swift’s epony­mous novel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with curly brown hair and serious facial expression, wearing a green jacket.
Incoming

Olivia Colman grapples with motherhood in The Lost Daughter trailer

by Charles Bramesco

She’s joined by Dako­ta John­son and Jessie Buck­ley in Mag­gie Gyllenhaal’s out­stand­ing direc­to­r­i­al debut.
Woman with curly brown hair and serious facial expression, wearing a green jacket.
Festivals

The Lost Daughter – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Col­man dis­plays her dark side in Mag­gie Gyl­len­haal’s sun-bleached psy­chodra­ma about moth­er­hood in crisis.
Elderly man with grey hair and beard sitting in a chair, wearing a dark green jumper.
Review

The Father

by Hannah Strong

Antho­ny Hop­kins is at the peak of his act­ing pow­ers in this mov­ing dra­ma about the banal­i­ty of ageing.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect