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Review

Ferrari review – Driver is fantastic, Cruz is even better

by David Jenkins

Adam Dri­ver por­trays the sin­gle-mind­ed Enzo Fer­rari in his mid­dle-age fol­low­ing the death of his son Dino in Michael Man­n’s uncon­ven­tion­al take on the bio­graph­i­cal drama.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people sitting on concrete steps, a man and a woman, wearing casual clothing.
Review

L’Immensità review – infuriating hash of sentimentality

by David Jenkins

Pené­lope Cruz is in glam­orous ​’70s matri­arch mode in this patchy Ital­ian fam­i­ly saga which tries to deal with themes it doesn’t ful­ly understand.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in front of a concrete wall. The man wears a patterned blue shirt, and the woman wears a black top and metallic gold trousers.
Review

Official Competition

by David Jenkins

Pené­lope Cruz excels as a preen­ing art­house film­mak­er in this deli­cious satire of mak­ing art with­out compromise.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a kitchen, a man and a woman with distinctive hairstyles.
Review

Parallel Mothers

by David Jenkins

Fem­i­nin­i­ty, pathos, gen­er­a­tional trau­ma and col­lec­tive mem­o­ry con­verge in Pedro Almodóvar’s lat­est masterpiece.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three women in formal black outfits, one with a patterned jacket, standing in a hallway.
Review

The 355

by Marina Ashioti

Jes­si­ca Chastain’s pas­sion project is a ques­tion­able espi­onage thriller that flaunts its inter­na­tion­al cast of A‑Listers.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Parallel Mothers – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Pedro Almod­ó­var deliv­ers yet anoth­er major late work, with Pené­lope Cruz on career-best form.
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Incoming

Penélope Cruz knows best in the first trailer for Parallel Mothers

by Charles Bramesco

She and Mile­na Smit share a spir­i­tu­al bond in the new film from Pedro Almodóvar.
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Incoming

An international coalition of female spies team up in The 355

by Charles Bramesco

Jes­si­ca Chas­tain, Lupi­ta Nyong’o, Pene­lope Cruz, Diane Kruger and Fan Bing­bing – the whole gang is here.
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Festivals

Wasp Network – first look review

by David Jenkins

Olivi­er Assayas deliv­ers a rip­ping mod­ern spy movie which peels back the lay­ers of espi­onage and coun­teres­pi­onage in Cas­tro’s Cuba.
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Review

Pain & Glory

by Adam Woodward

Pedro Almod­ó­var reunites with some famil­iar faces for this mas­ter­ful trip down mem­o­ry lane.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect