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Group of people dressed in formal attire on a red carpet event.
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Jessica Chastain gets spy thriller 355 up and running

by Charles Bramesco

The US star is pro­duc­ing, and she’s doing it her way.
A man resting his head on a woman's shoulder as she embraces him. Warm, muted colours and a sense of comfort and support.
Review

Everybody Knows

by Adam Woodward

Fiery cen­tral per­for­mances from Pené­lope Cruz and Javier Bar­dem fuel this slow­burn mys­tery from Asghar Farhadi.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in green jacket, woman in red coat sitting at table
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Pedro Almodóvar gets pensive in the Pain & Glory trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Pené­lope Cruz and Anto­nio Ban­deras star in the Span­ish master’s 21st film.
A woman with long dark hair wearing a gold-and-black corset-style top and a long black skirt, standing in a room with furnishings and a mirror.
Festivals

The Queen of Spain – first look review

by Adam Lee Davies

Pené­lope Cruz stars in this frol­ic­some love let­ter to Span­ish cinema’s gold­en age from direc­tor Fer­nan­do Trueba.
Dark blue futuristic spacecraft with red lights, in a dimly lit, atmospheric setting.
Review

Ma Ma

by David Jenkins

The ever charis­mat­ic Penélope Cruz is sore­ly wast­ed in this inef­fec­tu­al piece of tragedy porn.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a young woman and man, standing close together and looking at each other in a park setting with trees.
Review

To Rome with Love

by Andrew Schenker

Woody Allen fol­lows up the biggest hit of his career with an exer­cise in smug mediocrity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Individual drinking coffee from a cup and saucer with iconic landmark design, against a bold red and yellow background.
Review

Broken Embraces

by Sophie Ivan

This paean to clas­sic cin­e­ma will keep your aver­age cineaste and ardent Almod­ó­varite enter­tained play­ing spot-the-reference.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people relaxing on a grassy hillside surrounded by trees and mountains.
Review

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

by Jonathan Crocker

Woody Allen serves up a siz­zling roman­tic dra­ma with three seduc­tive cen­tral performances.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman with dark hair and red and green floral patterned dress looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

Volver

by Matt Bochenski

An all-too-rare cock­tail of cin­e­mat­ic know-how and gen­uine­ly touch­ing human drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect