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An elderly man wearing a grey suit stands between two younger men in white coats, with other people visible in the background of a hospital setting.
Review

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son adapts a Roald Dahl short sto­ry with his sig­na­ture atten­tion to detail and visu­al panache.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Shattered glass covering a face, with fragments in various shades of red and brown against a blurred, dark background with specks of light.
Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

by Hannah Strong

Direc­tor Sam Rai­mi injects some much need­ed per­son­al­i­ty into Marvel’s lat­est brand-build­ing exercise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a tan coat and colourful scarf, seated outdoors on a bench in a garden setting with flowers and other people visible in the background.
Incoming

Wes Anderson’s is making an other Roald Dahl adaptation for Netflix

by Charles Bramesco

He’ll direct The Won­der­ful Sto­ry of Hen­ry Sug­ar with Bene­dict Cum­ber­batch in the title role.
Man in hat and coat, woman in blue dress, holding white cat in front of tree.
Review

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

by Lydia Figes

Bene­dict Cum­ber­batch is elec­tric in Will Sharpe’s tumul­tuous por­trait of a cat lover extra­or­di­naire, sup­port­ed by a stel­lar cast.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in a red and black superhero costume crouching on a dark, metallic surface.
Review

Spider-Man: No Way Home

by Hannah Strong

Tom Holland’s third solo Spidey out­ing brings some famil­iar faces to the par­ty, but we’ve seen it all before.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men wearing cowboy hats conversing by candlelight in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Power of the Dog

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jane Campion’s claus­tro­pho­bic, slow-burn west­ern dials up the queer sub­text of Thomas Savage’s source novel.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Benedict Cumberbatch is a dastardly cowpoke in The Power of the Dog trailer

by Charles Bramesco

He stars with Kirsten Dun­st and Jesse Ple­mons in the new West­ern from Jane Campion.
Two men wearing cowboy hats conversing by candlelight in a dimly lit room.

Jane Campion is ready for her first male protagonist

by Lydia Rostant

Bene­dict Cum­ber­batch is the per­fect fit for the director’s upcom­ing neo-west­ern, The Pow­er of the Dog.
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Review

The Current War

by Hannah Strong

This star-stud­ded retelling of the rival­ry between elec­tric­i­ty mag­nates Thomas Edi­son and George West­ing­house lacks dra­mat­ic spark.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

by Adam Woodward

Andy Serkis and an all-star cast fail to breathe new life into Rud­yard Kipling’s cher­ished adventure.

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2
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2
In Retrospect