Talent Anthony Hopkins

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Review

One Life review – protect Anthony Hopkins at all costs

by Adam Woodward

Anthony Hopkins is sensational in James Hawes' otherwise fairly conventional biopic of Nicholas Winton, who was responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Armageddon Time

by Hannah Strong

James Gray interrogates his fraught childhood in Regan-era New York City in this masterful, unflinching drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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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.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Two Popes

by Charles Bramesco

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce give an acting masterclass in Fernando Meirelles’ Papal tête-à-tête.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Transformers: The Last Knight

by Adam Woodward

Michael Bay once again puts the ‘bro’ in Hasbro with this staggeringly incoherent Arthurian epic.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Noah

by Paul Fairclough

Russell Crowe’s surly survivalist fails to keep this Biblical blockbuster from Darren Aronofsky afloat.

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2
Enjoyment
2
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Review

Hitchcock

by Glenn Heath Jr

The Master of Suspense gets his very own glib and psychologically-stilted Wiki-biopic.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

360

by Paul Fairclough

Fernando Meirelles globetrotting ensemble drama is a contrived, bubble-wrapped portrait of the global village.

4
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Thor

by James Smith

Just sit back and try to enjoy this story of an arrogant God and his hammer, and you probably won’t be disappointed.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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Review

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

by James King

Like many of Allen’s recent outings, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger feels surprisingly slapdash.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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