Talent Cillian Murphy

Two men standing near bowls in an animated scene with a wooden background.
Review

Kensuke’s Kingdom review – a heartfelt adaptation

by Joel Oiku

Michael Morpurgo‘s beloved children's novel gets an animated adaptation, courtesy of Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women, one with short blonde hair and the other with dark hair, sitting in front of a yellow wall with lightning bolt shapes.
Review

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

by David Jenkins

This combustible and relentlessly-paced biography of the “father of the the atomic bomb” is a contender for Christopher Nolan’s best film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman in a floral dress sits in a dimly lit room, holding a small glass bottle.
Review

A Quiet Place Part II

by David Jenkins

Silence is less than golden in this occasionally effective blockbuster sequel which trades horror for action.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Party

by Adam Lee Davies

Woolly dialogue undermines a strong cast and intriguing plot in Sally Potter’s drab drama.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men in suits sitting at a table, lit by a lamp, in a wood-panelled room.
Review

Anthropoid

by Lauren Thompson

Stick with this World War Two-set assassination thriller – a dull start gives way to a heart-racing climax.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing glasses and a turtleneck sweater, seated and gazing contemplatively.
Review

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

by David Jenkins

One of Britain’s most lauded and long-serving leftwing voices gets the whistlestop biog treatment.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person stands on the bow of a sailing ship, surrounded by ropes and the open sea.
Review

In the Heart of the Sea

by Matt Thrift

There’s something majorly fishy about this high seas folk tale – and it’s not the enormous whale that shipwrecks Chris Hemsworth.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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