Talent Colin Farrell

Two men in a dimly lit room, one older with white hair wearing a green jacket, the other younger with dark hair wearing a black jacket and red shirt.
Review

The Banshees of Inisherin

by Hannah Strong

Martin McDonagh deploys his signature acerbic wit to an affectionate folktale as he reunites with Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Elephant calf resting on hay, large eyes and trunk visible.
Review

Dumbo

by Hannah Strong

Tim Burton’s overstuffed and underwhelming sideshow act lacks a sense of wonder.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four people in a backstage area, packing boxes on a table. The scene features diverse individuals in casual attire, suggesting a behind-the-scenes or production environment.
Review

Widows

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen delivers the goods with a heist thriller about four women who take extreme measures to pay back a debt.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up image of a man wearing large black sunglasses and a fuzzy white halo-like effect around his head.
Review

Roman J Israel, Esq

by Elena Lazic

Denzel Washington plays an altruistic attorney in this low-key crime thriller from Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man standing on a staircase in a dimly lit room, with large arched windows and a chandelier visible.
Review

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

by Trevor Johnston

Yorgos Lanthimos is up to his old tricks in this typically strange and idiosyncratic psycho-thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, wearing formal attire and standing in a lavish, ornate setting with a candelabra.
Review

The Beguiled

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sofia Coppola’s steamy Southern potboiler is her most arresting and assured movie to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man wearing a black suit, carrying a suitcase, walking down a corridor with red curtains and people in the background.
Review

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by Elena Lazic

This lavish Potter spin-off set in 1920s New York severely lacks for honest-to-goodness magic and awe.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in suits walking through a field of tall wheat stalks.
Review

The Lobster

by Trevor Johnston

Director Yorgos Lanthimos proves he’s still got plenty left up his sleeve with this dark dystopic satire.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men, one holding a small dog, conversing whilst hiking in a mountainous, arid landscape.
Review

Seven Psychopaths

by David Jenkins

Dognapping! Vigilante killings! Christopher Walken's cravat! Just a few things you’ll find in Martin McDonagh’s latest.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men embracing in a garden.
Review

Cassandra’s Dream

by Emma Patterson

Woody Allen’s latest is thoroughly entertaining – but for all the wrong reasons.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in dark coats seated in front of a historic building with a tower.
Review

In Bruges

by Kevin Maher

Playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh's debut is darker than your average hitmen-in-peril comedy.

1
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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