Talent Emma Thompson

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Review

Merchant Ivory review – an affectionate yet shallow biodoc

by Marina Ashioti

Stephen Soucy delves into the creative and personal partnership of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory which produced some of Britain's greatest literary adaptations.

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3
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Review

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

by Fatima Sheriff

A filmmaker sets out to document her best friend's arranged marriage in Shekhar Kapur's culture clash romantic comedy.

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2
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Review

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

by Leila Latif

A retired widow sets out on a journey of sexual discovery in Sophie Hyde’s sensual, sex-positive dramedy.

4
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4
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Review

Cruella

by Hannah Strong

Emma Stone plays the fur-loving fashionista in this overlong and largely uninspired origin story.

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2
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Review

Last Christmas

by Adam Woodward

This misjudged yuletide rom-com does a gross disservice to George Michael’s musical legacy.

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Review

Late Night

by Hannah Strong

Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling are a joy to watch in this cosily conventional TV industry satire.

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3
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Review

Johnny English Strikes Again

by Caitlin Quinlan

Rowan Atkinson returns to make a mockery of British Intelligence in this tediously unfunny spy spoof sequel.

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Review

The Children Act

by Beth Webb

Emma Thompson delivers a heartfelt turn as a high court judge presiding over a difficult case in the second Ian McEwan adaptation of 2018.

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Review

Alone in Berlin

by David Jenkins

A grieving couple decide to take on the Nazis in this drab wartime thriller that’s noticeably short on thrills.

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2
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Review

The Legend of Barney Thomson

by David Jenkins

Robert Carlyle’s directorial debut is a miserable, tone-deaf hash of black comic clichés.

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