Talent Gary Oldman

A woman behind metal bars, looking concerned and making a hand gesture.
Review

The Woman in the Window

by Charles Bramesco

Joe Wright serves up a tepid slice of Hitchcockian suspense, with Amy Adams as a paranoid agoraphobe.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a person holding a cane in a dimly lit room with a window in the background.
Review

Mank

by Hannah Strong

The man behind the man behind Citizen Kane is the subject of David Fincher’s sparkling paean to classic Hollywood.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two adults, a woman and a man, standing outside and talking. The woman is wearing a floral print dress and hat, while the man is wearing a checked shirt and holding some documents.
Review

The Laundromat

by David Jenkins

Stephen Soderbergh assembles an all-star cast to sift through the wreckage of the 2015 Panama Papers leak.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A mature man in a suit and glasses holding a cigar in a dimly lit room.
Review

Darkest Hour

by Trevor Johnston

Gary Oldman is on career-best form in this standard issue Winston Churchill biopic from director Joe Wright.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a green jacket speaking with a woman in a floral dress, standing in an outdoor setting.
Review

Man Down

by Jack Godwin

A fired-up Shia LaBeouf tries and fails to salvage this muddled war drama.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two punk-style individuals, a man and a woman, standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall with the words "Sex Pistols" displayed prominently.
Review

Sid and Nancy

by David Jenkins

A 30th anniversary re-release for Alex Cox’s tragic tale of punk royalty lost to the needle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men engaged in a physical altercation in a dimly lit alleyway.
Review

Child 44

by David Jenkins

Tom Hardy’s Russian accent may be a deal breaker for many watching this enjoyable potboiler.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Chimpanzee with fierce expression, red markings on face, surrounded by greenery.
Review

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

by Paul Fairclough

This latest instalment in the Apes franchise, about the preservation of humanity, lacks any genuine human characters.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Elderly man in black suit sitting at a desk, hands clasped, looking directly at the camera against a yellow and black patterned backdrop.
Review

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

by Adam Woodward

Gary Oldman puts in a career-best shift in this gripping story of duplicity and paranoia.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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