Talent James McAvoy

A smiling man with a beard wearing a red and black checked shirt, looking through a wooden doorway.
Review

Speak No Evil review – an effective game of cat and mouse

by David Jenkins

James McAvoy is a blast as the overly-friendly patriarch who invites unwitting tourists back to his west country stack for fun and games.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four people standing in a lush, green forest.
Review

IT Chapter Two

by Anton Bitel

Time stands still in more ways than one as this dull rehash of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 horror overstays its welcome.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, one with arms crossed sitting on a chair, one seated in meditation pose, both in a pink-tinted room.
Review

Glass

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shyamalan gets the gang back together for the bizarre finale to his “Eastrail 177 Trilogy”.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with platinum blonde hair and a fringe, wearing a black halter-neck top and holding a cigarette, against a dimly lit, red-tinted background.
Review

Atomic Blonde

by Matt Thrift

Charlize Theron blasts her way through Cold War-era Berlin in this glib actioner from John Wick’s David Leitch.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four individuals seated at a table in an outdoor setting, with a stone wall in the background. The people appear to be engaged in conversation.
Review

Split

by Anton Bitel

James McAvoy is on spine-tingling form in this effective thriller from M Night Shyamalan.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black and yellow superhero costume with a helmet covering their face, standing with their hands raised.
Review

X-Men: First Class

by Jonathan Williams

Not the phoenix like rebirth the X-Men needed, but a shot of adrenalin to the heart nonetheless.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people embracing by the sea
Review

Atonement

by Lorien Haynes

Joe Wright’s World War Two weepie is a near masterpiece that only lacks the substance of great performances.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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