Talent Jamie Dornan

Three young people, two girls and a boy, posing for a photograph outdoors. The boy holds a sword and a large circular object, while the girls hold smaller, decorated umbrellas.
Review

Belfast

by Hannah Strong

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical drama about The Troubles is undermined by its depthless and apolitical tone.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women in colourful swimsuits and sun hats relaxing in a pool, reading magazines.
Review

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

by Charles Bramesco

This female buddy comedy starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo is a silly delight from start to finish.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Mature woman wearing black eye patch and leather jacket, standing next to bearded man in desert setting.
Review

A Private War

by Elena Lazic

Rosamund Pike plays the late war correspondent Marie Colvin in this standard-issue biopic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A bride and groom embracing on their wedding day, with the bride wearing a lace-trimmed dress and the groom wearing a dark suit. They are smiling and have their eyes closed, indicating a tender, romantic moment.
Review

Fifty Shades Freed

by Charles Bramesco

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan go out with a whimper in this mildly titillating trilogy capper.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, with one wearing a blindfold.
Review

Fifty Shades Darker

by David Jenkins

Could this be the most nauseatingly vanilla erotic film franchise in the history of cinema?

3
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
Two people, a woman with blonde hair and a man with facial hair, standing close together in a garden setting.
Review

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

by Poppy Doran

The director of Horns returns with an equally jarring genre mash-up movie based on a bestselling fantasy novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair and blue eyes wearing a black jacket and patterned scarf.
Review

Fifty Shades of Grey

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A femme-driven cumming-of-ager with ripe dialogue, nudie montages and a feisty lead in Dakota Johnson.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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