Talent Jessie Buckley

Two women, one in a military-style cap and coat and the other in a casual top, standing on a street and engaging in conversation.
Review

Wicked Little Letters review – a flimsy comic farce

by David Jenkins

Olivia Colman is hampered by thin material in this overly-quaint parochial Britcom which contains a fair bit of swearing.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman with red hair and a man, conversing in a dimly lit room.
Review

Fingernails review – lightly effective despite a flawed premise

by David Jenkins

The barroom love-tester is God in this gentle sci-fi comedy with Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buckley as working stiffs at a scientific institute for love.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of people sitting around a table in a dimly lit room.
Review

Women Talking

by Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Mennonite colony meet in secret in Sarah Polley's moving adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person in a dark coat standing in a dimly lit tunnel, with a bright light at the end.
Review

Men

by Hannah Strong

A woman reeling from a personal tragedy embarks on the holiday from hell in Alex Garland’s very British folk horror film.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with curly brown hair and serious facial expression, wearing a green jacket.
Review

The Lost Daughter

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Colman delivers an acting masterclass in this off-kilter psychodrama from first-time director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people sitting in a car covered in snow during a heavy snowstorm, with only their faces visible through the windscreen.
Review

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

by Hannah Strong

Charlie Kaufman presents a mind-bending psychodrama about a young woman’s journey to meet her boyfriend’s parents.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with short dark hair wearing a blue coat, looking pensive and gazing off to the side.
Review

Judy

by David Jenkins

Renée Zellweger returns from the wilderness with a performance of awe-striking confidence and emotion.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy hair performing on stage with a guitar under red lighting.
Review

Wild Rose

by Beth Webb

Jessie Buckley dazzles in this heel-tapping ballad of an aspiring Glaswegian country star

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures standing by the ocean; a woman in a yellow dress and a man in a beige jacket.
Review

Beast

by Hannah Strong

Leads Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn are magnificent in this moody Jersey-set drama from Michael Pearce.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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