Talent Jodie Foster

Two people, a blonde woman and a dark-haired woman, embracing in a tropical garden setting with vibrant flowers and foliage in the background.
Review

Nyad review – a solid, female-fronted sports saga

by David Jenkins

Annette Bening plays the real-life marathon swimmer in this feelgood drama that documents her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man seated at a table, wearing a white top, with a serious expression on his face.
Review

The Mauritanian

by David Jenkins

Kevin Macdonald’s based-on-a-true-story Guantanamo Bay drama too often loses its dramatic footing.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Hotel Artemis

by Hannah Strong

Jodie Foster runs a hospital for criminals in director Drew Pearce’s zany futuristic neo-noir.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three men in uniform, one appears to be a police officer restraining an older man in a suit.
Review

Money Monster

by David Jenkins

Jodie Foster swings for the Wall Street fat cats and misses by miles in this thin thriller which premiered in Cannes.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two heavily armed and armoured soldiers in combat gear engaging in close-quarters fighting.
Review

Elysium

by Adam Woodward

Matt Damon suits up for Neill Blomkamp’s high-tech celestial epic. But we’re left wanting more.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Older man with grey hair holding a brown teddy bear, looking sombrely at the camera.
Review

The Beaver

by Lewis Bazley

At its best The Beaver is deftly handed and genuinely moving but too often it’s jarring and disjointed.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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