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Paddington in Peru review – a very well-executed threequel

by David Jenkins

It’s three for three in the beloved bear fran­chise, as our mar­malade-scoff­ing scamp heads off for an adven­ture in his South Amer­i­can homeland.

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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.
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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.

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Colourful characters in red coats and hats, umbrella signs, theatrical set
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Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet is simply sensational

by Adam Woodward

Gath­er round and lis­ten close… Paul King’s daz­zling pre­quel to Roald Dahl’s beloved sto­ry is a joy­ous expres­sion of pure imagination.

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Review

Empire of Light

by David Jenkins

Sam Mendes recruits Olivia Col­man and Michael Ward for this mawk­ish tale of seafront woes and the heal­ing pow­er of movies.

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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.

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Two women in an ornately decorated room, one wearing a floral patterned dress, the other a white blouse.
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Mothering Sunday

by Ella Kemp

Eva Husson’s Eng­lish-lan­guage debut is a watered down adap­ta­tion of Gra­ham Swift’s epony­mous novel.

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Review

The Father

by Hannah Strong

Antho­ny Hop­kins is at the peak of his act­ing pow­ers in this mov­ing dra­ma about the banal­i­ty of ageing.

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Review

The Favourite

by David Jenkins

Olivia Col­man is sub­lime as Queen Anne in Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos’ absur­dist peri­od tragicomedy.

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A middle-aged man with a beard, wearing a grey sweater, sitting in a dimly lit car.
Review

Locke

by David Jenkins

Tom Hardy dri­ving a car for 90 min­utes equals riv­et­ing dra­ma from direc­tor Steven Knight.

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Closeup portrait of an elderly man with a serious expression, weathered facial features, and white facial hair.
Review

Tyrannosaur

by Matt Bochenski

Pad­dy Considine’s elo­quent, sav­age­ly poet­ic script is ground­ed in a cin­e­mat­ic idiom of bleached light, bleak estates and bro­ken lives.

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