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Muscular man in combat gear, crouched in fighting stance on dark stage
Review

Gladiator II review – are you not entertained?!

by Hannah Strong

Paul Mescal picks up the man­tel as the aveng­ing angel of Rome in Rid­ley Scot­t’s long-await­ed but lack­lus­tre sequel.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three men in a lift, wearing casual clothing.
Review

All of Us Strangers review – a supernova of a film

by Hannah Strong

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are elec­tric in Andrew Haigh’s twist on the mod­ern ghost sto­ry, adapt­ed from Taichi Yamada’s cult novel.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man leans over a woman as they lie on a bed, their bodies partially obscured by bedding.
Review

Foe review – bewitching and terrifyingly plausible

by Leila Latif

Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre star in Garth Davies’ unnerv­ing sci-fi dra­ma, based on Iain Rei­d’s nov­el about a cou­ple’s dis­turbed exis­tence in an Amer­i­ca rav­aged by cli­mate change.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing intimately against a sunset backdrop.
Review

Carmen

by Robyn Quick

Ben­jamin Millepied’s reimag­in­ing of Georges Bizet’s clas­sic opera is beau­ti­ful to behold, but lacks musi­cal pizzazz.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embrace, faces close together, an intimate moment.
Review

God’s Creatures

by David Jenkins

Emi­ly Wat­son and Paul Mescal play moth­er and son in Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis’ Irish fish­ing vil­lage-set drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young man and woman resting together on a patterned sofa, the woman's head on the man's shoulder.
Review

Aftersun

by Savina Petkova

A young father and his 11-year-old daugh­ter take a hol­i­day to Turkey in Char­lotte Wells’ touch­ing debut.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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