Talent Ralph Fiennes

Bearded man and woman embrace passionately, their faces close together.
Review

The Return review – skirts on the am-dram

by David Jenkins

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star as Odysseus and Penelope in Uberto Pasolini's retelling of Homer's epic.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elderly man in ornate red and gold liturgical vestments, surrounded by other clergy in similar attire.
Review

Conclave review – a slick romp with delusions of grandeur

by David Jenkins

A power struggle at the heart of the Catholic church is the conceit for Edward Berger's quite silly papal drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
An elderly man wearing a grey suit stands between two younger men in white coats, with other people visible in the background of a hospital setting.
Review

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

by Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson adapts a Roald Dahl short story with his signature attention to detail and visual panache.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people at a formal dinner, man in white tuxedo, woman in pink dress, standing and speaking.
Review

The Menu

by David Jenkins

Mark Mylod's one-dimensional dark comedy serves up an undercooked feast of profoundly smug commentary.

4
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Woman wearing sunglasses, white top and jewellery, in a desert landscape.
Review

The Forgiven

by Josh Slater-Williams

Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes are unhappily married in John Michael McDonagh's uninspired culture clash drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair standing in front of a rocky outcrop, wearing a cream-coloured blouse and skirt.
Review

The Dig

by David Jenkins

Carey Mulligan shines in this dour archeological drama on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo historical payload.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three men in a dance studio, one wearing a waistcoat, practising ballet positions with raised arms.
Review

The White Crow

by Matt Thrift

Ralph Fiennes directs this staid biography of ballet maestro and political dissident, Rudolf Nureyev.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Lego Batman in superhero costume against cityscape backdrop with colourful lighting.
Review

The LEGO Batman Movie

by Manuela Lazic

With great jokes and a subversive moral core, this animated comedy manages to have its brick-based cake and eat it.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A helmeted figure wielding a sword, against a dark, atmospheric background with a glowing sun-like symbol above.
Review

Kubo and the Two Strings

by Charlie Theobald

Laika Studios may have delivered their masterpiece with this staggering stop-motion fable.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four people walking on a dirt path surrounded by lush greenery.
Review

A Bigger Splash

by Craig Williams

Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes are in irresistible form in this heady romantic thriller from Luca Guadagnino.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a dark jacket sitting at a chess board, deep in thought.
Review

Spectre

by Adam Woodward

Bond 24 is an enormous, multi-tentacled beast. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand surrounded by stacks of pink boxes in a pink-toned scene.
Review

The Grand Budapest Hotel

by David Jenkins

Wes Anderson returns with an opulent and strangely moving caper movie.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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