Talent Will Smith

Close-up of a serious-looking Black man with a beard, wearing a dark coat, against a blurred, wintry background.
Review

Emancipation

by David Jenkins

Will Smith brings stern dramatic heft to an enslaved man making a dash for freedom in Antoine Fuqua’s tonally mish-mashed action drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three adults, two men and one woman, interacting with a young child on a tennis court. Trolley of tennis balls visible.
Review

King Richard

by Leila Latif

Reinaldo Marcus Green gets the best out of Will Smith in this biopic of Venus and Serena Williams’ father and coach.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men, one wearing sunglasses, sitting in a car.
Review

Bad Boys for Life

by Adam Woodward

This is not a review of Bad Boys for Life. This is a requiem for Bad Boys.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people standing near a brick wall, a man in a green shirt and a woman in a black jacket.
Review

Gemini Man

by Hannah Strong

Will Smith goes mano-a-mano with his younger self in director Ang Lee’s exhilarating action spectacle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in a red waistcoat and a woman wearing decorative clothing, sitting and gesturing on a rug covered floor with a mountainous landscape in the background.
Review

Aladdin

by David Jenkins

This ultra-glossy ‘live action’ remake of Disney’s 1992 mega hit cleaves too closely to the original to justify its existence.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people sitting on a bench, a man and a woman, wearing warm winter clothing in shades of blue and navy.
Review

Collateral Beauty

by Elena Lazic

The man once self-described as Mr Box Office heads up yet another slushy, contrived dud.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two costumed figures, a man with a skull mask and a woman with dyed hair and a T-shirt, holding firearms in a dark room.
Review

Suicide Squad

by Adam Woodward

DC’s freak show rodeo is an undercooked, cartoonish romp that reveals a great deal about modern moviemaking.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Blond-haired woman in black leather jacket sitting with hands on table
Review

Focus

by Chris Blohm

Despite the chemistry between Will Smith and Margot Robbie, this is little more than a crass Elmore Leonard knock-off.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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