Bill Nighy’s a tour-de-force of downbeat comedy in Sometimes Always Never
The idiosyncratic script, direction and style are all very English.
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Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare drama All is True rings false
Shakespeare scholars will not be pleased.
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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir delivers a fun European feel-good trip
Proves optimistic and full of enough feel-good humanity.
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Expertly produced The Heart Dances is fascinating for all the wrong reasons
It’s more than just another peek behind-the-scenes.
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Despite some letdowns, Dumbo is still Tim Burton’s best family movie in ages
There’s plenty of family fun to be had along.
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Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are a perfectly matched pair in Stan & Ollie
Simultaneously sad, funny, melancholy and celebratory.
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Clint Eastwood’s solid direction in The Mule deserves a better script
Long-time Eastwood fans may enjoy his latest/last.
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With hints of Spielberg, The Kid Who Would Be King keeps all ages entertained
Provides just enough CGI, chills, spills, laughs and thrills.
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This all-male synchronised swimming comedy delivers formulaic fun
When the feel-good clichés kick in, it’s hard not to grin.
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Can’t stand ponderous and pretentious films? Don’t touch At Eternity’s Gate
Slow, ponderous and pretentious, or deep, insightful and meditative?
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Creed II packs a solid sequel punch but has a rather muddy moral
It lacks the knockout blow of Ryan Coogler’s first.
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Illumination’s The Grinch whizzes by pleasantly but forgettably
Little ones will love it. Kids over 8 may be less forgiving.
