Film Reviews10 Mar 2026Project Hail Mary is 'a mind-stretching sci-fi'This new space epic starring Gosling as a solo astronaut trying to save humanity is over two-and-a-half hours long – yet manages to be "zippily entertaining" throughout.10 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! is 'exhilarating'A ferocious Jessie Buckley and a heartbreaking Christian Bale star in a bold film of "huge scope and ambition" that is "loaded with surprises".4 Mar 202617 Feb 2026Amy Adams is Oscar-worthy in new film At the SeaThe actress makes a return to form in this hard-hitting film from Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó about a middle-aged woman facing up to addiction – and her traumatic childhood.17 Feb 202615 Feb 2026A moving, tragic biopic of a tortured jazz greatBill Evans was a boundary-breaking US pianist who contended with multiple personal tragedies, and a serious drug problem. This new drama about him will draw you to his hypnotic music.15 Feb 202610 Feb 2026Wuthering Heights is 'sexy, dramatic and romantic'Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, Emerald Fennell's new take on the classic romance is far from faithful to the original book – but it is "utterly absorbing" in its own right.10 Feb 202616 Dec 2025Avatar: Fire and Ash is the worst in the seriesThe third instalment in James Cameron's mega-hit blockbuster franchise is "197 minutes of screensaver graphics, clunky dialogue, baggy plotting and hippy-dippy new-age spirituality".16 Dec 20251 Dec 2025Marty Supreme is 'fresh, funny and exhilarating'Timothée Chalamet is "captivating", alongside an "impeccable" Gwyneth Paltrow, in this "madcap" film about a young man who scams and steals his way to becoming a table-tennis champion.1 Dec 202527 Nov 2025Oscar-tipped Hamnet is moving but 'manipulative'The Shakespeare drama starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley has a stellar cast but is "exploitative" and lacks subtlety.27 Nov 202518 Nov 2025Wicked sequel is 'more captivating' than originalThe musical adaptation's second and final instalment isn't likely to win any sceptics over – but it's consistently enjoyable, and sees Ariana Grande, in particular, "really shine".18 Nov 2025...
