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Film reviews
Oscar-primed Hamnet isn’t as manipulative as its critics claim
Jessie Buckley, already the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner, is remarkable as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao’s speculative grief drama
Blue Moon is clever and witty – but too often stagey
Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott co-star in a true-life tale that can’t help but feel stagey and stilted despite game performances
Blue Moon is clever and witty – but too often stagey
Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott co-star in a true-life tale that can’t help but feel stagey and stilted despite game performances
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An angelic Keanu Reeves rises above the muddle of Good Fortune
Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer fill out the supporting cast of this high-concept fantasy comedy that is sometimes profound and sometimes sitcommy
An angelic Keanu Reeves rises above the muddle of Good Fortune
Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer fill out the supporting cast of this high-concept fantasy comedy that is sometimes profound and sometimes sitcommy
Jude Law is a torso-baring Vladimir Putin in this mediocre new drama
Olivier Assayas’s new film – starring Paul Dano as a fictional Russian politician – has some anarchic energy to it, but it lacks nuance and insight overall
Jude Law is a torso-baring Vladimir Putin in this mediocre new drama
Olivier Assayas’s new film – starring Paul Dano as a fictional Russian politician – has some anarchic energy to it, but it lacks nuance and insight overall
The Bad Guys 2 is a pleasant mix of fart noises and Elon Musk gags
The surprise hit of 2022 gets a sequel – and while it’s breezy fun, it swerves around saying anything a little more interesting
The Bad Guys 2 is a pleasant mix of fart noises and Elon Musk gags
The surprise hit of 2022 gets a sequel – and while it’s breezy fun, it swerves around saying anything a little more interesting
The Ballad of Wallis Island is an upbeat spin on Stephen King’s Misery
A folk-rock hero (Tom Basden) is tricked into a reunion with his ex-bandmate (Carey Mulligan) in this gentle musical comedy about fame and fandom, that blessedly steers clear of mawkishness at every turn
The Ballad of Wallis Island is an upbeat spin on Stephen King’s Misery
A folk-rock hero (Tom Basden) is tricked into a reunion with his ex-bandmate (Carey Mulligan) in this gentle musical comedy about fame and fandom, that blessedly steers clear of mawkishness at every turn
