Talent Helen Mirren

Older woman in black cardigan standing in a room with bookshelves.
Review

Golda – a smokey, talky historical biopic

by David Jenkins

Helen Mirren dons heavy prosthetics as one-time Israeli prime minister Golda Mair in this drab geopolitical retelling of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four superheroes in colourful costumes standing on a city street.
Review

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

by David Jenkins

It’s a case of massively diminishing returns for Zachary Levi’s snap-talking teen superhero in this sequel which struggles to locate a raison d’être.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a coat and hat standing in a wooden-panelled room, surrounded by paintings.
Review

The Duke

by David Jenkins

Roger Michell’s swansong is a fittingly wholesome and heartwarming caper, an ode to Ealingesque whimsy and charm.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elderly couple embracing on a beach, man has white hair and beard, woman wearing floral dress, sea and sky in background.
Review

The Leisure Seeker

by Eve Jones

This gentle road comedy starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland depicts an ageing couple at the end of the trail.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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
Woman in military uniform standing at a workbench, speaking on a telephone.
Review

Eye in the Sky

by Clarisse Loughrey

Alan Rickman’s final screen outing is a textbook exercise in bringing modern warfare to the big screen.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elderly couple seated at a bar, woman wearing ornate headdress, man in suit and glasses.
Review

Trumbo

by Emma Simmonds

Bryan Cranston charms his way through this breezy biopic centred around the Hollywood Blacklist scandal.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a white suit stands by a river, with urban buildings in the background.
Review

The Long Good Friday (1980)

by David Jenkins

This Thatcher-era gangland classic returns to the screens via a newly restored print.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Smiling woman with blonde curled hair in car with elderly man.
Review

Hitchcock

by Glenn Heath Jr

The Master of Suspense gets his very own glib and psychologically-stilted Wiki-biopic.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a pebbly beach overlooking the sea.
Review

Brighton Rock

by Adam Woodward

Rowan Joffe delivers a stale and soapy rehash when he should have dared to dream bigger.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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