DUNE: PART TWO – sci-fi sequel delivers pure cinematic spectacle
Immersive and thought-provoking, sweeping and intimate, Dune: Part Two is Cinema with a capital C.
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GRAN TURISMO: remarkable real-life racing story takes the road well-travelled
The journey of Jann Mardenborough, a UK gamer turned real-life racer, comes to the screen in Gran Turismo, a film that unfortunately feels insipidly familiar.
BABYLON: Damien Chazelle’s extravagant period epic is mesmerising but messy
Like the drug-fuelled frenzies it depicts, Babylon is a delirious, unhinged thrill. But it’s a high it simply cannot sustain for its duration.
VIOLENT NIGHT – deck the halls with blood & bodies in this yuletide gorefest
Home Alone meets John Wick in new film Violent Night, a gory home-invasion action movie from director Tommy Wirkola starring David Harbour.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL: a vibrant, whimsical slice of escapism, from stage to screen
With earworms aplenty and kineticism by the cakeload, Matilda The Musical is a joyously entertaining slice of escapism.
CLOSE: an aching tale of childhood friendship falling apart
A touching and gorgeously made second feature, Close succeeds in leaving as few dry eyes in the house as possible.
HATCHING – fiendish creature feature delivers intriguing ideas about womanhood
From director Hanna Bergholm, Hatching is a coming of age tale that follows a girl who nurtures a mysterious egg with gruesome consequences.
NOPE: Jordan Peele’s ambitious genre mashup is an uncanny delight
Bold, baffling, and oh so beautiful, Jordan Peele's sci-fi-horror-western draws influence from a vasty array of cinematic sources.
I AM ZLATAN: an impressively unsentimental biopic of a sporting maverick
An incredibly watchable football film that is not really about football at all, I Am Zlatan is a captivating look at the fine line between success and failure, hero and villain.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK – action sequel is a rousing, rip-roaring ride
It’s far from perfect but on pure visual splendour alone, Top Gun: Maverick passes with flying colours.
THE LONELIEST WHALE: a nature doc for our interconnected age
Much like the needle-in-a-haystack search that propels this unexpectedly endearing documentary, The Loneliest Whale: The Search For 52 begins as one thing and evolves into something altogether more meaningful.
MORBIUS: Marvel’s vampire anti-hero is more bland than bite
Despite Matt Smith's hammy charm and Jon Ekstrand's score, Morbius is one Marvel vampire flick that’s difficult to truly sink your teeth into.