Film reviews
Ben Affleck sequel The Accountant 2 turns autism into a punchline
While the 2016 original seemed to respect the neurodivergence of Ben Affleck’s savant superhero, this belated follow-up goes for easy jokes
Robert De Niro’s underwhelming performance sinks The Alto Knights
The actor plays duelling real-life gangsters who weren’t twins nor even related, leaving this a bit of stunt casting that Barry Levinson’s long-in-the-works thriller struggles to justify
Robert De Niro’s underwhelming performance sinks The Alto Knights
The actor plays duelling real-life gangsters who weren’t twins nor even related, leaving this a bit of stunt casting that Barry Levinson’s long-in-the-works thriller struggles to justify
Mad About the Boy is the best Bridget Jones sequel yet
Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels, is vulnerable, honest and very funny
Mad About the Boy is the best Bridget Jones sequel yet
Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels, is vulnerable, honest and very funny
The Lion King 2 is a catastrophic waste of Oscar winner Barry Jenkins
The Oscar-winner behind ‘Moonlight’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ can barely be found in this dreary and anonymous bit of franchise mining
The Lion King 2 is a catastrophic waste of Oscar winner Barry Jenkins
The Oscar-winner behind ‘Moonlight’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ can barely be found in this dreary and anonymous bit of franchise mining
It’s the Hugh Grant we know in Heretic – that’s what makes it scary
The actor’s performance is all the better because he never leans into the trademarks of onscreen psychopathy. It’s all placid and casual logic
It’s the Hugh Grant we know in Heretic – that’s what makes it scary
The actor’s performance is all the better because he never leans into the trademarks of onscreen psychopathy. It’s all placid and casual logic
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s transgender documentary is frank, refreshing and funny
The ‘Elf’ star and his best friend – who comes out as trans to him at the age of 61 – hit the road together discussing how things between them will and won’t change, and what it means to be trans in America today
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s transgender documentary is frank, refreshing and funny
The ‘Elf’ star and his best friend – who comes out as trans to him at the age of 61 – hit the road together discussing how things between them will and won’t change, and what it means to be trans in America today
