Robert Cavendish lived a remarkable life and is a source of inspiration and hope, but there is something about ‘Breathe’ that sort of falls short, turning the breath into more of a yawn.
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Beautiful beyond description
Luca Guadagnino has made a film of enormous humanity, a statement on the nature of love that sends shockwaves through you, especially with the powerhouse performance from Timothée Chalamet.
COCO
An authentic, joyful animated masterpiece
Its passion, integrity and charm make it an instant Disney Pixar classic. You’ll be sucked in by its loveable characters, wondrous world, and a small boy who loves music more than anything else.
DOWNSIZING
Honey, I shrunk my ability to be a decent human being
An unfunny, unilluminating, caustically toothless, visually uninspiring and intellectually facile attempt at mansplaining the world’s problems.
THE FLORIDA PROJECT
An authentic slice of life
It’s simply a snapshot of real lives and we’re granted the honour of witnessing such unsung beauty and vitality. In a word, ‘The Florida Project’ is authentic.
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
An aggressively awful musical experience
This is a film of enormous ambition but no vision to guide it or idea how to harness its energy. Creating an original musical is hard, but Jackman’s passion project is exactly how not to do it.
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JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Jack Black is the reason to see this movie
The appeal of ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ is witnessing big-name stars act like their teenage counterparts - but Jack Black is the reason to see this movie.
JUST TO BE SURE
A baffling French film
'Just To Be Sure' doesn’t seem to know what it is. Not quite a comedy, not quite a drama, but it is French. Take from that what you will.
PADDINGTON 2
Trust and bear-lieve, it’s a paw-fect sequel
Whimsically traipsing onto screens with this year’s most delightful, most ecstatically enjoyable, most preposterously joyous cinematic experience, ‘Paddington 2’ might just be perfection.