JUDI DENCH

THE AMATEUR (2025)

Starring Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Julianne Nicholson, Holt McCallany, Laurence Fishburne, Adrian Martinez, Joseph Millson, Takehiro Hira and Nick Mills. Directed by James Hawes.

Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. When his supervisors refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands, embarking on a dangerous trek across the globe to track down those responsible, his intelligence serving as the ultimate weapon for eluding his pursuers and achieving his revenge.

BELFAST (2022)

Starring Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan, Turlough Convery, Gerard McCarthy, Bríd Brennan and Sid Sagar. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.

A personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. At the center of the film is Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

REVIEWS Belfast - A monochrome telling of a rose-tinted story

FORD v FERRARI (2019)

Starring Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Scott Rapp, Josh Lucas, Ray McKinnon and Stefania Spampinato. Directed by James Mangold.

The remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British driver Ken Miles, who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

REVIEWS Ford v Ferrari - A racing biopic that's right on track