The Farewell has you at hello and never lets go
The Farewell walks the thinnest imaginable tightrope between heart-lifting humour and heart-sinking poignancy. And if there’s a more perfect ending to a movie this year, it will be a genuine surprise.
New Movies
Modern take on Little Women botches a classic
This is the sixth movie adaptation of Little Women, this time with a modern twist. Take the tip and sit on your hands until number seven comes along chock full of bona fide stars like Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Meryl Streep.
It Chapter Two not the same crowd-queasing calibre
The first It movie in 2017 took over a billion dollars worldwide to become the highest-grossing horror movie of all time. In Chapter Two the spectacular scares are still there, but this is a looooong movie that drops the fear-factor from wild to mild.
Star’s shock Rocketman admission
Taron Egerton has revealed secrets from behind the scenes of Rocketman, including why he became an anxious mess during a pivotal scene.
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Downsizing thinks small, goes BIG
REVIEW: Downsizing imagines a world where overpopulation has people shrinking themselves down to 12cm. The pay-off? A life of luxury with all the mod cons … and a few hidden cons as well.
Hugh Jackman proves he is Greatest Showman
REVIEW: Hugh Jackman’s The Greatest Showman is a weapons-grade musical of the old school, full of forced smiles and wanton warbling. You’re not in La La Land anymore, OK?
Coco a heavenly return to form for Pixar
REVIEW: Coco has already broken box-office records in America, thanks to plenty of pure Pixar creativity at its eye-popping visual best (and that’s including those happy-go-lucky skeletons!).
Florida Project the last great film of 2017
REVIEW: The Florida Project is a beautiful, heartbreaking and modestly masterful portrait of how to grow up when the only way is down. Might just win Willem Dafoe an Oscar, too!
Couple’s story immortalised on screen
THEIRS was a sweeping romance, but life had other plans. The true life story of Robin and Diana Cavendish has finally been captured on screen.
Star Wars: Sleeve that got cast in shape
THE cast of the new Star Wars movie had a special gadget to help them train longer and harder on set, ensuring they’d be able to shoot the film on schedule with minimal injuries.
‘Rey’s better than I am’
DAISY Ridley says coming back to the Star Wars world was even more terrifying than the first time, and that the script of The Last Jedi reduced her to tears
Channing Tatum’s secret skill
HE CAN dance, act and rock a sixpack, but a weapons expert from the Kingsman films has revealed the superstar has another string to his bow.
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