Review
Disney’s Snow White is mired in controversy. But does it pass the kid test?
I took my children, aged four and eight, to a preview screening of the seemingly cursed remake. They are the target audience, aren’t they?
- Nicole Elphick
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The silent cat movie that scooped awards seasons is now in cinemas. Should you see it?
In the animated hit, Flow, humans are nowhere in sight, but we can deduce they inhabited this world once upon a time.
- Jake Wilson
- ★★★★
- Cinema
Odyssey’s last chapter dispenses with gods and thrills until the brutal end
A sinewy Ralph Fiennes delivers a marvellous performance as Odysseus with Juliette Binoche’s Penelope matching him all the way in The Return.
- Sandra Hall
- ★★★½
- What’s on
Stirring tale of a genuine war hero still has much to teach us
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s courage shines through in this biopic.
- Sandra Hall
- ★★★★
- Cate Blanchett
Immaculately groomed infidelity meets espionage in Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller
In Black Bag, Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett face off as a husband and wife at a dinner party where everyone has secrets to hide.
- Sandra Hall
- ★★★★
- Film
He may have won four Oscars, but this cult Korean director still delights in mocking Americans
Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson, is in the vein of his previous English-language sci-fi films.
- Jake Wilson
An unforgettable story about a woman who has made misery into an entire way of life
If you can watch Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths without experiencing regular shocks of recognition, I can only congratulate you on your good luck.
- Jake Wilson
David Wenham and his mullet are back in this colourful caper
It’s obvious that Wenham is having enormous fun with the singular character of Spit, and it proves infectious.
- Sandra Hall
- ★★★★
- Cinema
The film that was so controversial, its director had to flee the country
Set during the women’s uprising in Iran, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is courageous indictment of that country’s system.
- Sandra Hall
Documentary about a dad’s last journey knows how to push your buttons
There’s a strong chance anyone who has dealt with elderly parents will be moved by this Swedish film.
- Jake Wilson
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