As someone who has been with a brother who died from cancer, and a best friend who died from cancer, I was worried this exploration of to be or not to be would be too raw for me. It wasn’t, which is a tribute to the director and the cast.
Animal wranglers deserve special mention in this film – they had to handle not only the star, but about 200 canine extras.
Former lovers in new French film Out of Season must weight the risks of a reunion against the separate lives they have created.
‘What the hell is going on?’ asks Cate Blanchett, playing the German Chancellor, asks at one point. It’s a question the audience will ask too.
Skin cancer prevention is taught in primary schools, but once kids hit their teens, that lesson flies out the window. About 80 per cent of them think having a tan rocks. This may change their minds.
Moana returns, three years later, as a lauded ‘wayfinder’ with a far more challenging task than the first time round. It doesn’t float my canoe – but I’m not the target audience. What does my co-viewer have to say?
Goodrich shows its star Michael Keaton’s range as a husband, father and businessman shocked out of complacency into reality.
The engaging scamps of Hugh Grant’s early career have given way to seedier, sometimes more sinister characters. His latest performance is a masterclass in controlled tension and possible threat.
Blitz, set in London during the German air raids of 1940, is an old-fashioned movie in the best sense. It’s well worth seeing.
This is Paul Mescal’s sword and sandals Hollywood epic, as it was for the Oscar-winning Russell Crowe in 2000. Let’s start with the film’s strengths …
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