Verdict on Oscar winner’s ‘over-the -top’ new role
In his latest Hollywood role, Rami Malek serves an underrated performance in a ‘semi-silly’ action movie that packs a punch.
Leigh Paatsch
Perfect camouflage: Nerdish spy hits target in gripping thriller
The under-rated Rami Malek wisely underplays his unlikely character so a semi-silly storyline can remain as over-the-top as espionage-themed The Amateur pleases, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Fizzy and fun Novocaine a superhero movie with a difference
It’s action stations at the movies this week, with the fun and furious Novocaine, and the Stath in vintage form in A Working Man, writes Leigh Paatsch.
‘Nightmare’: New Snow White gets everything wrong
There’s something not quite right from the get-go in Disney’s woefully underwhelming attempt to revive a classic fairytale, writes Leigh Paatsch.
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Double De Niro delivers in what could be his mobster swan song
If The Alto Knights is the last time Robert De Niro plays a mobster, it would be a fitting farewell to a genre he has dominated for decades, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Blanchett brilliant in superb, snappy spy thriller
Fans of Slow Horses will love Steven Soderbergh’s smart and sophisticated spy thriller with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Bonkers: why Robert Pattinson’s Mickey 17 is a hot mess
After winning an Oscar for Parasite, big things were expected for director Bong Joon Ho’s next movie but his big swing with Robert Pattinson doesn’t quite connect, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Perfect Pamela Anderson best thing about The Last Showgirl
After years of not being taken seriously, Pamela Anderson finds the perfect role as an ageing exotic dancer – it’s a pity the movie isn’t as good as her, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Mad About the Boy is best Bridget Jones film since the first
Bridget Jones has lost a husband and gained a younger lover but Renee Zellweger brings heart and humour to Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Timely take on Munich Olympics terrorist crisis
The edge-of-your-seat factual drama September 5 takes viewers behind the scenes in one of the Olympic Games’ darkest hours with a message that still resonates today.
Companion’s a terrifically twisting thriller best seen spoiler-free
Companion is the kind of original and inventive thriller that comes around all too rarely – but the top-level twists hit hardest by going in spoiler-free, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Why A Complete Unknown is one of the past decade’s best biopics
Any doubts about Timothee Chalamet being one of the best actors of his generation should be laid to rest after his astonishing performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
Unique and epic drama is Oscars frontrunner for good reason
There’s a good reason that the three-and-a-half-hour drama The Brutalist is favourite to win this year’s Best Picture Oscar – it’s like nothing you have seen before, writes Leigh Paatsch.
‘Thrilling’: why Conclave is a knockout from start to finish
If you think a movie based on choosing a new pope sounds boring then think again – the gripping Conclave will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat, writes Leigh Paatsch.
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