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May December


Wonderful melodrama with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore


Genie


Silly but charming Christmas comedy fantasy with Melissa McCarthy


Godzilla Minus One


Involving and sharply well made prequel to the 1954 classic


Femme


Powerful drama with George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett


Fallen Leaves


Deadpan romantic comedy from Finland is an offbeat delight


There’s Something in
the Barn

Horror comedy from Norway with Martin Starr and a nasty elf

film news
A fifth Toy Story?
29.NOV:
Hanks and Allen are being lined up for a fifth Toy Story movie, which is currently being written
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Reiner is reuniting with Guest, McKean and Shearer for a 40-years-later SPINAL TAP sequel
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Akerman, Quaid, Morgan for MAN
Gisondo joins SUPERMAN: LEGACY
Cowperthwaite, Sinclair in ROSES
Flanigan & Berner lead THEORY
Lawrence directs King's WALK
Cooper is up for THE HANGOVER 4
MORE >>

Jamie Lee in politics
26.NOV:
Curtis, Edebiri, Mackey, Harrelson, Nanjiani and Brooks team up for James L Brooks' return to directing
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Kidman, Dickinson and Banderas lead Reijn's thriller about a female CEO's affair with an intern
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Fraser heads up RENTAL FAMILY
Elba stars in ABOVE THE BELOW
Pine up for a second D&D movie
Chan/Macchio in new KARATE KID
Davidson, Harris join RIFF RAFF
Esposito joins PLEASE DON'T FEED
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Michael for Creed IV
22.NOV:
Jordan will once again direct and star in a fourth Creed movie, continuing the Rocky saga
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Kardashian will produce and star in the female-driven comedy THE 5th WHEEL, cowritten by Paula Pell
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Hoult is Lex in SUPERMAN: LEGACY
Messina joins Eastwood's JUROR
Mikkelsen is Dr Doom in new F4
Yeun is Sentry in THUNDERBOLTS
Liman is directing THE SAINT remake
Sega plans PERSONA & YAKUZA films
MORE >>

box office


coming soon

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On 8 Dec:
CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET
WONKA
POOR THINGS
FAST CHARLIE
THE BOY AND THE HERON
THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN
RAGING GRACE
THE PEASANTS
ANSELM
THE RED SHOES
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On 15 Dec:
AMERICAN FICTION
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: MILADY
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
THE TASTE OF THINGS
MONICA
EVERY BODY
TRAMPS
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On 22 Dec:
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM
MAESTRO
ALL OF US STRANGERS
THE IRON CLAW
MORE >>


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Recently published reviews:
CANDY CANE LANE
FEMME
WE DARE TO DREAM
EVERY BODY
THE SITTING DUCK
GENIE
LEO
MONSTER
FALLEN LEAVES
EILEEN
GODZILLA MINUS ONE

stage & more

Charmingly transgressive

STAGE: Connor Burns brings his acclaimed stand-up Vertigo to Soho Theatre, on tour until March '24...


Duets in the dark

DANCE: This year's Young
Associates mixed bill of four new works at Sadler's Wells...


Sowing the seeds of love

DANCE: Emanuel Gat Dance's Lovetrain2020 brings Tears For Fears to Sadler's Wells...


Shadows @ AFI Fest

FESTIVAL: Visiting friends and family in L.A., so might as well see some movies. Reviews/pics on the blog...


Always take sides

STAGE: The White Factory delivers a moving, chilling reminder, at Marylebone Theatre until 4th Nov...


Shadows @ London Film Fest

FESTIVAL: The UK's biggest film festival unfolds 4th-15th Oct...


Finding connections

STAGE: Tommy Murphy's Strangers in Between is revived at Golden Goose Theatre...


I’ll drink to that

STAGE: Deeper and Deeper explores gay life over two decades, at Union Theatre...


Shadows @ Fragments

FESTIVAL: Celebrating inclusivity through film at the Genesis Cinema 28th Sep-1st Oct...


A defiant cry for peace

DANCE: Kyiv City Ballet presents A Tribute to Peace at the Peacock...


We are what we are

STAGE: La Cage aux Folles shimmers in the open air at Regent's Park...


Be more Myra

STAGE: Myra DuBois makes a healing return to the West End, at the Peacock Theatre...

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DANCE: Alvin Ailey, Sadler's Wells
Shadows @ London's FrightFest
Shadows @ The Fringe (6 posts)
AUG TV: The Bear, Heartstopper...
DANCE: Flamenco at Sadler's Wells
STAGE: Sh*t-faced Much Ado
EXHIBITION: Ai Weiwei Making Sense
FESTIVAL: Shadows @ Bifan in Korea
TV: June Roundup: Ted Lasso, more...
DANCE/FILM: Motion Picture
DANCE: State Shift, Sadler's Wells
STAGE: The Misandrist, Arcola
DANCE: Corps Extrêmes, Sadler's Wells
STAGE: Eugenius! at the Turbine
DANCE: Skid/Saaba, Sadler's Wells
APR TV: Mandalorian, Picard, Beef...
MORE >>

now showing

Eileen


Moody but inert thriller with Anne Hathaway & Thomasin McKenzie


The Sitting Duck


Talky but fascinating French drama with Isabelle Huppert


1946: The Mistranslation
That Shifted Culture

Important doc about biblical translation, made for believers


Wish


Charming but simplistic animated adventure tale from Disney


Maestro


Stylish but gimmicky Leonard Bernstein biopic with Carey & Bradley


Leo


Adam Sandler's lizard has a sparky and engaging animated adventure


The Eternal Daughter


Atmospheric, enigmatic gothic-style drama with Tilda Swinton


Lost in the Night


Complex dark drama from Mexico puts twists on a mystery premise


Eismayer


True story from Austria traces an unexpected romance in boot camp


Captain Faggotron Saves
the Universe

Bonkers micro-budget German comedy makes some witty points


The Ballad of Songbirds &
Snakes

64-years-earlier Hunger Games prequel is gritty, intense and grim


Trolls Band Together


Colour-drenched, music-filled animated comedy adventure


Next Goal Wins


Enjoyable true story about American Samoa's ever-losing football team


Punch


From New Zealand, a sensitive story about a boxer looking for a way out

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MANODROME
THE MARVELS
THE KILLER
GURKHA WARRIOR. BOTTOMS
THE ROYAL HOTEL. PRISCILLA
I AM URBAN
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recommended

Napoleon


Wonderfully unhinged biopic about the iconic French emperor


Totem


Mexican drama is a bracingly observant depiction of family life


The Lost Boys


Sensitive, involving Belgian drama set in a juvenile detention centre


American Symphony


Beautifully multi-layered doc about Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad


We Dare to Dream


Moving doc about four members of the Olympic refugee team


The Boy and the Heron


Dazzling animated odyssey from Japan is vivid and complex


Robot Dreams


Wonderfully inventive comedy-drama about a dog and his robot


American Symphony


Powerfully involving doc follows Jon Batiste on an unexpected journey


Monster


Gorgeously observant drama about empathy from the master Kore-eda


Saltburn


Wonderfully deranged pitch-black comedy about British society


May December


Thoroughly involving melodrama with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore


Rustin


Riveting biopic about the iconic activist starring Colman Domingo


Suzume


Fantastical animation from Japan traces a hugely emotional adventure

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ANATOMY OF A FALL
DREAM SCENARIO. THE ETERNAL MEMORY
WHO I AM NOT
TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING
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