Wish

Charming but simplistic animated adventure tale from Disney

Genie

Silly but charming Christmas comedy fantasy with Melissa McCarthy

Robot Dreams

Wonderfully inventive comedy-drama about a dog and his robot

Maestro

Stylish but gimmicky Leonard Bernstein biopic with Carey & Bradley

Leo

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

The Boy and the Heron

Dazzling animated odyssey from Japan is vivid and complex

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
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Pedro in Fantastic 4
19.NOV: Pascal, Kirby and Bardem are rumoured for the reboot, alongside Quinn and Moss-Bacharach
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Pike and Rhys are lined up to lead Anvari's psychological thriller HALLOW ROAD
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Kilmer & Jackson lead WOUNDS
Greer & Sommer for BOOK OF JOBS
Weaver & Shalhoub in YARD
Moseley & Morrone to REBIRTH
Shim joins .Paak's K-POPS
Plans are afoot for a fourth FROZEN
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This week:
CANDY CANE LANE
MAY DECEMBER
FEMME
EILEEN
GENIE
THE SITTING DUCK
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BARN
THE LOST BOYS
TOTEM
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
WE DARE TO DREAM
1946: THE MISTRANSLATION...
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On 8 Dec:
CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET
WONKA
POOR THINGS
THE BOY AND THE HERON
THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN
RAGING GRACE
THE PEASANTS
ANSELM
THE RED SHOES
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On 15 Dec:
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
EVERY BODY
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Recently published reviews:
GENIE
LEO
MONSTER
FALLEN LEAVES
EILEEN
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
WISH
THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER
LOST IN THE NIGHT
CAPTAIN FAGGOTRON

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...
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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

Manodrome

Toxic masculinity fable with Odessa Young and Jesse Eisenberg

The Marvels

Fun but ultimately featherweight romp with Brie, Teyonah and Iman

The Killer

Slickly made, ice-cold hitman thriller with Michael Fassbender

There’s Something in
the Barn
Horror comedy from Norway with Martin Starr and a nasty elf

Gurkha Warrior

Rousing but unsubtle military adventure set in 1949 Malaysia

Bottoms

Funny but chaotic comedy about teens who start a girls fight club

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THE ROYAL HOTEL. PRISCILLA
I AM URBAN
THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER...
20,000 SPECIES OF BEES
ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN...
IT LIVES INSIDE
FOE
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Fallen Leaves

Deadpan romantic comedy from Finland is an offbeat delight

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

Anatomy of a Fall

Ambitious, staggeringly well-made courtroom drama with Sandra Huller

Dream Scenario

Surreal, provocative and darkly comical thriller with Nicolas Cage

The Eternal Memory

Powerfully moving documentary explores the nature of memory

Who I Am Not

South African doc skilfully observes real lives of intersex people

Typist Artist Pirate King

Inventive road movie about offbeat British artist Audrey Amiss

Fingernails

Thoughtful, moving fantastical drama with Jessie Buckley & Riz Ahmed

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GOLDEN DELICIOUS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
NYAD
HERD
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING
GRAVITY: 10th Anniversary
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