Review: Showing Up
Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work.
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Review: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Dan Slevin reviews the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 fowl animated classic from Aardman Studios, streaming on Netflix.
Review: Wonka
Dan Slevin reviews the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet.
At the Movies for 20 December 2023
Dan Slevin reviews Wonka, the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet; Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 fowl animated classic from Aardman Studios, streaming on Netflix; and Showing Up, the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work.
The 2023 Year in Review
Simon Morris looks back on 2023, and notices two big changes. A lot of long-running series and franchises are coming to a close, and the biggest movies of the year are individual and rule-breaking.
Review: Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One, the famous Japanese radioactive lizard reimagined for post-war Japan, reviewed by Dan Slevin.
At the Movies for 6 December 2023
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews The Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village; Godzilla Minus One, the famous Japanese radioactive lizard reimagined for post-war Japan; and Trolls Band Together and Renaisance: A Film By Beyonce - two very different films about the music business.
Review: The Old Oak
Dan Slevin reviewsThe Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village.
Review: Trolls Band Together and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Trolls Band Together and Renaisance: A Film By Beyoncé - two very different films about the music business. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.
Review: Jack Mimoun
Jack Mimoun and the secrets of Val Verde is a romp about a fake survival-expert who's hired to find the lost treasure of the pirate known as The Buzzard. Written, directed and starring French movie star Malik Bentalha, it's another comedy from the recent French Film Festival.
Review: Napoleon
Sir Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a spectacular attempt to portray the enigmatic Corsican soldier who ended up ruling most of Europe. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) as Josephine.
Review: Nyad
Nyad tells the (mostly) true of long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad who failed to swim from Cuba to Florida, then decided to try again 30 years later at the age of 60. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.
At the Movies for 29 November 2023
Simon Morris reviews a trio of films "based on real life". They may be historically suspect, but their subjects were all equally unreliable when they told their own stories - the most famous leader of the 19th century, the reputed wealthiest pirate in history, and an athlete whose Guinness World Record was taken from her.
Review: Saltburn
Saltburn finds a penniless student invited to the country house of the aristocratic Catton family. Starring Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), Rosamund Pike (Gone girl) and Archie Madekwe (Gran Turismo), it's written and directed by Emerald Fennell (Promising young woman).
Review: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the popular series, sees the young Coriolanus Snow fall in love with a Tribute - one of the contestants in the lethal Games. Stars Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), Tom Blyth (TV's The Gilded Age) and Viola Davis (The Woman King).
