4.5 A terrific debut Lady Bird LADY BIRD (USA / 15A / 94 mins) Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothee Chalamet. THE PLOT: Christine AKA Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) is 17 and live...
3.0Wobbles a bit I, Tonya I, TONYA (USA / 15A / 119 mins) Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale. THE PLOT: Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) did everything the hard way. It di...
4.0A wistful romance The Shape of Water THE SHAPE OF WATER (USA / Canada / 15A / 123 mins) Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones. THE PLOT: Baltimo...
4.0A kinetic marvel Black Panther BLACK PANTHER (USA / 12A / 134 mins) Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Forest Whitaker. THE PLOT: Following the...
4.0A quiet salute The Mercy The Mercy (UK / 12A / 102 mins) In short: A quiet salute Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Stott. The Plot: Teignmouth, England, 1968. Inventor, boatbuilde...
4.0A kinetic marvel Black Panther Black Panther (USA / 12A / 134 mins) In short: A kinetic marvel Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Forest Whit...
4.0Riveting drama Loveless LOVELESS (Russia / 16 / 127 mins) Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Starring Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Aleksey Fateev. THE PLOT: Moscow-based couple Zhenya (Maryana Spivak) and Boris (Aleksey Rosin) are se...
4.0Exquisite farewell Phantom Thread Phantom Thread (USA / 15A / 130 mins) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville. THE PLOT: London, the 1950s. Reynolds (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a well-respected...
2.0a mini misfire Downsizing Downsizing (Norway / USA / 15A / 135 mins) Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Jason Sudeikis, Rolf Lassgard. THE PLOT: Occupational therapist Paul (M...
3.0 A visual feast Attraction Attraction (Russia / 15A / 132 mins) Directed by Fedor Bondarchuk. Starring Irina Starshenbaum, Alexander Petrov, Rinal Mukhametov, Oleg Menshikov. THE PLOT: Teenager Yulya (Irina Starshenbaum) has always bee...
3.0Quietly Powerful Last Flag Flying Last Flag Flying (USA / 15A / 124 mins) Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell, J. Quinton Johnson. THE PLOT: Barman Sal (Bryan Cranston) is surprised one eve...
2.0Not so a-mazing Maze Runner: The Death Cure Maze Runner: The Death Cure (USA / 12A / 141 mins) Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aidan Gillen, Patricia Clarkson, Ki Hong Lee. THE PLOT: Gladers Thomas...
3.5It rocks! Early Man Early Man (UK / France / PG / 88 mins) Directed by Nick Park. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Miriam Margolyes. THE PLOT: A long time ago, in a valley far, far away......
3.5Beautiful fun Coco COCO (USA/PG/104mins) Directed by Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina. Starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Edward James Olmos, Alanna Ubach THE PLOT: Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) wants n...
3.0On Track The Commuter The Commuter (UK / USA / 15A / 104 mins) Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill, Elizabeth McGovern. The Plot: Former cop Michael (Liam Neeson) is an in...
3.5Missing heart Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry-Jones. THE PLOT: Seven months after her daughte...
3.0Thought-provoking Walk With Me WALK WITH ME (UK / Club / 94 mins) Directed by Marc J. Francis, Max Pugh. Starring Thich Nhat Hanh, Benedict Cumberbatch. THE PLOT: In this observational documentary, we follow Zen Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh ...
3.0Thrilling but slow All the Money in the World ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (USA/15A/133mins) Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Charlie Plummer, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Romain Duris. THE PLOT: Paul Getty III (Charlie Plumme...
4.0Sorkin's Game Molly’s Game MOLLY'S GAME (USA / 15A / 140 mins) Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Michael Cera, Kevin Costner, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong. THE PLOT: Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) was alwa...
2.0Forgettable The Greatest Showman THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (USA/PG/109mins) Directed by Michael Gracey. Starring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Zac Efron. THE PLOT: Based on the life of circus creator P.T Barnum (Hu...