Gladiator II

Thunderous big-scale sequel with Paul Mescal & Denzel Washington

Flow

Lovely Latvian animated adventure about a cat facing a flooded world

I’m Still Here

Powerfully timely Brazilian drama based on an involving true story

Joy

Warm and witty true British story about the first baby born by IVF

Layla

Bright, complex British drama about a drag queen who refuses to blend in

A Traveler’s Needs

Meandering Korean drama with the fabulous Isabelle Huppert

Anne in thriller
20.NOV: Hathaway reteams with director Showalter for the mystery thriller Verity
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Ferrell is a TV judge in Stoller's Judgement Day comedy
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Jones & Grant join 100 NIGHTS
Mackey joins Abrams' next film
Weaving, Segel, Lewis on TRIP
Bosworth & Long in COYOTE thriller
Spade & Von write, star in BUSBOYS
Snyder making gritty police drama
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Paul to the Stars
13.NOV: Mescal will reteam with Scott for the near-future post-pandemic thriller The Dog Stars
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Zendaya, Nyong'o & Hathaway join Holland & Damon in Nolan's film
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Chalamet & King back for WONKA 2
Howery directs Haddish in HEIST
Pike, Cumberbatch, Hopkins unite
Bakalova & Mullan in NO WAY OFF
Saunders & Whitehall join NIGHT
Washington in BLACK PANTHER 3
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Lupita’s Heist
10.NOV: Nyong'o, Leto
and Mulaney will star in Powers' Lunik Heist, based on real events from 1959
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Murphy reteams with Condon for a biopic of funk pioneer George Clinton
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Leigh, Nolte, Donovan join CRIME
Crowe goes back to Rome for DRUID
Ferrell in comedy STREET JUSTICE
Ridley leads DEDICATION action
Coogan/Reilly reteam for PLAYERS
Cruise up for DAYS OF THUNDER 2
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29 Nov:
MARIA
CONCLAVE
MOANA 2
QUEER
THAT CHRISTMAS
YOUR MONSTER
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
THE TASTE OF MANGO
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6 Dec:
NIGHTBITCH
UNSTOPPABLE
THE ORDER
RUMOURS
MERCHANT IVORY
BONHOEFFER
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13 Dec:
KRAVEN THE HUNTER
LOTR: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM
QUEER
NICKEL BOYS
THE COLOURS WITHIN
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20 Dec:
MUFASA: THE LION KING
VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
THE BRUTALIST
BABYGIRL
THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO
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27 Dec:
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
NOSFERATU
BETTER MAN
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3
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Recently published reviews:
WICKED: PART I
THAT CHRISTMAS
UNSTOPPABLE
SING SING
MONKEY MAN
LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO
TIME TRAVEL IS DANGEROUS
HOW TO BUILD A TRUTH ENGINE
FLOW
THE BRUTALIST
QUEER
VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
BETTER MAN

Walk away the blues
DANCE: Rosas brings Exit Above,
an extraordinary explosion of
movement, to Sadler's Wells...

Run, stop, fall, rise
DANCE: RB Dance Company brings its award-winning tap-dancing sensation Stories to the Peacock until 2nd Nov...

Almost absurdly likeable
COMEDY: Larry Dean takes his must-see show Dodger on tour around the UK until next spring...

Elasticity and emotion
STAGE: Tom Gaskin brings his endearing, impressive Filibuster to Jackson's Lane, on tour until Nov 8th...

Kindness is a survival skill
INTERVIEW: An encounter with
The Wild Robot's creative team at
Annecy Film Festival...

68th London Film Festival
FESTIVAL: Reviews posted as I see films at London's fest of fests...

It’s time to party
COMEDY: Paly & Jay bring Ultimate Roadshow to London: Kings Head 25-28 Sep, Soho Theatre 29 Oct-3 Nov...

Lighten up
DANCE: Barcelona-based Chicos Mambo bring their playful ballet show Tutu to the Peacock Theatre...

Who wants to live forever
STAGE: Emma Hemingford's new play Foreverland at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 19th Oct...

Dazzling and demanding
DANCE: Frontiers showcases striking work from three Canadian choreographers at Sadler's Wells...

Love beyond barriers
DANCE: Akram Khan brings his powerful take on Giselle to Sadler's Wells until 28th September...

August TV Roundup
SCREEN: Watching The Bear 3, Shogun, The Boys 4, The Acolyte, Fallout, The Curse and much more...

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STAGE: Sex Lives of Puppets returns
DANCE: Resurgence at Sadler's Wells
Shadows @ London's FrightFest
Shadows @ Edinburgh Fringe
STAGE: Jamie Allan's Amaze, London
STAGE: Frankie Goes to Bollywood
STAGE: Dorian musical at Southwark
STAGE: Jack Tucker at Soho Theatre
JUN TV: Ripley, Bridgerton, Hacks...
DANCE: NYDC's Wall, Sadler's Wells
STAGE: London Clown Festival, Soho
DANCE: Carlos Acosta's Carmen
Shadows @ Sundance London
STAGE: Jazz Emu's Knight Fever
STAGE: Piece of Me at Camden
STAGE: Dave Hill's Caveman, Soho
STAGE: Opera Locos at the Peacock
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Red One

Familiar holiday action is livened up by Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans

Skincare

Camp, melodramatic thriller set in the beauty industry, with Elizabeth Banks

Joy

Warm and witty true British story about the first baby born by IVF

Christmas Eve at Miller’s
Point
A massive, impenetrable ensemble is excellent in this aimless movie

Paddington in Peru

The loveable bear heads off on an entertaining Amazon adventure

Heretic

Hugh Grant is terrific in this brainy but murky-whispery horror

The Piano Lesson

August Wilson's classic play becomes a powerful but stagey movie

Juror #2

Unusually low-key courtroom thriller is elevated by sharp performances

Blitz

Riveting low-key Vatican thriller with Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci

Absolution

Introspective tough-guy thriller with a raspier than usual Liam Neeson

Chasing Chasing Amy

Geeky doc explores the controversy around Kevin Smith's comedy

Cellar Door

Insidious but silly glossy thriller with Jordana Brewster & Scott Speedman

Secrets of a Wallaby Boy

Clunky, low-budget British comedy finds some charm in its characters

Venom: The Last Dance

Third romp for Tom Hardy's anti-hero is more involving, but still chaotic

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YOUR MONSTER
MEMBERS CLUB
MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK
DAHOMEY
THE APPRENTICE
SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS
STUDIO ONE FOREVER
THE LINE
SALEM'S LOT
STUNTMAN
THE OUTRUN
JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
PORTRAITS OF DANGEROUS WOMEN
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN
ALL KINDS OF LOVE
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Never Look Away

Riveting doc about no-nonsense war-zone journalist Margaret Moth

The Last Dance

Warm comedy-drama from Hong Kong is full of delightful moments

All We Imagine As Light

Beautifully textured Indian drama circles around three engaging women

No Other Land

Timely, riveting doc profiles Israel's military action in the West Bank

Piece by Piece

Inventive, energetic Lego-animated biopic about Pharrell Williams

Emilia Pérez

Powerfully involving musical about a Mexican crime boss, with a big twist

Anora

Cannes-winning romcom is engaging and outrageously energetic

A Real Pain

Smart, funny road comedy with Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg

Memoir of a Snail

Stop-motion stunner is engaging as it grapples with very dark themes

Super/Man: The Christopher
Reeve Story
Hugely emotional documentary traces the actor's work in paralysis issues

The Divided Island

Fascinating doc takes a balanced look at the situation in Cyprus

Home Sweet Home: Where
Evil Lives
Sharply well-made German horror thriller, shot in one audacious take

Conclave

Riveting low-key Vatican thriller with Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci

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THE WILD ROBOT
THE CRIME IS MINE
THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN
KENSUKE'S KINGDOM
IN RESTLESS DREAMS
WE LIVE IN TIME
TRANSFORMERS ONE
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT
MY OLD ASS
DAAAAAALI!
MAYA AND THE WAVE
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