Seen in the cinema: 2022.
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- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsBradley CooperCate BlanchettToni ColletteA grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.25-January-2022 (K) (2) Film Noir 2021 at its finest even with its foreseeable outcome; Charming visual tone and Production value set against a narrow script.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendayaA noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.03-01-2022 (L) (2) Visually competent, of course, but a long and tried road to the epicentre of narrative. The second instalment may deter a deeper political stance.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona BalfeA young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.10-01-22 (K) (1) A microscopic pinpointed view on a wide and complicated Irish conflict; the use of monochrome and focus works well, whilst the packaging is charming, sadly, the content lacks depth: a must see.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsTom BatemanAnnette BeningKenneth BranaghWhile on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.01-03-2022 (K) (2) Nice visuals and a nice approach to the Agatha Christie novel. A good effort from Mr. Branagh.
- DirectorMatt ReevesStarsRobert PattinsonZoë KravitzJeffrey WrightWhen a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, The Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.06-03 (L) (3) A remarkable transition from comic book to the Big Screen into the dark, rainy and charismatic world of DC's The Batman; a frame-by-frame moving comic book: very good.
- DirectorMicha LewinskyStarsMiriam SteinPhilippe GraberMike MüllerAround the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, hundreds of thousands of people were spied on in Switzerland. Policeman Schuler goes undercover to reveal a possible political coup in the Zurich Schauspielhaus.07-03 (L) (LFC) (3)
- DirectorElia SuleimanStarsElia SuleimanTarik KoptyKareem GhneimFilmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.04-04 (L) (LFC) (3)
- DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardLaura DernFour years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.10-06 (L) (2) SPOLIERS: Fossils & dinosaurs meet once more and regenerate ancient creatures; an extremely disengaging and bulging nonsensical flash-in-the-pan that pushes its message of social commentary to its naive new-generation target audience that, eventually, concludes in the style of a Disney movie. Social-programming at its most abhorrent. Disney would be proud.
- DirectorKyle BaldaBrad AblesonJonathan del ValStarsSteve CarellPierre CoffinAlan ArkinThe untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.30-07 (L) (3) (wL)
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsAnna MagnaniAldo FabriziMarcello PaglieroDuring the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.03-10 (L) (LFC) (3)
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.17-10 (L) (LFC) (3)
- DirectorParker FinnStarsSosie BaconJessie T. UsherKyle GallnerAfter witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.26-10 (L) (3) SPOLIERS: A rather formalised narrative, if not too predictable in one or two places, and a weak character deployment and direction of its timeline. Where this holds together from ear-to-ear are the jump-scares and the optical vantage of less-is-more that keeps on giving; SMILE knows how to turn a frown upside-down.
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsDwayne JohnsonAldis HodgePierce BrosnanNearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.27-10 (L) (1) (wL)
- DirectorZach CreggerStarsGeorgina CampbellBill SkarsgårdJustin LongA woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.02-11 (L) (3) Unnerving; Unsettling.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsSean PertweeKevin McKiddEmma CleasbyA routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.06-11 (Cl) (2) Finally, on the Big Screen...
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsThobias ThorwidHarris DickinsonCharlbi DeanA fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.10-11 (L) (2)
- DirectorMark MylodStarsRalph FiennesAnya Taylor-JoyNicholas HoultA young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.18-11 (L) (3)
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.(19-11) (L) (1) (wL)
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsDavid HarbourJohn LeguizamoBeverly D'AngeloAn elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.(05-12) (L) (3) Christmas time brings about a night of spite and inner-reflection for all. A night of self-belief and extreme violence that has a witty script bringing Christmas cheer for those naughty or nice; Festive fun and frightful frolics in the age of consumption and vanity. A poignant massage indeed.