The Dive has moments of light suspense and some fine performances, but a lack of intrigue for both its central concept and lead characters, as well as a consistently undercut sense of tension, leaves it hanging out to dry.
The Blackening is an amusing Black-led parody of slasher movies that offers some thoughtful and funny commentary on Black culture, which a game cast helps steer out of some hit-or-miss gags and some formulaic trappings.
Certificate: 15 Running Time: 93 mins UK Distributor: Universal Pictures WHO’S IN STRAYS? Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Josh Gad, Harvey Guillén, Rob Riggle, Brett Gelman, Jamie Demetriou, SofÃa Vergara, Dennis Quaid WHO’S BEHIND THE...
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 127 mins UK Distributor: Warner Bros Pictures WHO’S IN BLUE BEETLE? Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Belissa Escobedo, Bruna Marquezine, Harvey Guillén,...
Scrapper is an outstanding debut feature from writer-director Charlotte Regan that avoids working-class drama tropes to tell a story with a vibrant sense of soul and style, led by a fantastic central performance from young Lola Campbell that will warm your heart in all the right places.
L’immensità is an often playful and imaginative portrayal of adolescence, anchored by strong turns by Penélope Cruz and young lead Luana Giuliani, but an uneven structure leaves more to be desired.
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 123 mins UK Distributor: Disney WHO’S IN HAUNTED MANSION? LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto, Hasan Minhaj, Dan Levy, Winona Ryder WHO’S BEHIND THE...
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 121 mins UK Distributor: Prime Video WHO’S IN RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE? Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Malcolm Atobrah, Clifton Collins Jr., Aneesh Sheth,...
Heart of Stone is a generically plotted but nonetheless engaging spy action-thriller that bucks the trend of recent Netflix blockbusters by feeling like it was made with some semblance of a soul, thanks to some lively filmmaking, charismatic performances, and a script that injects some humanity into the formulaic structure.
You Hurt My Feelings is a smart and calculated look at the lies we all tell to support and validate one another, which writer-director Nicole Holofcener handles delicately along with some neatly understated turns from the likes of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies.