Pixar's latest animation Hoppers is inventive, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny. I loved the message about protecting animals and their habitats. An entertaining film for all the family. In cinemas Friday.
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In the Blink of an Eye wants to tell a profound, existential story about the ups and downs of the human experience. I can see the vision but the result is a messy and often dull slog. Yet despite that, I still found myself moved towards the end!
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The Oscar-nominated Sirât is more of an experience than a traditional film, with trance music soundtracking a treacherous journey through the desert. I appreciated the vision and the shocking moments, but I needed more story and character depth.
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Amanda Seyfried should have been nominated for her fearless performance in The Testament of Ann Lee. The film itself is weird, ambitious and certainly won't be for everyone but I really liked it (until a certain point). In cinemas tomorrow.
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Charli XCX's mockumentary The Moment will not be for everyone, but I'm very much its target audience. I had a blast with this. It has a superb sense of humour, lots of interesting things to say, and Charli has no problem poking fun at herself.
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Cold Storage is a fun horror comedy that needed some more laughs. Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell and Liam Neeson are entertaining and the infection scenes are suitably gross, but it's not quite good enough. In cinemas now.
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Wasteman is a gritty, gripping and violent prison drama starring the excellent David Jonsson and Tom Blyth. What an intense final act! What a debut from Cal McMau! In cinemas Friday.
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Rose Byrne gives her career-best performance as a mother unable to cope with her life's challenges in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. The Oscar nomination is well and truly deserved! In cinemas Friday.
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The Secret Agent has the unfortunate distinction of being my least favourite Best Picture Oscar nominee this year. It's not bad, it's just not for me. It's too long, it doesn't focus on the main narrative and the title is misleading. In cinemas Friday.
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Whistle is a cursed object horror starring Dafne Keen and Sophie Nelisse. There are some brilliantly inventive and gory death sequences, but the rest of the film lacks originality and ticks off many horror tropes. In cinemas now.
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Eternity, a quirky rom-com starring Elizabeth Olsen, is also hitting streaming this weekend. I really loved the premise, and Olsen is sensational, but it runs out of steam towards the end. On Apple TV now.
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Sentimental Value is streaming on MUBI from today. This brilliant film is my pick for the Best International Feature Film Oscar!
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Predators: Badlands is now streaming on Disney+. It's an action-adventure take on the Predator movies, told from its perspective for the first time. Elle Fanning is terrific. This was one of my favourite blockbusters of 2025.
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I liked Emerald Fennell's take on Wuthering Heights more than the majority. It's not perfect, it's not a faithful adaptation of the book and the emotional depth is inconsistent, but it is visually astounding and I was moved by it. In cinemas Friday.
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I was a big fan of Crime 101, a slow-burning thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry. This old-school crime story takes its time bringing all the puzzle pieces together, but the payoff is worth it. In cinemas Friday.
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Little Amélie is a sweet film with a lovely sense of wonder and imagination. This Oscar-nominated French animation is simple but quite unusual, and it deals with weightier themes than you might expect from a children’s film. In cinemas Friday.
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Goat is an enjoyable family film with plenty of jokes, vibrant visuals, sports action sequences and an excellent voice cast. Sure, it's predictable, but it's fun and sends a great message about teamwork and dreaming big. In cinemas Friday.
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And finally, this week's reviews conclude with 100 Nights of Hero, a weird, whimsical movie that slowly lost me as it went on. The novelty certainly wore off with this one. In cinemas today.
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This weekend is a major cinema release weekend for movies that toured film festivals last year. Next up is Akinola Davies Jr.'s rich and subtly moving film My Father's Shadow. I highly recommend!
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Ella McCay, starring Emma Mackey and Jamie Lee Curtis, is now streaming on Disney+. The leads are terrific and the story is nice enough, but the film has too many characters and storylines and feels very unfocused.
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Kristen Stewart's feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, comes to cinemas on Friday. Imogen Poots gives a career-best performance and I respected the vision, but this drama is too fragmented and challenging to be a pleasant watch.
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Twinless, my favourite film at last year's LFF, is out in cinemas on Friday. Don't miss this brilliant dark comedy starring Dylan O'Brien. The twists and turns are genius!
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Send Help is a hilarious and gross survival thriller starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien. While I loved the concept, the shifting power dynamics and the performances, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I’d hoped and felt like it was missing something. Out Thurs.
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To celebrate the release of We Bury the Dead today, I spoke to writer-director Zak Hilditch about casting Daisy Ridley and working on a tight budget. You can check out our chat here:
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Daisy Ridley's new movie, We Bury the Dead, is partly a zombie horror and partly a drama about a grieving woman. Ridley is superb, and the opening and closing acts are gripping, but the story dips in the middle. Available on Digital HD today.
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The new creature feature Primate is silly, heaps of fun and super duper gory. Exactly what I expected from a movie about a rabid chimpanzee on a killing spree. A good one to watch with a crowd! In cinemas now.
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Is This Thing On? is a heartwarming, charming film that perfectly blends laugh-out-loud comedy and heartfelt drama. Will Arnett and Laura Dern are incredible in Bradley Cooper's latest directorial effort, which is based on the life of John Bishop!
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Shelter is an average Jason Statham action movie. There are some cool action moments and the central friendship between Statham and Bodhi Rae Breathnach is lovely, but it's nowhere near entertaining enough. In cinemas Friday.
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Another World, an animated film from Hong Kong, is surprisingly dark and macabre. I appreciated its unique visual style, stellar voice cast and bold, unusual ideas, but the storytelling was a bit too haphazard for me. In cinemas Thursday.
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Saipan, about the 2002 World Cup clash between Roy Keane and Ireland's manager Mick McCarthy, is a must-see for football fans. Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan brilliantly bring to life this gripping conflict. In cinemas today.
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