Film adaptations
Killers of the Flower Moon review – Scorsese’s remarkable epic about the bloody birth of America
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone star in this macabre western about serial murders among the Osage tribe in 1920s Oklahoma, which reflects the erasure of Native Americans from the US
Peter Bradshaw
20, May, 2023 @7:45 PM
Occupied City review – Steve McQueen’s moving meditation on wartime Amsterdam
The monumental film which tracks day-to-day life in Amsterdam under Nazi rule asks hard questions of what we think about the gulf between past and present
Peter Bradshaw
17, May, 2023 @1:00 PM
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review – Judy Blume’s classic pre-teen tale retold
Set in 1970, the year Blume’s novel was published, the sweet-natured story is engaging but does feel a little out of date
Peter Bradshaw
17, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
The Eight Mountains review – a movie with air in its lungs and love in its heart
A meditation on our capacity for love shapes this sweeping story of two friends, torn apart by family and life’s journeys but bound by something deeper
Peter Bradshaw
10, May, 2023 @9:35 AM
One True Loves review – sassy love triangle romcom slathered in life lessons
Mercilessly photogenic melodrama saddled with faintly patronising shtick as Phillipa Soo has to choose between new fiance and returning husband thought to be dead
Phil Hoad
02, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review – pensioner’s 600-mile quest is a tall tale
Jim Broadbent’s Harold goes on a 600-mile quest in Rachel Joyce’s sad and quirky story that is undermined by its implausibility
Peter Bradshaw
26, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan review – one for all fans of roistering and horse-jumping
After a bromantic meet-cute with three grizzled veteran musketeers, the young fighter and his new gang journey entertainingly through palace intrigue with some excellent stunts
Peter Bradshaw
20, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM
Much Ado review – Shakespeare adaptation offers modern British take
Some sparky performances are not enough to stop this low-budget version of Shakespeare’s romcom falling flat
Leaf Arbuthnot
17, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die review – gripping spin-off from Netflix show
There’s a ton of plot packed into this standalone movie derived from the TV series, but the deluge of detail gets steadily more absorbing
Leslie Felperin
14, Apr, 2023 @7:01 AM
The Super Mario Bros Movie review – wackily eccentric gamer guys fall flat on screen
The second film adaptation of the phenomenally successful video game is a disappointment to rival the first
Peter Bradshaw
04, Apr, 2023 @7:00 PM
The Portable Door review – Harry Potter-ish YA fantasy carried by hardworking cast
Jeffrey Walker’s adaptation of the young-adult fantasy novel retains its edge thanks to its performances, but gets stuck on the whole door thing
Phil Hoad
03, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM
The Night of the 12th review – gripping true-crime drama breaks with convention
A young woman is murdered in this unnerving, fictionalised version of a real case that haunts the police officers unable to solve it
Peter Bradshaw
29, Mar, 2023 @12:40 PM
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