Benedict Cumberbatch

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The 2024 Oscar shorts review – intense drama, enticing animation and essential documentary
While Wes Anderson’s nomination has caused mild controversy there is an enticing and eclectic mix of strong contenders worthy of the win

Peter Bradshaw

07, Mar, 2024 @1:33 PM

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl are a perfect fit
Ralph Fiennes and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the director’s lovingly detailed ​short film based on Dahl’s tale of a man who can see through objects

Wendy Ide

01, Oct, 2023 @10:30 AM

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s star-stuffed Roald Dahl yarn
At just 37 minutes, Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Dev Patel and Richard Ayoade never get beyond the two-dimensional

Peter Bradshaw

27, Sep, 2023 @12:00 PM

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The End We Start From review – Jodie Comer compels in solid survival drama
A magnificent lead performance elevates a simple, yet mostly effective, adaptation of Megan Hunter’s apocalyptic novel

Benjamin Lee in Toronto

13, Sep, 2023 @7:17 PM

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s short and sweet Roald Dahl tale
Anderson’s second Dahl adaptation is a droll 40 minutes of beautifully composed nested stories, with Benedict Cumberbatch as a gambler who learns how to beat the house

Xan Brooks

01, Sep, 2023 @5:07 PM

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Man wielding fish knife attacked home of Benedict Cumberbatch
Former chef shouted ‘I hope it burns down’ as he damaged house in north London with actor and family inside

Nadeem Badshah

30, May, 2023 @9:35 AM

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Pinnies, pancakes, pink: all hail the new action hero!
Thor: Love and Thunder and The Gray Man, just like No Time to Die before them, are challenging perceptions about what it takes to be a tough guy

Ryan Gilbey

15, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

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Twenty-six seconds of fame: how Doctor Strange got upstaged by an overacting extra
The wedding scene guest, whose performance of a lifetime stole the show from Benedict Cumberbatch, enters that bizarre pantheon of extras who gave it some extra

Stuart Heritage

30, Jun, 2022 @12:24 PM

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: tonal shifts, misogyny and new superheroes – discuss with spoilers
What happened to Wanda? Where is the Marvel timeline now we’ve moved into multiple realities and is Reed Richards dead?

Ben Child

10, May, 2022 @1:38 PM

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Saturday Night Live: a game Benedict Cumberbatch tries to save a patchy episode
The Doctor Strange star displays impressive comic talents in a week of hit-and-miss sketches covering everything from Roe v Wade to his latest Marvel adventure

Zach Vasquez

08, May, 2022 @1:10 PM

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review – one for diehard Marvel fans
Self-referential in the extreme, this latest outing for dimension-hopping Benedict Cumberbatch is a largely joyless affair

Wendy Ide

07, May, 2022 @2:00 PM

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review – cheerful alt-reality sequel
Benedict Cumberbatch returns as surgeon-superhero Stephen Strange, now on a mission to protect a teen who can visit parallel universes

Peter Bradshaw

03, May, 2022 @1:00 PM

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