By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: **** RUNTIME: 145 minutes
It’s almost half a century since director Steven Spielberg helmed Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and his 1st film since 2022’s The Fabelmans is his best since 2002’s Minority Report.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
Fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly is 1 of Meryl Streep’s most iconic characters and it should perhaps be no surprise that this sequel is proving even more popular than its original.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Thursday 23 April, at BFI Southbank, opens 24 April 2026 FILM RUNTIME: 114 minutes
How would you feel if you went back in time 30 years and your partner and your child were no longer there but a couple who thought you were their lost son were pleased at your return?
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: Album ****/film ***
The best thing about Emerald Fennell’s (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre) reimagining of the Emily Bronte classic is the soundtrack by Charli XCX which adds an appropriate modern gothic haunting gloom.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
The arrival of Jack O’Connell (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Apollo Theatre) as a Jimmy Savile-inspired cult leader at the end of last year’s 28 Years Later and the departure of director Danny Boyle left us concerned about the content of this film.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK? *****
I was 14 when Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV 1st aired in 1985 and suddenly I had comedy sketches so funny I could delightedly recite with my friends at school.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Friday 9 January 2026 on its UK release date RUNTIME: 126 minutes
Jessie Buckley deserves all the Best Actress Oscar attention she is attracting for this showstopping role as Agnes Hathaway, a woman renowned as a ‘forest witch’ who marries budding author William Shakespeare.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN? Tuesday 6 January, released in the UK Friday 23 January 2026 RUNTIME: 128 minutes
It’s the gift of Paul Mescal’s singer Lionel to ‘see’ sound that compels him to seek out Josh O’Connor’s musician David as the latter sits at a piano playing a rare folk song familiar to both men.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK? ****
The winner of this year’s British Independent Film Award for best film revels in being both an unflinching look at a BDSM relationship while colliding with a very embarrassed British sense of humour more likely found in fare like Four Weddings And A Funeral.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN? 21 November 2025 on its day of release RUNTIME: 137 minutes
Wicked (Part 1) was a 5-star hit because it built on the beloved Act 1 of a classic musical giving it the visual flair and world-building that only cinema can with a superstar cast.
