The First Omen

In 1971, American novitiate Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) arrives in Rome to work at an orphanage, but Father Brennan (Ralph Ineson) warns her not to trust anyone there. This…

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Four years after becoming king of Atlantis, Arthur (Jason Momoa) is not only a dad but faces a renewed threat from Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). A slight improvement on…

Newsies

In 1899, New York’s newsboys launch a strike against the city’s publishers, led by a 17-year-old (Christian Bale) who dreams of going west. A musical that teaches its audience about…

The Boys in the Boat

In 1936, a poor engineering student (Callum Turner) joins the rowing team at the University of Washington; coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton) is aiming for the impossible, the Olympics in…

Heart of Glass

In the late 1700s, a small Bavarian town loses its master glassblower, who takes his secrets with him; the effect on the townspeople is devastating. One of Werner Herzog’s least…

The Wages of Fear

When an oil well in Northern Africa catches fire, a team gather to drive two trucks of explosives to the site, crossing a desert full of dangers. No wonder that…

Shirley

A political biography that shares similarities with the recent Rustin. Both films are traditional, respectable but somewhat underwhelming in terms of emotional impact. Both tell a story about civil rights…

Kandahar

CIA operative Tom Harris (Gerard Butler) is on a mission in Afghanistan when his cover is blown; now he needs to make his way to an extraction point in Kandahar.…

Sister Act

When a nightclub singer (Whoopi Goldberg) witnesses her mobster boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) commit murder, she goes into hiding, posing as a nun in a San Francisco convent. One of the…

Bait

A Cornwall fisherman (Edward Rowe) watches his community fall apart, as his brother (Giles King) takes visiting tourists on cruise trips. Some labeled it a masterpiece. True or not, there…