The Penguin Lessons

In 1976, as Argentina is about to become a military dictatorship, British teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) arrives at a school for privileged boys; soon, a penguin from Uruguay will…

Minions: The Rise of Gru

In 1976, an 11-year old Gru and his minions are trying to join a group of supervillains, but instead make new enemies. The sequel to Minions (2015) was another enormous…

Joker: Folie à Deux

As Arthur Fleck’s (Joaquin Phoenix) murder trial in Gotham City is about to begin, he meets an intriguing female patient (Lady Gaga) in Arkham and strikes up a connection. An…

The Lost King

The real-life story of how a woman became obsessed with Richard III, had a hunch that his remains might lie under a car park in Leicester – and turned out…

Despicable Me 3 

After failing to capture a former child actor turned supervillain, Gru and Lucy are fired from the Anti-Villain League… but then they meet Gru’s long-lost twin brother Dru. Another contrived…

Minions 

After two Despicable Me films, we got a spin-off focusing on the lovable minions, their history of supporting villains through the ages and how they ended up in New York…

Despicable Me 2 

When a mutagen is stolen from a lab in the Arctic Circle, the now reformed Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to find the guilty – and he’s partnered…

Around the World in 80 Days 

In 1872, inventor Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) wagers that he can travel around the world in 80 days; he’s accompanied by his recently hired manservant (Jackie Chan) who has an…

In the Loop: My Way or the Fucking Highway

Peter Capaldi and James Gandolfini. Photo: BBC Film Every mild-mannered leader needs a brutal enforcer, a man prepared to walk over corpses to achieve goals. President Barack Obama has Rahm…

Hot Fuzz 

Super cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is so good that he's making the rest of the Met look bad; he's transferred to a sleepy village where he stumbles upon a…