Rest easy, Tom and Jerry escape the PC brigade! BRIAN VINER finds that 80 years on, the legendary cartoon cat and mouse still fizz with slapstick violence in new movie By Brian Viner For The Daily Mail Published: 22:33 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 23 March 2021 Tom and Jerry The Movie … Read more
BRIAN VINER: Our hero is a lump of Special Forces beefcake called Tom Buckingham, played by Sam Heughan, who is riding high in the betting to be the next James Bond.
Judas and the Black Messiah (12) Verdict: Stylish and compelling Rating: Locked Down (15) Verdict: Deserves a health warning Rating: The inclusion of Daniel Kaluuya in this week’s Bafta nominations will come as no surprise to anyone who sees his electrifying performance in Judas And The Black Messiah. What does seem slightly odd is the category: … Read more
To Olivia (PG) Verdict: Watchable, but flawed Rating: I Care A Lot (16+) Verdict: Black-as-pitch comedy Rating: Forty years ago, a made-for-TV film called The Patricia Neal Story chronicled the aftermath of a series of devastating strokes suffered by the Oscar-winning American actress in 1965, and the uncompromising way she was cared for by her husband, author … Read more
To Olivia (PG) Verdict: Watchable, but flawed Rating: I Care A Lot (16+) Verdict: Black-as-pitch comedy Rating: Forty years ago, a made-for-TV film called The Patricia Neal Story chronicled the aftermath of a series of devastating strokes suffered by the Oscar-winning American actress in 1965, and the uncompromising way she was cared for by her husband, author … Read more
News of the World (12A) Verdict: Hanks for the memory Rating: Malcolm & Marie (15) Verdict: Almost unendurable Rating: Director Paul Greengrass has made some terrific feature films about dark real-life events, such as United 93, Bloody Sunday, 22 July and, for television, The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence. So a British audience might assume that … Read more
News of the World (12A) Verdict: Hanks for the memory Rating: Malcolm & Marie (15) Verdict: Almost unendurable Rating: Director Paul Greengrass has made some terrific feature films about dark real-life events, such as United 93, Bloody Sunday, 22 July and, for television, The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence. So a British audience might assume that … Read more
The White Tiger (15) Verdict: Roaringly enjoyable adaptation Rating: Baby Done (15) Verdict: Pre-Natal comedy Rating: Consider the calibre of films that have been adapted from Booker or Man Booker Prize-winning novels: Schindler’s List, The English Patient, The Remains Of The Day and Life Of Pi were all festooned with awards of their own, and … Read more
As cinemas close, again, this is a meagre week for new releases. So, instead, here are a dozen films we can look forward to seeing before 2021 is out. There are some real corkers, too; plenty to get excited about, even if most of the release dates, like so much else in these uncertain times, … Read more
As cinemas close, again, this is a meagre week for new releases. So, instead, here are a dozen films we can look forward to seeing before 2021 is out. There are some real corkers, too; plenty to get excited about, even if most of the release dates, like so much else in these uncertain times, … Read more