06th Mar2026

‘The Bride!’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Matthew Maher, Linda Emond, Zlatko Buric | Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second film as writer-director (following The Lost Daughter) is this deliciously deranged mash-up of The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Bonnie and Clyde […]

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16th Jan2026

‘Hamnet’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, Jacobi Jupe
 | Written by Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
 | Directed by Chloé Zhao Hamnet is a historical drama based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, which looks at the impact of William Shakespeare’s family on the playwright. William Shakespeare (Paul Mensal) is a […]

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11th Sep2019

‘Wild Rose’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson, Lesley Hart, Carol Pyper Rafferty | Written by Nicole Taylor | Directed by Tom Harper Written by Nicole Taylor (Three Girls) and directed by Tom Harper (The Scouting Book for Boys), Wild Rose tells the raw tale of Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley), a young Glaswegian […]

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23rd Apr2018

‘Beast’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle, Emily Taaffe, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Hattie Gotobed, Shannon Tarbet, Olwen Fouere, Tim Woodward, Oliver Maltman, Barry Aird | Written and Directed by Michael Pearce This Jersey-set thriller from writer-director Michael Pearce is an accomplished feature debut. Beast packs a lot into its lean running time; and […]

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