NEW

Josephine Bornebusch, Sigrid Johnson and Pål Sverre Hagen. Photo: Netflix

LET GO

New on Netflix: Josephine Bornebusch digs deeper and creates, together with a fine cast, a very relatable and gripping film

John Williams. Photo: Disney Plus

MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS

New on Disney Plus: John Williams’s versatility and genius is on full display, with the friendly maestro behind his piano, his talent and impact engagingly explored

Madison Bailey. Photo: Netflix

TIME CUT

New on Netflix: Finds it very hard to deliver satisfying thrills or amusing observations of the cultural differences between two periods in time


RECENT

Kate Winslet. Photo: StudioCanal

LEE

Makes a decent attempt to help us understand what motivated Lee Miller, and the film also gets a tremendous boost from Kate Winslet’s performance

Sebastian Stan. Photo: A24

A DIFFERENT MAN

Original, crafted with a dark sense of humor and anchored by Sebastian Stan’s superior performance

Ruth Wilson. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios

A VERY ROYAL SCANDAL

A compelling portrait of the royals and the people who are meant to advise and protect them; Michael Sheen is excellent as the arrogant, naive prince


OLDER

Photo: Focus Features

THE BEGUILED (2017)

Attitudes change over the years, but if you remove everything that’s perceived as provocative in this story, you end up with a film that feels a little flat

Elizabeth Hartman and Clint Eastwood. Photo: Universal

THE BEGUILED (1971)

Don Siegel never holds back but lets the drama evolve into a provocative, emotionally charged nightmare

Ben Foster and Jason Statham. Photo: CBS Films

THE MECHANIC (2011)

Moves faster than the original, with a weaker ending and greater brutality; a few action sequences are very bloody and little else


LONGER REVIEWS

Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro and Mads Mikkelsen. Photo: Zentropa Entertainments

RIDERS OF JUSTICE (2020)

A wonderful cast is the icing on the cake in this funny, unpredictable and moving yarn

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan. Photo: Briarcliff Entertainment

THE APPRENTICE

Not only do you feel dirty after spending time with these people, but the actual look of The Apprentice is similar to a cheap VHS tape from the 1980s, a perfect symbol of Donald Trump

Eva Mendes and Denis Lavant. Photo: Indomina Group

HOLY MOTORS (2012)

The things about Holy Motors that we admire and engage with are more superficial, people and events to behold