Tannhäuser Gate

UK Release Date:  10 June 2026 Director:  Steven Spielberg Cast:  Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, Courtney Grace, Eve Hewson, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Elizabeth Marvel, Josh O'Connor, Wyatt Russell Runtime:  145 mins Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ ½   Review: Disclosure Day opens with a point of view shot, placing the audience in the film's world.  There are a multitude of instances of expert handheld camera work from Janusz Kamiński. His camera movement is so fluid, at times as if you're gliding alongside the characters.  It is a clear and immediate desire for audience engagement from Steven Spielberg. This is a film that he wants the audience to immerse themselves in, question moments during the runtime.  However, David Koepp's script doesn't particularly allow the audience's thoughts to find a satisfactory conclusion. He takes far too many easy exits within his writing.   Koepp and Spielberg seem to be working in conflict rather than in tandem. O...

Director:  Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Marlon Brando, James Caan, John Cazale, Sofia Coppola, Franc D'Ambrosio, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Andy Garcia, Diane Keaton, Morgana King, Al Pacino, Talia Shire, Simonetta Stefanelli Total Runtime: 539 mins Average Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Godfather. Kay: Michael, you never told me you knew Johnny Fontane! Michael: Sure, you want to meet him? Kay: Well, yeah! Sure. Michael: My father helped him with his career.  Kay: How did he do that? Michael: Let's listen to the song. Kay: Tell me, Michael. Please.  Michael: Well, when Johnny was first starting out, he was signed to a personal services contract with this big-band leader. And as his career got better and better, he wanted to get out of it. But the band leader wouldn't let him. Now, Johnny is my father's godson. So my father went to see this bandleader and offered him $10,000 to let Johnny go, but the bandleader said no. So the next day, my father went back, only t...

UK Release Date:  19 March 2026 Director:  Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Cast:  Lionel Boyce, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Priya Kansara, Ken Leung, James Ortiz, Milana Vayntrub Runtime:  156 mins Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ Review: Having already amassed a filmography consisting of science fiction epics - The Creator , Dune and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Greig Fraser adds to his catalogue with Project Hail Mary . An array of breathtaking visual sequences that capture the spectacle of Interstellar travel with chemically altered greens and a bright spectrum of reds. Equally adept at capturing the vast, limitless emptiness of Space. Love how he plays around with refractions of light and perceptible reflections - akin to Geoffrey Unsworth's work on  Superman (1978).  Project Hail Mary is at its most accomplished when pairing Daniel Pemberton's fantastical score with Greig Fraser's marvellous cinematography. Emulating the frenetic energy of a Jonny Greenwood com...

UK Release Date:  11 December 1952 Director:  Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Cast:  Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Jean Hagen, Gene Kelly, Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds Runtime:  103 mins Rating:  ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ½   Review: The collective charm of Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds platform Singin' in the Rain as one of the warmest films to grace the screen. Every line of dialogue uttered by Kelly comes across as a jubilant celebration of the art form. Joyous interactions between Kelly and his scene partners, most notably with O'Connor and their duet performances.  A heartwarming togetherness that carries over to the musical numbers in  Singin' in the Rain . The duos mocking, tap-dance outburst with Moses is a bizarre, rhyming sensation. Adding Debbie Reynolds to  Good Morning , the trio struggle to contain their elation and glee when dancing together. Make 'Em Laugh gives O'Connor his own musical...

UK Release Date:  26 December 2025 Director:  Joachim Trier Cast:  Elle Fanning, Anders Danielsen Lie, Øyvind Hesjedal Loven, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Cory Michael Smith Runtime:  133 mins Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ ½ Review: Renate Reinsve delivers an astonishingly intimate, up-close and personal performance as stage actress Nora Borg.  A depiction of family trauma and estrangement that despite its elevated context is incredibly relatable to the wider audience. Reinsve is phenomenal at portraying a beautiful level of sincerity. There’s a delicate honesty to her emotional responses to the actions of others around her that makes her grief resonate.  Reinsve is superbly supported by a breakthrough performance from Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, a distinct turn from Elle Fanning but most notably a compassionate portrayal of absent father, Gustav Borg, from Stellan Skarsgård. A role that Skarsgård has expressed identifiable similarit...

UK Release Date:  13 February 2026 Director:  Emerald Fennell Cast:  Hong Chau, Martin Clunes, Owen Cooper, Jacob Elordi, Shazad Latif, Charlotte Mellington, Ewan Mitchell, Amy Morgan, Alison Oliver, Margot Robbie Runtime:  136 mins Rating:  ⭐⭐ ⭐ ½   Review: Throughout Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights there is a sonic presence felt, both from the soundtrack and the score. Off the back of cultural phenomenon, BRAT , Charli xcx writes and performs the film's original music. A complete career shift, reinventing herself for this companion album. A strange mix of gothic vocals and pop heavy instrumentation that somehow matches the tone of the film. There's an angelic and transcendent quality to the tracks  Dying for You , Chains of Love and Open up , used expertly within the narrative. An ever-present element carried through to Anthony B. Willis' ethereal score.  Not only is Wuthering Heights audibly accomplished but also a breathtaking piece of ...