Double Reviews: Wicked Little Letters + The Beautiful Game – a pair of crowd-pleaser movies inspired by real events to add to your watch list

These two movies have plenty in common, not only are they both set in the UK, but both are directed by an English theatre and film director Thea Sharrock. This is my intro to her film work, though some of you might be familiar with her film Me Before You. Wicked Little Letters has been …

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Empire Of Light Review – gloriously shot and well-acted but Sam Mendes’ script feels largely contrived

Cinema is having a celebratory year in 2022, with three big studio films proclaiming to be a love letter to the movies: The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical story), Damien Chazelle’s Babylon (about Pre-Code Hollywood) and you could even say Downton Abbey: A New Era is a nod to the transition from silent films to talkies. …

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