With the big autumn festivals behind us, it feels like awards season kicked off this week, as studios begin jostling for attention with special screenings of their contenders. Channing Tatum gets one of his best roles yet in
Roofman, the astonishing true story of a nice-guy criminal. It's entertaining and surprisingly moving too. I also attended a lively Q&A screening with Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and writer-director Benny Safdie for another true story,
The Smashing Machine. It's an unusually realistic mixed martial arts biopic with terrific performances from the whole cast.
Dylan O'Brien is terrific in
Twinless, starring opposite gifted writer-director James Sweeney in an offbeat drama about grief and obsession. Marion Cotillard goes glacial in
The Ice Tower, a too-murky fantasy about a teen girl who because fascinated by an actress on a film set. Eddie Marsan and Sam Claflin go very dark in
All the Devils Are Here, an intriguing, artful British crime drama set in a gloomy farmhouse on a moor.
Hong Kong icons Jackie Chan and Tony Leung face off in riveting, fast-paced cops-and-crooks thriller
The Shadow's Edge. From Argentina,
Kill the Jockey is a skilfully made and very quirky romp infused with dark emotions. And Justin Kurzel's doc
Ellis Park beautifully explores the life of musician Warren Ellis and his involvement in rescuing animals in Indonesia. I also attended Acosta Danza's exhilarating
A Decade in Motion on stage at Sadler's Wells.
Films to watch this coming week include Leonardo DiCaprio in
One Battle After Another (after I was unable to attend the only press screening), Riz Ahmed in
Relay, Marlon Wayans in
Him, Malcolm McDowell in
The Partisan and Hunter Doohan in
The Wilderness. There are also live performances of
Lacrima at the Barbican and
Get Down Tonight at Charing Cross Theatre.
Films to watch this coming week include Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another (after I was unable to attend the only press screening), Riz Ahmed in Relay, Marlon Wayans in Him, Malcolm McDowell in The Partisan and Hunter Doohan in The Wilderness. There are also live performances of Lacrima at the Barbican and Get Down Tonight at Charing Cross Theatre.
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