Awards season is in peak flow, with multiple screenings and Q&As every day, forcing us to choose carefully. One easy choice was attending the world premiere of
Wonka, attended by filmmaker Paul King and the entire cast. The party was astonishing (so much candy!), and the film is a lot of fun too. There was also the musical remake of
The Color Purple, a finely made film even if the songs create an uneven tone. Eddie Murphy takes on Christmas in
Candy Cane Lane, an enjoyably goofy comedy fantasy that's slight but watchable. That's pretty much the same way to describe Melissa McCarthy in
Genie.
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A bit more high brow, there's Jeffrey Wright in the fiercely intelligent comedy
American Fiction, taking on cancel culture with complexity and nuance. George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are excellent in the dark British drama
Femme, a provocative exploration of masculinity. Isabelle Huppert is as good as always in
The Sitting Duck (La Syndicaliste), an otherwise rather dry and talky drama. The slickly made Hong Kong crime thriller
The Goldfinger reunites the great Tony Leung and Andy Lau, although the film gets bogged down in details. And there were two riveting docs:
High and Low traces the life of disgraced fashion icon John Galliano, while
We Dare to Dream is an intimate journey with members of the Olympic refugee team.
And as voting deadlines get closer, screenings are getting even busier. Movies this week include Pierce Brosnan in
Fast Charlie, acclaimed foreign films
The Taste of Things, The Peasants, Monica and
Green Border, plus on-stage performances of
Lunar Halo at Sadler's Wells,
Tossed at Royal Vauxhall Tavern and Gary Starr at Southwark Playhouse.
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