Rating: ★★★★★ Written by Denise Breen In the canon of literary adaptations, the translation of Maggie O’Farrell’s luminous 2020 novel, Hamnet, to the screen was always going to be a perilous undertaking. Having read the book, I wodered how a director might adapt a story that is so internal—so reliant on the sensory experiences of smell, touch, and the unseen currents between people. It would require a cinematic language that speaks in whispers rather than shouts. It is with p

Rating:  ★★★☆☆ Written by: Denise Breen ​If you believe the deafening noise coming out of the festival circuit and the early Oscar buzz, Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme  is a kinetic masterpiece—a "racket ride" that redefines the sports biopic. I want to cut through that hype: if you strip away Timothée Chalamet’s truly magnetic performance, what you’re left with is a bloated, stressful, two-and-a-half-hour panic attack that desperately needs a Xanax and an editor. This film is a

★★★★☆ Written by Denise Breen The new film, Song Sung Blue  is in cinemas at the moment and I approached it with caution as I wasn’t sure I wanted to see a film about a Neil Diamond cover act. Plus there are two types of people in the world, those who like Neil Diamond and those who don’t and I’m in the latter camp. What ultimately drew me to place my rear-end on a cinema seat was the film’s two stars. Since Kate Hudson was nominated for an Oscar in the film Almost Famous  (2