Terry Staunton

Recent articles by Terry Staunton

Brad Pitt stars in “Ad Astra”.

Ad Astra review: “a fine balancing act between philosophical chin-stroker and popcorn-chomping crowd-pleaser”

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Columbia Pictures' "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood review: “Tarantino fires on all cylinders in this playful and daring Tinseltown tale”

Michelle (Zendaya) catches a ride from Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures' SPIDER-MAN: ™ FAR FROM HOME.

Spider-Man: Far from Home review: “all rollicking fun and jaw-dropping effects”

Rolling Thunder Revue: a Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: a Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese “truly deserving of the word classic”

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Rocketman review: Taron Egerton shines in dazzling, all-singing, all-dancing biopic of Elton John

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Shazam! film review: “a refreshingly fun-filled hoot”

Brie Larson as Captain Marvel (Marvel, HF)

Captain Marvel review: “a welcome addition to the Marvel family tree”

Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s VICE, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit : Annapurna Pictures 2018 © Annapurna Pictures, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Vice review: “a sinister true-life drama of Shakespearean proportions”

Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) in Disney's original musical MARY POPPINS RETURNS (Disney, HF)

Mary Poppins Returns review: “reliable family fare and brolly good fun”

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Creed II review: “perfectly acceptable but doesn’t pack as mighty a punch as its predecessor”

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Robin Hood review: “a po-faced spin on a much-loved myth”

Tim Blake Nelson is Buster Scruggs in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a film by Joel and Ethan Coen.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs review: "flits from slapstick to sombre at the spin of a spur"

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Bohemian Rhapsody review: “plummets into cliché at the drop of a plectrum”

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First Man review: “Gosling and Foy are magnificent in an elegantly drawn portrait of the star voyager who took that one small step”

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Hotel Artemis review: “a zippy, zesty shoot-’em-up that never takes itself too seriously”