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Monkey Man has hit cinema screens this week, and its soundtrack has proven popular with viewers.Produced by Get Out and Nope’s Jordan Peele, the action thriller stars Patel in the lead role, exploring a man seeking to avenge a loved one, and detailing the topics of discrimination and corruption in Indian society.Also starring in the film are Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala and Pitobash. So far it has received generally positive reviews, with 87% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and Peter Bradshaw for The Guardian awarding it four stars out of five, describing Patel’s work as “a very exciting and stylish movie.”However, for some viewers it was the film’s soundtrack which had the most impact.

Dune: Part Two, and critics are full of praise for Denis Villeneuve’s “epic” sci-fi sequel.Part Two concludes the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 896-page, 1965 novel, following Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen to learn the ways of the desert, wage war on the forces that destroyed his family, and fulfil his destiny as the supposed chosen one.At present, the film holds a score of 97% from 115 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with only three negative write-ups to be found.Many have praised the sequel for its gigantic scope and ambition, including Rolling Stone‘s David Fear, who wrote: “Villeneuve has outdone himself. More importantly, he’s done justice to the scope and scale and sheer weirdness of a stoner-lit touchstone’s back half without, pun intended, sanding away its edges.”The Guardian‘s Peter Bradshaw said Dune: Part Two is “superb at showing us an entire created world, a distinct and now unmistakable universe, which will probably be much imitated: a triumph for cinematographer Greig Fraser and production designer Patrice Vermette.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ridley Scott is shrugging off the negative reviews coming out of France for his new historical epic “Napoleon,” which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the infamous French emperor and Vanessa Kirby as his wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Reviews are all over the place for the biographical drama.

Sofia Coppola’s new film about Priscilla Presley is earning rave reviews.

A dad exploited an international network of criminal contacts based in countries including Colombia, Brazil and Dubai to flood the UK with tens of millions of pounds of cocaine and heroin. Graham Minards imported more than 1,300kg of class A drugs and is now beginning a lengthy jail term.

A drugs gang who plotted to ship deliveries of cocaine to Scotland armed themselves with hand grenades and planned to recruit "lads who blow heads off".

J. Kim Murphy The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe may be about to change with “Black Adam,” but the new film is landing low on the hierarchy of critical reputation for Warner Bros.’ last decade of superhero entries. With reviews hitting for the Dwayne Johnson vehicle this afternoon, “Black Adam” currently stands at a mediocre 30% approval rating from top critics on the the review-aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. Should the number stand, it would mark the lowest such figure for a DC film since 2017’s “Justice League,” which netted a 23% approval rating from top critics and was so reviled among fans that a reworked version was eventually ordered by Warner Bros., arriving in the form of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” in 2021.

 The film has been the center of controversy including a rumored rift between director Olivia Wilde and leading actress Florence Pugh, a shake-up in the lead actor role involving Shia LaBeouf, and even Wilde famously being served custody papers while onstage promoting the film in front of an audience.And though the saying goes 'if it matters it produces controversy,' it doesn't seem to have worked in this instance.The early reviews for Don't Worry Darling are in after the premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Monday and the majority of them have been negative.Many of the critics blasted filmmaker Wilde, 38, for lack of originality and a rather predictable plot as many felt like her 28-year-old boyfriend was out of his depth in regards to his performance with some pointing out his accent.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorIFC Films has set the U.S. release date for “Corsage,” whose star Vicky Krieps won the best performance prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. Marie Kreutzer’s film will have its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival has just announced that the film will screen there too.

Normal People made Daisy Edgar-Jones one of the most recognisable faces in the UK.The BBC programme topped the broadcaster’s iPlayer streaming service in 2020 giving her and Paul Mescal their breakout roles.The saucy Irish romantic saga put Edgar-Jones, 24, on the map, and it was not long before America came knocking.She has now made her Hollywood debut in Where The Crawdads Sing.But has her recent acting success, which also includes appearances in ITV's Cold Feet, helped to line her pockets? Attempts at working out the Londoner's wealth suggest she has done well for herself, even before landing her Stateside break.Edgar-Jones is said to be worth more than £800,000, according to the website Stars Unfolded.However, that estimate was produced before the release of Where The Crawdads Sing.If the film, based on the Delia Owens international bestseller, proves a hit with audiences, then she could be in for a bank account-boosting windfall.Reviews of the film have not been kind, though.The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw said the Bafta-nominated Normal People star deserved a better big-screen debut “than this southern gothic schmaltzer and its outrageously evasive cheat ending”.Despite her incredible on-screen chemistry with Normal People co-star Paul Mescal, the pair did not date.The duo regularly hang out though, with Daisy only two months ago posting a picture on Instagram of her smiling with her "best mate".Edgar-Jones was previously in a relationship with Ackley Bridge actor Tom Varey and admitted her ex watched the sex scenes between her and Paul through gritted teeth.Daisy and Tom were said to have fallen for each other on the set of 2018’s Pond Life.But they split in February 2021, with The Sun reporting that Edgar-Jones had

Elvis was never going to be understated: “It’s not a movie so much as a 159-minute trailer for a film called Elvis,” concluded Peter Bradshaw. Fast-rising Austin Butler plays Presley, with Tom Hanks as a dastardly Colonel Tom Parker.

Critically-acclaimed film The Northman is coming to UK cinemas this week. The epic historical fiction film is based on the medieval Scandinavian legend of Amleth - who was the direct inspiration for William Shakespeare’s character Hamlet.

Zack Sharf Although “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” is earning middling reviews from critics (it launched on Rotten Tomatoes with a 59% from 39 reviews), nearly every critic agrees Mads Mikkelsen is a vast improvement over Johnny Depp as the villainous wizard Grindelwald. Depp played the character in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” but he was removed from the new film just one week into production.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creative genius behind the musical Hamilton, has stepped behind the camera for his movie directorial debut about the life of the acclaimed composer Jonathan Larson.

Will win: Nomadland Should win: Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Quo Vadis, Aida?Will win: David Fincher for MankShould win: Chloé Zhao for Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Christopher Nolan for TenetWill win: Anthony Hopkins for The Father Should win: Anthony Hopkins for The FatherShoulda been a contender: Lance Henriksen for FallingWill win: Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a WomanShould win: Frances McDormand for NomadlandShoulda been a contender: Rosamund Pike for I Care A LotWill win: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black MessiahShould win: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black MessiahShoulda been a contender: Michael Stuhlbarg for ShirleyWill win: Amanda Seyfried for MankShould win: Youn Yuh-jung for MinariShoulda been a contender:

By Twenty years ago this week, Bridget Jones’s Diary hit . And like the protagonist, people immediately began to expose themselves.“It's so aggressive,” Jonathan Rosenbaum of the movie for The Chicago Reader.

The Father Should win: Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Minari Will win: The DigShould win: RocksShoulda been a contender: Days of the Bagnold Summer Related: British films for British people: even the new inclusive Baftas must battle with a paradox Will win: Chloé Zhao for NomadlandShould win: Jasmila Žbanić for Quo Vadis, Aida?Shoulda been a contender: Christopher Nolan for Tenet Related: ‘It’s an utter myth’: how Nomadland exposes the cult of the western Will win: Rocks – Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson (writers)Should win: Limbo – Ben Sharrock (writer/director), Irune Gurtubai (producer) Shoulda been a contender: Lynn + Lucy - Fyzal Boulifa (director)Will win: Another RoundShould win: Quo Vadis, Aida?Shoulda been a contender: The Good

'Their choice of priorities smacks more of spoilt defiant teenagers than adults in their mid and late thirties,' she said.