Barnaby Turner

WHAT I LIKED: Like 'A Monster Calls,' and 'The Breadwinner,' Jeff Stockwell and David Paterson's adaptation of 'Bridge to Terebethia,' is most of all a film about the power of stories to help children escape from and deal with their real-world str... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: The John Wick movies are all the same; more and more people hunt Keanu Reeves down because he broke the rules of the all-powerful High Table, and he finds various ways of running from them and staying alive. The fourth installment sp... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Sophie Hyde's 'Good Luck to You Leo Grande,' is a beautifully human film about two characters growing as they learn from each other. The premise surrounds a regretful, self-conscious widow and ex-teacher called Nancy (Emma Thompson)... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: 'Quantumania,' is just like the other Ant Man movies in that it's a simple premise zhuzhed up with some life-threatening stakes, throwaway humour, and creative action. The only difference this time is that the stakes are much higher... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: It may have an interesting plot about an undercover cop (Joel Edgerton) befriending a murderer (Sean Harris) to convict him, but 'The Stranger,' is first and foremost a contemplative character study. Director Thomas M Wright is more... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Steven Spielberg has always been fascinated by the innocence and insightfulness of children, so a film about his own coming of age was always going to be brilliant, but there's more to 'The Fabelmans,' than just that. It starts with... Read the full review »