Search: Starring Jessica Barden

Far From The Madding Crowd (2015)

Review preview for Far From The Madding Crowd

The pace is slower than a trot

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
In The Dark Half (2011)

Review preview for In The Dark Half

A hauntingly allegorical tale of grief and tragedy, the fiction feature debut of director Alastair Siddons is a chilling and poignant masterpiece.

Merlin Harries · 5 out of 5

The lives of a young girl and a grief-stricken father are brought together and haunted by a death.
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)

Review preview for Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution

The trouble is there’s not that many laughs for a comedy, and the few there are trade on stereotypes.

Jeff Robson · 2 out of 5

In 1968, an idealistic schoolteacher moves his family to East Germany in order to experience life in a Communist paradise. But his family, especially his wife, are not so eager.
The New Romantic (2018)

Review preview for The New Romantic

Carly Stone, a first time feature director, sometimes seems as uncertain as her protagonist, but the muddled way scenes are assembled complements the central theme.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5

A student becomes a sugar baby, documenting her experience in the hope of winning a journalism prize.
Tamara Drewe (2010)

Review preview for Tamara Drewe

With a pitch-perfect main cast, snappy dialogue, and a swift pace, it may not be Frears' best but it makes few false moves either.

Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5

A columnist returns to her childhood home... but while she was away she has been transformed from an ugly duckling into a seriously sexy swan.