Search: Starring Mahershala Ali

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Review preview for Alita: Battle Angel

With its CGI clever-dickery the kick boxing is controlled and packed. T

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

A woman with no memories tries to uncover the secrets of her past.
Free State Of Jones (2016)

Review preview for Free State Of Jones

"Every man is a man. It's as simple as that."

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5

A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
Green Book (2018)

Review preview for Green Book

Mortensen has gained weight. He plays Tony with confidence.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

An Italian-American is hired as a driver for a world-class black pianist on a concert tour of the Deep South.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Review preview for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Jennifer Lawrence's expressions stretch from worried to confused

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

Now the games are over, it's civil war in Part 1 of the final chapter
Hidden Figures (2016)

Review preview for Hidden Figures

Spencer [is] particularly strong in communicating not just fluency but enthusiasm for what she does.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

The story of three black women who revolutionised computing and engineering and helped put Americans in space.
Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)

Review preview for Jurassic World: Rebirth

That so much of the product placement is different kinds of candy is what's going on here: it's more of the same, maybe with one new ingredient, but familiar, safely packaged, brightly coloured, and quick.

Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5

An expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.
Moonlight (2016)

Review preview for Moonlight

Jenkins doesn't just show us the experience of his young protagonist, he bathes us in it.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5

Three-part narrative about the life of a gay African-American.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)

Review preview for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

There are some astonishing sequences that leverage the freedom animation has to move perspective.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5

Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-people charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse (2018)

Review preview for Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse

The drawing is good as the story scatters.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5

A teenager bitten by a radioactive spider realises he's not the only one with super powers.