Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Speak No Evil (2024)
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
The Runner (2026)
Den hemmelige kvinde (The Secret Woman) (2026)
Shelter (2026)
Bridge Jones's Diary (2001) ///
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Brightly designed play on college years of Nicholas Rowe's sleuth enjoyably establishes origin of individual quirks and relationship with Alan Cox's Doctor Watson as they solve mysterious local deaths. Playful visual effects consume less effective plot; Bruce Broughton's melodic score shines.
Speak No Evil (2024) Slow burn social discomfort pervades American couple Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy's family visit to rural home of James McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi before violent truth escalates. Plain style accentuates earthy design and tight cast though tension dissipates in final act.
Drive-Away Dolls (2024) Spontaneous Margaret Qualley and reserved Geraldine Viswanathan make appealing odd couple as lesbian best friends escaping for Florida road trip, ignorant of trunk contents and chased by ineptly violent criminals. Stuffed with gags, tone and pace never quite jells self-aware and dramatic impulses.
The Runner (2026) After son is abducted by snarling Damian Lewis, sharp lawyer Gal Gadot is forced to run across London with order to kill high-profile client. Agile use of familiar urban locations, though lead never convinces beyond physical desperation and contrasting styles aligned to fanciful plotting sees tension unravel.
Den hemmelige kvinde (The Secret Woman) (2026) Smoothly staged if unremarkably plotted, island harmony for amnesiac Natalie Madueño is upended when past as wife, mother and company heiress is revealed. Claes Bang proves a suitably shady husband, yet genre elements remind of superior thrillers.
Shelter (2026) Gritty locations identify typically physical and gruff former government assassin Jason Statham, forced out of hiding when he cares for gutsy Bodhi Rae Breathnach and on run from British authorities. Effective central relationship and well-handled action unravels once narrative hits bland London resolution.
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Renée Zellweger's winning confusion of independence and neediness sees love life consume career contradictions thanks to conceited Hugh Grant and principled Colin Firth. Bland staging misses cynical empathy of original newspaper column, though glossy emotion charms.
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