Through the fictionalised re-telling of a famous beauty pageant and its subsequent disruption, Philippa Lowthorpe gives us much to introspect and question in the patriarchal world we inhabit
When 14-year-old small-town girl Beth Bledsoe comes of age, her uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is forced to come out to his family, in this melodramatic-yet-moving drama
While Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Coleman are reliable as ever, Emma Corrin as Diana is quietly incredible in a role that was ripe for scrutiny as soon as the casting was announced
"Chess is a challenging game to capture visually, but the visual language of The Queen’s Gambit bursts with the same maturity as its writing. The tone is subtle, and the drama, exciting"
Although every conflict gets resolved, the convenience of the resolutions and the makers' decision to do away with the slow-burn narrative and adopt a rushed approach does pull the series back
This animated adventure drama reasserts the importance of children’s films and manages to deliver a well-written film that will appeal to adults as well
On the flipside, Borat 2 relies more on the character arcs and storyline and while this would be a positive in any other film, that's not what you expect from Borat
The true crime documentary aired on October 14 deals with a Mexican mother's crusade in Chihuahua city to send her teenage daughter Ruby Frayre's killer to prison