Bill and Bening’s haunting portrait of love on the rock: KATE MUIR reviews Hope Gap

Hope Gap (cinemas, Curzon, 12A) Verdict: A marriage cliffhanger Rating: Matthias And Maxime (MUBI) Verdict: A friendship overheats  Rating: She Dies Tomorrow (cinemas, Curzon, 15) Verdict: As tedious as it sounds Rating: Bill Nighy and Annette Bening messily uncouple three decades of middle-class marriage in Hope Gap.  The problem is that Edward (Nighy) knows the break-up … Read more

Blockbusters are back… with a baddie to make Bond blush! KATE MUIR reviews Tenet

Tenet (12A) Rating: Christopher Nolan’s spy thriller Tenet is a mind-boggling and time-bending spectacle: A hugely anticipated blockbuster which should end months of darkness in cinemas. Audiences will be high on the sheer energy of the no-expenses-spared action: A bullet-pumping bunker bust, a crash staged using a real Boeing 747 (well, that’s one way of … Read more

Pining, poetry… and pain: KATE MUIR reviews Chemical Hearts 

Chemical Hearts (Amazon) Rating: Verdict: Teen love tearjerker Perfumes (Curzon on demand and cinemas) Rating: Verdict: French olfactory odd couple  The One And Only Ivan (Disney Plus) Rating: Verdict: Live-action gorilla getaway Film streamers such as Amazon and Netflix are churning out coming-of-age romances in a hormonal rush right now. The latest, Chemical Hearts, will … Read more

The at-home exercises SIR MUIR GRAY says you should try during the coronavirus lockdown

Talking about improving your fitness levels at a time when you can’t leave the house to go to a tennis club or join a cycling group or dance class might seem strange. But the opportunities to exercise from your own home are almost unlimited. Crucially, if you can get your head around the technology, there … Read more