Clarisse Loughrey

Every possible franchise callback seems jammed into this anime film, which was fast-tracked into production to prevent studio New Line Cinema from losing the rights to JRR Tolkien’s work

There's something a touch too uncrumpled about the ‘Dune' star here, in a movie that lacks the required bite

There’s something a touch too uncrumpled about the ‘Dune’ star here, in a movie that lacks the required bite

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (shoeless and feral) and Russell Crowe (tiny scarf) scrape the barrel of comic book adaptations in this strange, sloppy and long-delayed mess

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (shoeless and feral) and Russell Crowe (tiny scarf) scrape the barrel of comic book adaptations in this strange, sloppy and long-delayed mess

Luca Guadagnino follows up his triumphant tennis drama ‘Challengers’ with another tale of seduction and desire

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (shoeless and feral) and Russell Crowe (tiny scarf) scrape the barrel of comic book adaptations in this strange, sloppy and long-delayed mess

The Oscar-winner behind ‘Moonlight’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ can barely be found in this dreary and anonymous bit of franchise mining

It’s not a gimmick to have the former Take That member embodied by a ‘performing monkey’ in his new movie – and this film doesn’t shy away from the star’s trauma, addictions or penchant for self-sabotage

The Oscar-winner behind ‘Moonlight’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ can barely be found in this dreary and anonymous bit of franchise mining