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Helen O'Hara

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Empire Magazine film critic.

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Mercy (2026) 24% 2/5 EDIT “It has aspirations to be RoboCop but this feels more like autopilot. Pratt is committed and the plotting is sometimes effective, but Rebecca Ferguson’s non-Dredd-ful judge is the only good reason to watch it.” – Empire Magazine Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Gnarly, gross and delightfully unconventional, this is exactly the kind of Sam Raimi film his fans have been waiting for, carried by a committed, no-holds-barred Rachel McAdams performance.” – Empire Magazine Jan 27, 2026 Full Review The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) 81% 2/5 EDIT “It’s relentless and exhausting for adults, but kids and die-hard SpongeBob fans may find something to love here as the consistently cheery fry cook once again out-dimwits a dastardly foe.” – Empire Magazine Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Goodbye June (2025) 65% 4/5 EDIT “A strong directorial debut from Winslet with — as you’d expect — stellar performances from her cast. It might be the perfect antidote to other, overly saccharine Christmas films.” – Empire Magazine Dec 12, 2025 Full Review Eleanor the Great (2025) 67% 3/5 EDIT “The plot is predictable and the look unmemorable, but Johansson has nevertheless crafted a pleasingly old-fashioned character piece with just enough bite to balance its emotion.” – Empire Magazine Dec 12, 2025 Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 91% 3/5 EDIT “Ke Huy Quan’s Gary, and Andy Samberg’s underachieving rich kid Pawbert Lynxley, make strong new additions, and the Hopps and Wilde pairing creates warm and fuzzy feelings, when they’re actually centred.” – Empire Magazine Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) 95% 4/5 EDIT “Finnish him! Gore-soaked and unbelievably bloody, this will make you wince, gasp and cheer for the little guy. Another authoritarian regime is in for a bad day, and that’s a lovely thing to watch.” – Empire Magazine Nov 18, 2025 Full Review Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) 60% 3/5 EDIT “Although the quips aren’t always sharp enough and the sleight of hand a little lacking, it takes a hard heart not to cheer as a few young victims of a broken system carve out their own little bit of magic. ” – Time Out Nov 12, 2025 Full Review The Mastermind (2025) 90% 3/5 EDIT “A crime thriller with no interest in thrills and not much in crime, this is an at times frustrating character study of a guy who can’t get out of his own way.” – Empire Magazine Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% 3/5 EDIT “It’s not as scary or as effective as the first film, but points for the performances, and for trying hard to do something different and fresh.” – Empire Magazine Oct 22, 2025 Full Review The Lost Bus (2025) 88% 3/5 EDIT “The fire scenes are terrifying and may well sear themselves into your brain, but however well-intentioned, the human element is less involving than the disaster they must endure.” – Empire Magazine Sep 18, 2025 Full Review Honey Don't! (2025) 45% 2/5 EDIT “There are colourful characters and cool moments to keep you entertained on the road to nowhere, but they can’t disguise the fact that this is a shaggy-dog story with no real point.” – Empire Magazine Sep 5, 2025 Full Review The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) 58% 3/5 EDIT “A fun blend of scares and sentiment, this largely justifies a lengthy run time with effective frights and a valedictory feel.” – Empire Magazine Sep 5, 2025 Full Review The Roses (2025) 64% 3/5 EDIT “It’s not the toothless remake we feared, and is often very funny, but there’s a slight imbalance between the Roses that blunts some of its effect.” – Empire Magazine Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 83% 4/5 EDIT “Denzel Washington’s unshakeable gravitas anchors a dazzling, jazzy riff on the crime drama that somehow feels wildly uplifting for all its grit.” – Empire Magazine Aug 20, 2025 Full Review Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “There’s little here that’s new or shocking for hardcore fans, and nothing to rock even a small boat, but this is a pleasantly comprehensive and wide-ranging celebration of the shark-centric gamechanger” – Empire Magazine Jul 16, 2025 Full Review Clown in a Cornfield (2025) 74% 3/5 EDIT “Some fun intergenerational warfare, clever genre nods and a generally sharp script enliven what could have been a bog-standard slasher movie.” – Empire Magazine Jun 10, 2025 Full Review How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 77% 3/5 EDIT “It’s clearly made with real love and care, but shows far too much deference to its progenitor. Even in a remake, we need more originality and less playing the hits.” – Empire Magazine Jun 9, 2025 Full Review Ballerina (2025) 75% 3/5 EDIT “Happily, it emerges at last with enough inventive action to stand alongside its murderous predecessors, and makes Ana de Armas into a likeable assassin hero -- a phrase that makes more sense in her killer-filled world than our own.” – Time Out Jun 5, 2025 Full Review The Ritual (2025) 9% 2/5 EDIT “This attempts to unite period drama and demonic possession, but feels tired and overworked on both counts.” – Empire Magazine Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Lilo & Stitch (2025) 72% 3/5 EDIT “Fleischer Camp brings a light touch and a good human cast to this reverently faithful effort, but it’s never as clear and bright as its source material.” – Empire Magazine May 29, 2025 Full Review Another Simple Favor (2025) 58% 3/5 EDIT “Even the slightest wisp of critical thought will bring the house-of-cards plot tumbling down, but avoid thinking too much and it’s a frothy, sun-drenched bit of fun.” – Empire Magazine May 6, 2025 Full Review The Penguin Lessons (2024) 78% 3/5 EDIT “If you do pick up a penguin, you could do worse than experience Michell’s kind of spiritual and moral awakening. Still, the film is thankfully sharper and less cute than it initially appears.” – Empire Magazine Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “One to sink your teeth into.” – Empire Magazine Apr 17, 2025 Full Review The Woman in the Yard (2025) 41% 3/5 EDIT “It's well performed, and Collet-Serra knows his way around a beautifully timed scare, but what's most haunting is the sense that the same idea has been done better before.” – Empire Magazine Mar 31, 2025 Full Review
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