Ben Allen

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Feb 11, 2026 For the most part, the pearl-clutchers are wrong -- Fennell has used her powers for good here. And whether they like it or not, “Wuthering Heights” is likely to be the defining movie of the first half of 2026. Go to Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% - -

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Dec 11, 2025 Hawke doesn’t quite disappear in Blue Moon, though that’s the cliché with these kinds of roles. But he is absolutely convincing – pathetic, funny, sad and self-aware. Go to Full Review Blue Moon (2025) 90% - -

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Nov 25, 2025 In less capable hands, Davidson would feel like a caricature, but Aramayo manages to make his Tourette's tics clearly involuntary, playing both the funny and the sad bits beautifully. Go to Full Review I Swear (2025) 96% - -

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Sep 2, 2025 It is, to put it mildly, completely f---ing terrifying. Go to Full Review A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) 75% - -

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Jul 24, 2024 It’s not quite the silliest MCU plot ever, but nearly two decades into this whole thing, it’s one of the least engaging. It’s phoned in, like the writers have realised that plot is no longer what audiences are turning up for. Go to Full Review Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) 77% - -

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Apr 3, 2021 Without even attempting to assess the post-9/11 scars on the American psyche that enabled this kind of reprehensible behaviour, it catastrophically fails its audience. Go to Full Review The Mauritanian (2021) 75% 84%

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Aug 7, 2020 The Speed Cubers, about competitive Rubik's Cube solving, is a surprisingly affecting look at a subculture for shy, mathematically inclined teens... Go to Full Review The Speed Cubers (2020) 100% 85%

Ben Allen GQ Magazine [UK] Jul 16, 2020 It does just enough to spark some interest in the future of this Netflix movie franchise. Just. Go to Full Review The Old Guard (2020) 80% 70%

Ben Allen Radio Times Jun 13, 2018 Amidst nearly relentless peril, directors Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke manage to carve out some deeply tender moments, putting an intriguing spin on the zombie genre at the same time. Go to Full Review Cargo (2017) 88% - -