Film reviews: Can any performance deny Jessie Buckley the Oscar for the tour de force Hamnet?

Our film reviewer gives the 'profound meditation on the grieving process' a five-star review
Hamnet: Jessie Buckley in Chloé Zhao’s film. Photograph: Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features

Hamnet: Jessie Buckley in Chloé Zhao’s film. Photograph: Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 - 17:47
Declan Burke

Hamnet

★★★★★

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