Film Review: Armageddon Time is a meandering tale with well-written characters

With this semi-autobiographical account of his formative years, writer-director James Gray explores the casual and overt racism of 1980s Queens

Armageddon Time stars Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong.

★★★★☆

Opening in New York in 1980, Armageddon Time (15A) centres on 10-year-old Paul Graff (Banks Repeta), an aspiring artist who befriends Johnny Davis (Jaylin Webb) on the first day of term.