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

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

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 - 18:00
Declan Burke

Hamnet

★★★★★

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