Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
This sequel chuffs along cheerfully, with screenwriter Daniel Brocklehurst letting the new generation of children take centre stage rather than relying on veterans like Agutter.| Read in full: The Railway Children Return film review We Love Cinema
This is a film with a touch more savvy about the real world than its 1970 forebear, at least partly because it has child actors who are the same age as their characters.The Guardian
A couple of worthwhile sequences, but in all it just feels like a shoddily made Brit-film.Little White Lies
But for all its well-intentioned Black Lives Matter politics, The Railway Children Returns fails to move beyond nationalistic nostalgia.Sight and Sound
A harrowing Holocaust milieu proves a very bad fit for a silly YA story that is let down by leaden voice acting
This story of the first Zimbabwean team to compete at an international wine-tasting competition is utterly charming
Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer are on tremendous form in a bold grappling with art that sets a new precedent for the blockbuster
Chemistry between Romain Duris and Emma Mackey just about saves an otherwise ludicrous attempt in historical revisionism
To coincide with the 25th anniversary of Robert Zemeckis' sci-fi classic, Luke Walpole looks back on its perfectly pitched lead turn
As the latest take on Persuasion comes to Netflix, Steph Green highlights some of the author's finest screen adaptations to date
With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from Bollywood bangers to belated blockbusters
Fedor Tot reflects on this year's incarnation of the Italian festival dedicated to rediscovering and reframing the cinema of the past
