Overview
- Anemone opens in cinemas this week, marking Daniel Day‑Lewis’s first screen role in eight years.
- The film is a father‑son collaboration co‑written by Daniel and Ronan Day‑Lewis and marks Ronan’s feature directing debut.
- Sean Bean co‑stars in a drama about estranged brothers meeting in a forest setting in northern England.
- Critics praise Day‑Lewis’s commanding turn and note two standout monologues while faulting the slow tempo, booming soundtrack and overworked imagery.
- Coverage credits Brad Pitt as a producer and reports that Day‑Lewis now regrets the definitive wording of his 2017 retirement announcement.