Judy

Cast: Renee Zellweger, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock

Icon of stage, screen and music, the one and only Judy Garland is the subject of a new biopic starring Renee Zellweger. While it was always going to be hard being compared to the real-life persona of Judy Garland, whose image is seared into people’s memories through The Wizard of Oz and A Star is Born, Zellweger does a surprisingly effective job. The film tells the story of the final year before Garland’s death, a year spent struggling with addiction and giving live performances that did not leave a single dry eye in the house. Filled with dazzling costumes and colourful set pieces on Hollywood soundstages, Judy does justice to one of the greatest stars Hollywood has ever gifted us, while also reminding viewers of the hard toll that it takes to be in the public eye from so young.