Thor: Ragnarok
dir. Taika Waititi (2017)
While the verbal asides of Waititi’s humour-led treatment feel in keeping with punchy comic-book speech bubbles, the ease and saturation of the CGI render Ragnarok’s action scenes far less effective than in still-frame panel form. Tom Hiddleston remains superbly nuanced as Loki.
Thor: The Dark World
dir. Alan Taylor (2013)
The humour is well-pitched. The acting can’t be faulted. The score, however, is an unremitting attempt to push epicness upon the viewer, while the CGI makes everything too easy. There’s value to be had envisaging Natalie Portman and Tom Hiddleston swapping roles.
The Night Manager
by David Farr (BBC, 2016)
A murky but well-paced six-episode adaptation of the John le Carré novel. Tom Hiddleston is perhaps a tad too Bondlike, but the support cast brims over with quality (and nuance) and co-star Hugh Laurie is chillingly convincing as arms dealer Richard Roper.