Mother Mary

  • Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer
  • David Lowery
  • April 24th 2026
  • 112
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer, Sam Anselm, on the eve of her comeback performance.

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Mother Mary

Verdict: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel are terrific, but their performances are sadly contained in a weird, vague ghost story

  • Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer
  • April 24th 2026
  • 112
  • David Lowery

Mother Mary pays a visit to her former costume designer Sam after 10 years of estrangement and asks her to make her a dress.

Anne Hathaway has shown off her singing skills on-screen before in Ella Enchanted and Les Misérables (for which she won an Oscar) but she’s taken her musical talents to a whole new level as a global pop star in Mother Mary.

David Lowery’s film follows the troubled pop singer as she shows up unexpectedly at the studio of her former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) in London after having a crisis during a costume fitting.

Despite being estranged for 10 years, Mother Mary asks Sam to make her a dress for a show in three days. And although she hates her former friend and knows it is an impossible task, Sam accepts the request.

The film begins as a meaty, dialogue-driven chamber piece about two estranged friends airing their grievances and dissecting why they fell out, while Sam asks Mary questions about her show and music to help her creatively with the dress.

But, in a twist that will prove maddening...

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