This Guardian review covers Momo and the Time Thieves, a new live-action adaptation of Michael Ende's 1973 fantasy novel, previously filmed in 1986 and 2001. Directed by Christian Ditter, the film updates the book's anti-capitalist fable for a "digitally nihilistic age", but the critic finds it slips into monotony despite some sharp contemporary parables.

The story follows Momo, a young girl who must save the world from grey beings who con people into "banking" their time. In this version the villains vape rather than smoke cigars, and victims hoard their time via smartwatch-style bracelets, a nod to device addiction that lands amid ongoing debates about children's social media use. The review praises Alexa Goodall as Momo but criticises a thin script, an unconvincing tortoise puppet, a lazily resolved plot, and a subdued Martin Freeman, while noting Claes Bang enjoys himself as the villain.