Empire of Light: Sam Mendesâs beautifully made new film doesnât quite hang togetherThe film has some memorable scenes but tries to do too much, taking on racial and sexual inequality, mental health issues and moreMon Jan 09 2023 - 12:22
Four new films to see this week A Man Called Otto with Tom Hanks, Till starring Danielle Deadwyler, Catalan-language film AlcarrĂ s, and avenger thriller The EnforcerSun Jan 08 2023 - 05:29
âI donât worry about awards. It is a bigger thing to combat racism, right?âThe Harder They Fall star Danielle Deadwyler on her extraordinary performance as Mamie Till-Mobley in TillSat Jan 07 2023 - 05:00
Till: Grief rings from every corner in Oscar favouriteDanielle Deadwyler is phenomenal as a grieving mother turned civil rights activistFri Jan 06 2023 - 05:04
AlcarrĂ s: Small farmers take on environmentally themed capitalist greedTraditional peach-farmers in Catalonia come under threat from big âgreenâ businessFri Jan 06 2023 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekEmpress Elizabeth Austrian drama Corsage, Lars Von Trierâs The Kingdom: Exodus, LĂ©a Seydoux in France, and odd beast nature documentary WildcatSun Jan 01 2023 - 05:00
She chronicles boat migrants from the safety of a yacht. Mostly, sheâs in it for the selfies France: LĂ©a Seydoux has never been better than in Bruno Dumontâs madcap satireThu Dec 29 2022 - 05:00
Corsage: Vicky Krieps is getting laced into rigid leather corsets. Itâs not what you thinkIn Marie Kreutzerâs innovative historical drama, the Phantom Thread star plays the beloved Empress Elisabeth of AustriaTue Dec 27 2022 - 09:08
Four new films to see this weekWhitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, plus Ozon upturns Fassbinder with Peter von Kant, Christian Bale streaming in The Pale Blue Eye, and classic British gothic The Queen of SpadesSun Dec 25 2022 - 05:00
Peter von Kant: Magnificent glass-throwing, door-slamming romantic agonyNo piece of furniture is safe in this terrifically overheated tribute to Rainer Werner FassbinderThu Dec 22 2022 - 05:00
The Pale Blue Eye: Christian Bale leads a starry cast in a beautifully shot, absurdly plotted movieScott Cooperâs silly if entertaining detective story is perfect Christmas fodderThu Dec 22 2022 - 05:00
Clerks director Kevin Smith: âMy stuffâs approachable. It makes you feel sorry for itâThe film-maker struck gold with his no-budget hit. He talks about its second sequel, health issues and ânot knowing how to directâWed Dec 21 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekJames Cameronâs long-awaited Avatar sequel, plus indie thriller The Apology streaming and reissues of Fanny and Alexander and The Bishopâs WifeSun Dec 18 2022 - 05:00
Fanny and Alexander: The enduring power of Ingmar Bergmanâs masterpieceThe sweeping grandeur of this 40th-anniversary reissue casts a spell for all of itâs three-hour runtimeFri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
The Apology: A very female revenge thrillerA low-budget battle of wits that escalates in unexpected waysFri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
European Film Awards 2022: An CailĂn CiĂșin picks up award as Triangle of Sadness sweeps the boardDespite the best efforts of the academy, European audiences have stubbornly refused to embrace the EFAs as the movieverseâs answer to EurovisionSun Dec 11 2022 - 11:10
Four new films to see this weekA stop-motion version of Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro, plus Don DeLilloâs famously âunfilmableâ White Noise, British drama The Silent Twins and, from China, controversial Return to DustSun Dec 11 2022 - 05:00
Return to Dust: An equine turn for the ages â and the humans are pretty good tooQuiet and affecting rural Chinese drama tugs at the heart-stringsFri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00
Pinocchio: Guillermo del Toroâs version is a beautiful puppet show, but who is it for?This brooding stop-motion musical is the third big-screen adaptation of 2022 for Carlo Collodiâs 140-year-old fableFri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00
Ghosts of Baggotonia: D4 as you have never seen it beforeFilm-maker Alan Gilsenan returns to childhood haunts in search of forgotten phantomsThu Dec 08 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekViolent Night on wide release, Tori and Lokita and Three Minutes: A Lengthening in select cinemas, and Lady Chatterleyâs Lover streamingSun Dec 04 2022 - 05:00
Lynch/Oz: Follow the Yellow Brick RoadChronicler of Star Wars, Alien and The Exorcist turns to David Lynchâs obsession with The Wizard of OzSat Dec 03 2022 - 11:14
The films of 2022: The good, the bad and the unexpectedThe medium still feels in queasy transition as this year presents a very mixed bag with a few surprisesSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Lady Chatterleyâs Lover: Steamy? Itâs not even NSFWNo viewer need fret for the morals of their servants or wives â itâs all sanitised sex and winsome romanceFri Dec 02 2022 - 05:00
Three Minutes: A Lengthening â Snatches of home-movie footage, then a detective story unfoldsBianca Stigterâs film essay rediscovers the lost Jewish population of the Polish town of NasielskFri Dec 02 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekBenoit Blanc returns in Glass Onion, plus muckraking Harvey Weinstein exposĂ© She Said, YA cannibal romance Bones & All, and Roald Dahlâs Matilda the MusicalSun Nov 27 2022 - 05:00
Dardenne brothers: âWe put people who are invisible at the heart of our storyâBelgian film-making siblings and social realists return with a tale of two underage Benin immigrants drawn into the criminal underworldSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Roald Dahlâs Matilda the Musical: Young Irish star Alisha Weir is a compelling, spirited heroineDirector Matthew Warchus has put the recording-breaking West End hit onscreen. But that doesnât quite make it a screen musicalFri Nov 25 2022 - 05:15
Bones and All: Cannibalism has never looked prettierCannibalism has never looked prettierFri Nov 25 2022 - 05:00
âI heard people are throwing up during my movie. Iâm delightedâBones and All director Luca Guadagnino on reuniting with TimothĂ©e Chalamet for a coming-of-age drama with a generous helping of cannibalismTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekPaul Mescal in Aftersun, plus Armageddon Time, Aisha and BardoSun Nov 20 2022 - 05:00
James Gray: âIâm hostile to the idea of whose story can I tell? Itâs my right to put it out thereâThe New York auteurâs new film, his most personal to date, details that Trumpâs father paid for his educationSat Nov 19 2022 - 05:00
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths: even the tangents have tangentsReview: The title is as unwieldy as everything else in this muddled new film from Alejandro G IñårrituFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Aisha: Letitia Wright and Josh OâConnor star in a portrait of dignity in the face of Irish crueltyFrank Berryâs quietly seething new drama dramatises the horrors of Irelandâs direct-provision system for asylum seekersFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekThe Black Panther sequel, plus No Bears from Iran and Irish documentaries of Doireann NĂ GhrĂofa and Richard HarrisSun Nov 13 2022 - 05:00
No Bears review: Clever and gripping cinemaIranian master Jafar Panahi defies the odds with this blistering politically charged dramaFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
The Ghost of Richard Harris: Actor, rugby player, coke-snorting carouserReview: The late Limerick legend is a fascinating if elusive subject for the documentarymaker Adrian SibleyFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
âA remarkable woman artist looking at another woman artist looking at another woman artistâ An absorbing new documentary explores the literary detective work of award-winning author Doireann NĂ GhrĂofaThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Women with HIV: âA lot of people canât tell their storiesâHow to Tell a Secret is a fascinating hybrid documentary about the experiences of women with the virusWed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekMy Fatherâs Dragon, Lyra, Living, The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat IngoldsbySun Nov 06 2022 - 05:00
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby review: A portrait of the artist as an older gentlemanPleasing collaboration between Tom Burke and Seamus Murphy lets Ingoldsbyâs witty poems do much of the talkingFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Living review: Understated, perfectly pitched drama about terminal illnessCinema: Bill Nighy puts in a career-best turn as a civil servant with six months to liveFri Nov 04 2022 - 00:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekBarbarian, The Wonder, Bros, Triangle of SadnessSun Oct 30 2022 - 05:00
Pat Ingoldsby: âI didnât want to be in anything that involved talking about myselfâThe poet and broadcaster has reluctantly re-emerged into public view with a new documentary about his lifeSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Barbarian review: This entertaining, properly scary horror film is a flawless piece of movie-makingZach Creggerâs Halloween horror has deservedly become a seasonal US hit â and a terrific argument against rental propertiesFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
The Wonder review: Adaptation of Emma Donoghueâs novel falls flatFlorence Pugh is the standout in the well-cast film that really ought to pack a greater punchFri Oct 28 2022 - 03:00
âI wanted to have the most vomiting that we have ever had on screenâTriangle of Sadness, the double Palme dâOr winner Ruben Ăstlundâs chunky new satire, takes aim at the fashion industry and the badly behaved super-richThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
Decision to Leave review: A dazzling piece of cinemaFeverish, discombobulating South Korean riff on Hitchcockâs VertigoFri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Wendell & Wild review: Giggles from the graveCoraline director Henry Selick teams with Peele and Key for a Halloween treatFri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Paul Feig: âI like the comedy of women. Iâm not an aggressive guyâThe amiable Bridesmaids director has high hopes for The School for Good and Evil, his teen fantasy with Michelle Yeoh, Kerry Washington and Charlize TheronTue Oct 18 2022 - 04:00
