The Money Order: A classic of west African cinemaOusmane Sembène’s 1968 film as exciting and politically charged as everFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
Elia Suleiman: ‘Palestine has become globalised’The director’s new film, It Must Be Heaven, is another droll comedy about the Middle EastWed Jun 16 2021 - 06:00
Four new films to see this weekA Quiet Place II, The Father and Peter Rabbit 2 in cinemas, Ellie & Abbie on demandSun Jun 13 2021 - 06:00
Peter Rabbit 2: Quaint Potter creations turn to a life of crimeSelf-reflexive sequel plays up the laughs to good effect as the humans steal the showFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
The Father: Oscar-winning Anthony Hopkins excels in this moving portrait of a fragmenting mindFlorian Zeller’s film distorts and disorients in line with its dementia-hit protagonist’s perceptionsFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
Millennial angst, kvetching and a nerve-racking setup: How to give a comic film-writing masterclassFor Shiva Baby, director Emma Seligman draws on the unintentional comedy of her upbringingWed Jun 09 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to see this week, including Conjuring 3 in cinemasThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Dinner in America, Gunda, After LoveSun Jun 06 2021 - 06:00
The Devil Made Me Do It: the Conjuring franchise returns for another frightLike many modern thrillers, the set up spooks more than the climaxFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
Dinner in America: cringe-making firecracker of a comedySurreal, offbeat romance is shocking for all the right reasonsFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
Demonology’s best-known power couple are backPatrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles in the billion-dollar Conjuring franchiseWed Jun 02 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekCruella, I Used to Be Normal, Earwig and the Witch, Alex Ferguson: Never Give InSun May 30 2021 - 06:00
All life is beautiful: Animals take centre stage in GundaViktor Kossakovsky’s Gunda is a documentary about the daily life of a pig, two cows and a chickenSat May 29 2021 - 05:00
Earwig and the Witch: Studio Ghibli takes animation to a new dimensionFilm review: This bubbly effort, the studio’s first in all CG, should please younger viewersFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
Alex Ferguson: Never Give In – A solid and fast-moving tributeFilm review: This intimate portrait is consistently engaging– even for a Liverpool fanFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
Jenny Beavan: How I got Cruella de Vil dressed to killThe Oscar-winning costume designer on working on the biggest project of her careerThu May 27 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekThe 8th, Army of the Dead, State Funeral, My New York YearSun May 23 2021 - 06:00
Zack Snyder: ‘In a zombie film, the monster is us’The ‘divisive’ director on horror film Army of the Dead and his version of Justice LeagueSat May 22 2021 - 05:00
My New York Year: a Devil Wears Prada for the literary worldLacklustre adaptation remains watchable despite shortcomingsFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
State Funeral: A remarkable portrait of the aftermath of Stalin’s deathReview: This fascinating and invaluable found-footage film is worthy of its titleFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this week, including an Oscar contenderThe Auschwitz Escape and Servants from Slovakia, Be Good or Be Gone and The SwordsmanSun May 16 2021 - 06:00
Pat Murphy: ‘It was so volatile. I was in fear all the time’Made in 1981, Maeve was strikingly political in exploring feminism, history and the NorthSat May 15 2021 - 05:00
Servants: Church and state collude and collideAn elliptical, chilly and sometimes muddled portrait of 1980s seminaryFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
The Swordsman: A Korean take on TakenReview: An elegant historical drama but the plot goes nowhere specialFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
John Hawkes: ‘I semi-retired at 19. Which I highly recommend’The End of Sentence star on his punk rock ethos and the road-trip movie that took him to IrelandThu May 13 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekOxygen on Netflix, Some Kind of Heaven, Cowboys and Apples on demandSun May 09 2021 - 06:00
When girls scream together: A front row view of the fangirl experienceThe documentary I Used to Be Normal is a welcome riposte to the ususal condescensionSat May 08 2021 - 05:00
Oxygen: Breathless sci-fi dubbed in English can’t touch Gallic originalEnglish version of lost-in-space drama breaks too often with the original scriptFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Some Kind of Heaven: Dark undercurrents in the last resortPortrait of life in a Florida retirement community has shades of Blue VelvetFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Steve Zahn: ‘I’ve never been a slacker. I live on a farm’The classically trained actor on his new film Cowboys, working with Werner Herzog and being branded a Gen X funny guyMon May 03 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this week, including Nomadland and Wild Mountain ThymeNomadland, Mitchells vs the Machines, Truman & Tennessee, Wild Mountain ThymeSun May 02 2021 - 06:00
Truman & Tennessee: a tale of two wounded giantsDocumentary portrays the parallel lives of American literary iconsFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
The Mitchells vs the Machines: A properly funny family caperAnimation mixes crazy action with just the right amount of heartFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
Aubrey Plaza: the art of making people squirmThe queen of cringe comedy on making people squirm, and her new film, Black BearSat Apr 24 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendBlack Bear, I Blame Society, Sisters with Transistors, House of CardinFri Apr 23 2021 - 06:00
Sisters with Transistors: Hidden heroines of electronicaReview: Impeccable documentary retrieves the stories of female musical pioneersFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
Black Bear: Blisteringly original, provocative cringe comedyReview: Aubrey Plaza starts in tricksy, surreal film that keeps you guessingFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
‘I took friends to the woods or docks, then asked if they thought I would make a good murderer’In I Blame Society, Gillian Wallace Horvat sets out to make a film about the perfect murderMon Apr 19 2021 - 05:00
Riz Ahmed: ‘Being with the deaf community taught me what listening really means’The actor dived in the deep end to play a newly deaf drummer in Sound of MetalSat Apr 17 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendPromising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, Henry Glassie: Fieldwork, Love and MonstersFri Apr 16 2021 - 06:00
Love and Monsters: The post-apocalypse never looked so cuddlyA ruthlessly efficient script and winning central performance keep this generic show on the roadFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Sound of Metal: Hard-hitting drama about a drummer going deafRiz Ahmed doesn’t miss a beat as a metal sticksman whose life is turned upside downFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendPalm Springs, Sequin in a Blue Room, A Common Crime, Those That, at a Distance, Resemble AnotherFri Apr 09 2021 - 06:00
A Common Crime: A curious, delicate ghost storyReview: This Argentine drama is an understated portrait of class and guiltFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
Sequin in a Blue Room: LGBTQ drama casts an otherworldly spellSamuel van Grinsven’s Australian coming-of-age story is never judgmentalFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
Carey Mulligan: ‘Acting still terrifies me. But I love it so much’The actor on her ‘fluky’ early career and recent Oscar nomination for Promising Young WomanSun Apr 04 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendGodzilla vs Kong, The Mauritanian, Minari, UndineFri Apr 02 2021 - 06:00
Undine: Enjoyably fishy goings-on in BerlinIntriguing, ambiguous mermaid sort-of romance plays games with the viewerFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
Minari: A rare film that can be cherished by allReview: This moving portrait of a Korean family in Arkansas deserves its Oscar nominationsFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
‘I had a lot of offers to play a terrorist or the French boyfriend’Tahar Rahim talks about his latest role as a detainee in Guantánamo Bay in Kevin Macdonald’s The MauritanianTue Mar 30 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendAmmonite, Tina, Six Minutes to Midnight, MalmkrogFri Mar 26 2021 - 06:00
