A Japanese farming village, constantly besieged and pillaged by an army of bandits, recruits seven independent samurai to defend it.
The film’s themes on war, aggression, and community still resonate in the current context, while Kurosawa offers a harmonious mix of character and action that is genuinely timeless.| Read in full: Seven Samurai film review We Love Cinema
The glorious vigour and strength of this film is presented with such theatrical relish and flair: its energy flashes out of the screen like a sword.The Guardian
Well before Sam Peckinpah hit on the device, he used tiny flashes of slow motion to emphasise moments within busy scenes — usually as wounded characters stagger to their deaths.Empire
Filmmaker Joost van der Wiel's look at Nils Leidal, self-exiled but still active on social media, wastes an intriguing premise
Dominik Moll's queasy follow-up to Only the Animals is a sticky, damning indictment of the way men make the world less safe
Pierre Földes adapts the revered Japanese novelist to sometimes diverting effect, but the approach is frustratingly surface level
This self-aware and surprisingly charming take on the iconic tabletop game makes for gleefully geeky viewing
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
We've gathered up our most glowing reviews from this year's festival, from dynamic documentaries to dizzying debuts
To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director
Overrated hack or underrated auteur? Fedor Tot explores the twisty filmmaker's output to mark the release of Knock at the Cabin
