As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.
Peter Bogdanovich’s documentary on Buster Keaton is a decent portrait of an early cinema hero – but you’ll learn more from Keaton’s own, uproarious work
This brave chronicle of four Wuhan hospitals battling the first cases of COVID-19 makes for bleak but essential viewing
This deeply moving documentary maps the failings of the prison-industrial complex through one woman’s journey to reunite with her husband
Henry Golding stars as a man returning to his country of birth in this thoughtful, entrancing travelogue from filmmaker Hong Khaou
As Disney's live-action remake fails to capture the essence of wuxia cinema, these movies provide a far better introduction to the genre
Stephen Daldry's low-budget drama was an unexpected box office smash, earning Oscar nominations and even spawning a musical. Two decades later, Ella Kemp looks back on the British classic
From cinema releases to streaming gems, including a family-friendly spin on Sherlock Holmes and Ethan Hawke as an infamous "mad" scientist
Extremely prolific, always interesting, we rundown five essential performances to coincide with the release of his latest film Tesla
