Chris Ellis movies, cinema features and reviews

With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring documentaries to box office bombs

A father-son tale about intergenerational trauma, Jeff Rutherford’s debut feature is visually appealing but too literary for its own good

Aggravating, poorly acted characters and an overabundance of simmering B-plots sink this tale of an obsessive violin instructor

George Clooney’s eighth directorial outing doesn’t reinvent the wheel for coming-of-age dramas, but it rolls along nicely enough

With cinemas on the cusp of reopening, we highlight the best new streaming releases, including a fascinating doc about retirement

With cinemas still closed, we highlight the best new streaming releases, including the latest addition to the Greek weird wave

Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley star in a bland sci-fi western, set on a planet where it's possible to hear other people's thoughts

As Coming 2 America is released 33 years after the original, Andrew Gaudion looks back at cinema's greatest unpunctual follow-ups...

First-time director Christos Nikou finds pathos and heart in a film indebted to the works of Yorgos Lanthimos but not defined by them

From cinema releases to streaming gems, including a harrowing odyssey through war-torn Poland and Director Bong on the big screen

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