Richard Ruth movies, cinema features and reviews

Steve Coogan and Stephen Frears's latest offering lacks the wit and spark to bring an often mundane true story to exciting life

With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from Bollywood bangers to belated blockbusters

To coincide with the release of Moonfall, Rafaela Sales Ross looks back on the CG-obsessed director's explosive canon...

Stephen Karam adapts his own Tony Award-winning play, imbuing it with a cinematic edge while preserving its theatrical temperament

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

With the country still in lockdown, we highlight the best new streaming releases, from charming comedies to fascinating docs

As the strangest of cinematic years draws to a close, our writers pick their favourite films, from unconventional biopics to essential docs

From cinema releases to streaming gems, including the best British horror in years and an anime classic back on the big screen

Part heist movie, part comedy, part love story, the writer-director's latest is a magical, unpredictable family drama like nothing else

This deeply moving documentary maps the failings of the prison-industrial complex through one woman’s journey to reunite with her husband

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