Mario movies, cinema features and reviews

From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital

The first entry since 2018 is one of the worst studio films in recent memory, a towering anti-blockbuster that's rotten to the core

Though it has its moments, James Mangold's bid to recapture the franchise magic mostly feels like an act of imitation over inspiration

The second attempt at bringing Nintendo's iconic gaming series to the big screen feels like a first draft with a fatal case of faithfulness

Pierfrancesco Favino is brilliant as a man returning to his home city of Naples in a film that starts strongly but runs out of steam

Kevin Kopacka's meta-natured genre throwback, greatly atmospheric and narratively loose, is never quite what it appears

Michael Grandage’s adaptation makes for rather placid viewing but is elevated by David Dawson's transcendent supporting turn

Wim Wenders' beguiling romantic fantasy, now re-released and restored in 4K, follows two angels in search of human connection

As another cinematic year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from miraculous musicals to subversive westerns

Ridley Scott's second film of 2021 sometimes trips over its own silliness, but there's an irresistible gloss to this overacted saga

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