Bill Wise 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

Though the acting and plotting have not aged well, this is still a fascinating time capsule, balancing nostalgia with progressivism

Despite some brilliant Gremlins-esque puppet work, Jon Wright's film wastes too much time on a sub-Straw Dogs plot

Laura Poitras’ fierce and sprawling documentary about the life, work, and activism of artist Nan Goldin is one of devastating power

As the latest edition of the festival returns to the capital, Ella Kemp highlights some of this year's most essential features

To mark the release of Crimes of the Future, Steph Green sorts the body-obsessed auteur's vast filmography from worst to best...

Ryan Gosling and a scene-stealing Chris Evans star in a Russo brothers spy thriller made of thrilling action but little personality

The actor stars alongside Mel Gibson in a watchable but stiflingly sincere drama about a boxer-turned-priest, based on a true story

Jesse Plemmons and Lily Collins are held hostage by Jason Segel's hapless thief in this watchable but underwritten comedy-thriller

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

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