We've gathered up our most glowing reviews from this year's festival, from dynamic documentaries to dizzying debuts
Simon Baker is excellent – and unrecognisable – as a cop assigned to a cold case in director Ivan Sen's stark study of racial trauma
As another year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring debuts to boundary-breaking blockbusters
Artist Del Kathryn Barton turns her hand to directing with excellent results, elevated by a truly remarkable child performance
With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from Bollywood bangers to belated blockbusters
A shrewd look at outcasts in small-town Texas, Sean Baker’s study of a washed-up porn actor heralds both vivid visuals and big laughs
With Raya and the Last Dragon now on Disney+, Ella Kemp tackles the entire animated canon. To quote a very famous mouse: Oh, boy!