Alex King movies, cinema features and reviews

The debut from YouTubers-turned-filmmakers the Philippou brothers makes for sharp, bloody viewing, even if it runs out of steam

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

Alex Holmes’s film about the first American Tour de France winner is sometimes fascinating but could have used a little more punch

Mark Rylance is on solid form in director Fridjof Ryder's noir-ish stab at folk-horror, but an overall lack of focus hampers the film

Dionne Edwards’ impressive debut is well directed and packed with wonderful performances, but fails to fully develop its Big Themes

Hannah Peterson's deft, heartbreaking debut film explores trauma through the perspectives of three people touched by tragedy

Benjamin Millepied's debut film gets some heat out of Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera but feels like an over-extended music video

Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman are brilliantly cast in Todd Haynes' acid-tongued take on the real life Mary Kay Letourneau

David Lowery brings his earthy sensibilities to another remake in a muddled but thematically interesting swashbuckling adventure

The strange new genre of "corporate biopic" gets off to a decent start thanks to a charmingly optimistic turn from Taron Egerton

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