Paul Darke movies, cinema features and reviews

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

As another year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring debuts to boundary-breaking blockbusters

Emily Watson and Paul Mescal are mother and son in this strange, almost-thriller about a lie with terrible consequences

To coincide with the release of The Batman, we look back at cinema's decades-long grappling with the Caped Crusader...

To coincide with the release of Parallel Mothers, Fedor Tot delves into the great Spanish filmmaker's vast and transgressive canon...

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

From a Benedict Cumberbatch western to Will Smith's best in ages, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

From Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut film to Clint Eastwood's latest, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

From a truly original biopic to the latest Marvel adventure, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

Ben Platt’s age isn’t the only thing that stops a poignant but misguided Broadway adaptation from reaching its potential

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