Alexander Ward 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

Writer-director Robert Eggers' third feature is his best work yet, a delirious, miraculous fever dream about the ecstasy of revenge

Despite some bold and interesting visual touches, the Madeline's Madeline director delivers a predictable, trope-heavy adaptation

Working in multiple genres and styles, Julian Radlmaier delivers a standout political yarn exposing the Soviet Union's dark heart

To mark Bottle Rocket's 25th anniversary, Ella Kemp delves into the filmmaker's symmetrical canon and sorts the good from the grand

As the strangest of cinematic years draws to a close, our writers pick their favourite films, from unconventional biopics to essential docs

Alexander Nanau’s jaw-dropping documentary about a healthcare scandal that led to 64 deaths is as gripping as a conspiracy thriller

What to rent and stream this week, from a thought-provoking prison drama to a surrealistic animated tale about an iconic filmmaker...

What to rent and stream, from a Ben Affleck basketball drama to a Tom Hanks-starring story about yet another competent captain...

All the movies worth catching in the capital, from the return of Britain's best satirist to Timothée Chalamet with a bowl cut...

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