Ben Akers movies, cinema features and reviews

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson’s audacious follow-up redefines the genre, and the form, once again

This miserable and pointless debut feature from writer-director Emannuelle Nicot has nothing to say about its traumatic subject matter

From eye-opening documentaries to intimate dramas, we highlight the films that might have slipped beneath your radar this past year...

As Mark Jenkin's folk horror Enys Men arrives in UK cinemas, Steph Green recommends further viewing in this eerie pocket of cinema

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

Swedish-Costa Rican director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén explores female desire and emancipation using non-professional actors

Kim Hopkins' compelling, sensitive doc about the Bradford Movie Makers triumphs as a celebration of both community and cinephilia

As the latest take on Persuasion comes to Netflix, Steph Green highlights some of the author's finest screen adaptations to date

With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from Bollywood bangers to belated blockbusters

Director Ruben Östlund, who already claimed the award in 2017 for The Square, has won the top prize for another outrageous satire

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