Anna Ben 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

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

Kelly Fremon Craig's take on the '70s coming-of-age classic strikes an unerring balance between laughs, giddiness, and poignancy

Thirty years on, the renowned Polish filmmaker's tragic trilogy-opener proves every bit as masterful as its brand new 4K re-release

Two sisters fall out over an impending marriage in writer-director Nida Manzoor's confident yet comically uneven feature debut

Mickey Reece's misguided story of a singer-songwriter's liaison with country legend George Jones is a frankly baffling affair

This easy-going look at the line between Northern Ireland and Ireland poses questions about Brexit and national identity

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

Benoît Magimel plays a government official traversing a world of danger and conspiracy against the lush backdrop of Tahiti

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