Alan Ford movies, cinema features and reviews

British-Moroccan director Fyzal Boulifa's second film tips its hat to the grand Hollywood tradition, but this mother-son tale feels slight

From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital

Sacha Polak's semi-improvised and well-acted new film explores the destructive power of anger, but bites off more than it can chew

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

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

As the month-long celebration kicks off again, Steph Green offers a pathway into the most morally murky of all movie genres...

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

The feature debut for Locksmith Animation is derivative, but its smart lessons about friendship make it worth a family trip

Jane Campion's first film in twelve years is a dizzying, unpredictable exploration of desire that builds to an unforgettable finale

A small-town romantic rivalry boils over into humiliation and fury, set to one of the year's most disquieting and memorable scores

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