Sam Wood movies, cinema features and reviews

With none of the saving graces of Tetris, Air, or Barbie, this ambition-free look at the Beanie Baby craze is pure mediocrity

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

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

Robin Hardy's iconic nightmare is back for its fiftieth anniversary, reaffirming its status as a singular entry in the horror canon

This absurdist Estonian animation from Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa makes for a maddeningly immature and hilarious ride

The director's alleged "final" movie is another heavy-handed revolt against modern Britain, but its optimism eventually wins through

Though it has its moments, James Mangold's bid to recapture the franchise magic mostly feels like an act of imitation over inspiration

Few other films have ventured as far down the rabbit hole as this three-hour long avant-garde headtrip, now restored in gorgeous 4K

Maïwenn directs and stars alongside Johnny Depp in a watchable but unremarkable film about Louis XV's favourite mistress

Adam Solomons talks to the Ukrainian director about his Cannes hit and how even a non-political film can be bastardised by war

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