Alan Reed 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

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...

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

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

To mark the release of Crimes of the Future, Steph Green sorts the body-obsessed auteur's vast filmography from worst to best...

To coincide with the 25th anniversary of Robert Zemeckis' sci-fi classic, Luke Walpole looks back on its perfectly pitched lead turn

Sebastian Meise's study of systemic homophobia in post-war Germany is magnificently acted and strikingly composed

As another cinematic year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from miraculous musicals to subversive westerns

To mark the arrival of The Power of the Dog, Steph Green looks back on the acclaimed New Zealand director's landmark filmography...

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