19 Jan 2020
A Hidden Life review – gorgeous, moving, and far too long
Terrence Malick's drama about the life of Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter is a thing of excessive beauty
Reviews
19 Jan 2020
Weathering with You review – beautiful and affecting anime romance
Though it can't meet the heights of its predecessor, Makoto Shinkai’s latest film is both gorgeous and heart-lifting
19 Jan 2020
Bad Boys for Life review – a fun throwback to dumb blockbusters
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah take over from Michael Bay for this belated and surprisingly entertaining sequel
16 Jan 2020
Waves review – hyper-stylish family drama fails to make a splash
Trey Edward Shults’ third film squanders its potential with an uneven narrative split into two distinct halves
13 Jan 2020
Seberg review – Kristen Stewart can’t save unconvincing biopic
Jean Seberg deserves better than this dreary and shallow offering from filmmaker Benedict Andrews
12 Jan 2020
El Topo review – weird western is still a surreal classic
Alejandro Jodorowsky's disorientating and iconic cult film is back in cinemas with a shiny new 4K restoration
12 Jan 2020
Uncut Gems review – a masterpiece of sustained tension
Adam Sandler has never been better than in this anxiety-inducing slice of New York pulp from the Safdie brothers
10 Jan 2020
1917 review – the best video game movie ever
Sam Mendes' visually stunning WW1 action film finds a successful place between cinema and video gaming
05 Jan 2020
La Dolce Vita review – timeless masterpiece will always be relevant
Federico Fellini's existential, Rome-set classic returns to cinemas to coincide with the director's 100th birthday
05 Jan 2020
The Gentlemen review – Hugh Grant elevates a middling crime caper
Guy Ritchie's latest film is an entertaining but ultimately disposable riff on the movies that launched his career
04 Jan 2020
Jojo Rabbit review – Nazi “satire” leaves a bad taste
Taika Waititi's sixth film fails to justify its existence as either a satire of the Nazi regime or as a comedy
04 Jan 2020
Amanda review – charming but slight story of family tragedy
Mikhail Hers's low-key drama is entertaining but lacks the dramatic punch required to fully sell its premise