Knock at the Cabin review – taut thriller is M. Night Shyamalan’s best film since Signs
Balancing Old Testament Biblical scale with intimate human drama, the director sets a high bar for 2023's blockbuster crop
Reviews
Saint Omer review – a riveting courtroom drama of multi-layered intensity
Alice Diop's first narrative feature is a heart-stopping moral puzzle, featuring an extraordinary turn from newcomer Kayije Kagame
Passages review – sad and impossibly sensual story of a love triangle
Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos star in writer-director Ira Sach's sexually-charged portrait of a narcissist
Against the Tide review – modernisation makes waves for two Mumbai fishermen
Sarvnik Kaur's gorgeously shot and atmospheric documentary hones in on a fracturing friendship with skill and generosity
Roman Holiday review – sun-kissed classic is as charming as ever
William Wyler's iconic 1953 rom-com, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, returns to theatres for its 70th anniversary
You Resemble Me review – uneven but resonant look at a so-called suicide bomber
Journalist-turned-filmmaker Dina Amer's reckoning with the life of Hasna Aït Boulahcen starts poorly but eventually finds its feet
She is Love review – she is not very interesting
Haley Bennett, Sam Riley and Marisa Abela star in an improvised three-hander that can't sustain our curiosity over its short runtime
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish review – a belated but triumphant return to the Shrek-verse
With gorgeous animation and a cracking ensemble cast, this sweet, funny follow-up is one of the year's most pleasant surprises
EO review – familiar but often stunning riff on Au Hasard Balthazar
Jerzy Skolimowski's experimental reworking of Robert Bresson's classic occasionally falls back on well-worn tropes but remains bold
The Whale review – Brendan Fraser elevates Aronofsky’s tender black comedy
The actor does fine work in this adaptation, bringing humanity and humour to the story of an obese man in the throes of grief
The Fabelmans review – Hollywood’s most legendary director finally turns his camera on himself
Steven Spielberg's playful, surprisingly loose autobiography grants a magical insight into the early life of a true cinematic master
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review – impossibly rich tapestry of art, love, pain and community
Laura Poitras’ fierce and sprawling documentary about the life, work, and activism of artist Nan Goldin is one of devastating power
You Hurt My Feelings review – dysfunctional family dramedy can’t bring the laughs
Nicole Holofcener’s low-key look at the lies we tell each other to get by strays from universal comedy into far too niche territory
Fairyland review – mostly heartwarming chronicle of unconventional parenting
Though its dialogue tends to be heavy-handed, Andrew Durham's adaptation still thrives as a showcase for star Scoot McNairy
Unwelcome review – much-delayed Irish horror finally lands with a bit of a thud
Despite some brilliant Gremlins-esque puppet work, Jon Wright's film wastes too much time on a sub-Straw Dogs plot
Girl review – Glasgow-set mother-daughter story is classy and ambitious
This sombre and surprisingly stylish debut from British filmmaker Adura Onashile skilfully explores notions of family and seperation
Cat Person review – adds nothing meaningful to the feminist film canon
Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun headline an adaptation of the acclaimed short story that can't help but feel dated in its message
The Lair review – ropey but hilariously gory B-movie
British filmmaker Neil Marshall's latest yarn is on the cheap side but reaffirms his status as a capable peddler of schlocky action
Eileen review – sapphic drama is equal parts seductive and reductive
Anne Hathaway stars in an uneven take on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel that swaps soft-centred lust for a clumsy criminal affair
Fair Play review – electrifying finance thriller gives us a Wall Street gender war
Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich play a clashing power couple in writer-director Chloe Domont's sharp debut feature
Scrapper review – wonderfully imaginative and achingly real British dramedy
Harris Dickinson gives another sensational turn in writer-director Charlotte Regan’s stylish debut, a playful father-daughter story
January review – frosty thriller bites at the many facets of masculinity
Acclaimed documentarian Andrey Paounov makes his fiction debut with a strange tale set in the midst of a Bulgarian winter storm