14 Oct 2019
The Lighthouse review – madness in monochrome
Robert Eggers' visionary second feature is a freaky, funny, and brilliantly-acted maritime nightmare
Reviews
11 Oct 2019
The Day Shall Come review – entertaining but slight satire
Chris Morris returns to satirise the FBI in a post 9/11 world but his premise only takes him so far
11 Oct 2019
Gemini Man review – Ang Lee goes full style over substance
The Taiwanese filmmaker continues to push digital cinema to its limits but forgets about the script
10 Oct 2019
Knives Out review – murder mystery is sharp as a whip
Writer-director Rian Johnson takes a break from blockbusters for a giddy spin on the classic whodunnit
06 Oct 2019
Joker review – empty supervillain origin
Todd Phillips channels Martin Scorsese but comes up with a grim imitation with nothing to say
05 Oct 2019
Judy review – Renée Zellweger elevates by-the-numbers biopic
Renée Zellweger is phenomenal in a compelling Judy Garland biopic that skirts too close to formula
02 Oct 2019
Beanpole review – haunting portrait of women after war
Kantemir Balagov enters the big leagues with this bleak and beautiful look at two friends in post-war Leningrad
02 Oct 2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield review – delightful Dickens adaptation
Dev Patel shines in Armando Iannucci's unexpectedly charming take on a literary classic
01 Oct 2019
The Report – Adam Driver takes the CIA to task
Scott Z. Burns makes his directorial debut with this dense and gripping takedown of the CIA's torture program
01 Oct 2019
Bad Education review – Hugh Jackman delivers his best performance yet
Cory Finley's sophomore feature is a relentlessly sharp and funny take on a true school embezzlement scandal
30 Sep 2019
Color Out of Space review – Nicolas Cage can’t save Lovecraftian misfire
Writer-director Richard Stanley resorts to repetitive nonsense in this overlong and boring adaptation
29 Sep 2019
The Dude in Me review – overlong body swap comedy gets the laughs
A selfish businessman and a nerdy high schooler trade bodies in this wacky comedy from South Korea
29 Sep 2019
Family Romance, LLC review – Japan-set curio from Werner Herzog
This strange but overlong docudrama explores the workers and clients of a company who rent family members
25 Sep 2019
The Whistlers review – slick and playful Romanian crime story
Romanian New Wave director Corneliu Porumboiu changes lanes for this twisty, Tarantino-like thriller
25 Sep 2019
Lara review – elusive character study grips like a thriller
Corinna Harfouch impresses in this tonally odd comedy-drama that makes for compulsive viewing
24 Sep 2019
I Lost My Body review – dazzling animation has the upper hand
French director Jérémy Clapin's animated tale of a lost limb is a breathtaking work of originality
23 Sep 2019
The Lodge review – chilly horror squanders its potential
Riley Keogh shines in this icy but frustrating horror film from directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
22 Sep 2019
Clemency review – Alfre Woodard delivers a tour de force
Chinonye Chukwu's downbeat death row drama is a gripping portrait of a woman losing her composure
21 Sep 2019
The Farewell review – gorgeous meditation on family and grief
Awkwafina gives her best performance yet in Lulu Wang's semi-autobiographical film about saying goodbye
20 Sep 2019
Ad Astra review – Brad Pitt is luminous in stunning space saga
Director James Gray has made his best film yet with this fascinating, visually-stunning interstellar voyage
19 Sep 2019
Ghost Town Anthology review – spooky drama will lull you to sleep
An intriguing set-up is wasted in this slow-paced supernatural drama from filmmaker Denis Côté
18 Sep 2019
Lucky Grandma review – oddball crime caper loses its way
This comedy about a grandmother embroiled with Chinatown gangsters is frequently charming but uneven
18 Sep 2019
Little Monsters review – scatterbrained zom-com is surprisingly heartfelt
Lupita Nyong'o stars as the world's most dedicated teacher in this likeable, Australian-set zombie comedy
17 Sep 2019
Monos review – at the mountains of madness
This twisted take on Lord of the Flies is a descent into chaos and one of the year's strangest films
17 Sep 2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon review – whimsical adventure is hard to resist
Shia LaBeouf is brilliantly charismatic in this Mark Twain-inspired tale set in the Deep South
16 Sep 2019
Waiting for the Barbarians review – Mark Rylance rescues heavy-handed adaptation
Director Ciro Guerra turns out a visually stunning but overtly literal film of J.M. Coetzee's novel
13 Sep 2019
For Sama review – an essential account of war
Waad Al-Khateab's highly personal chronicle of war-torn Syria is an unmissable feat of documentary filmmaking
13 Sep 2019
Hustlers review – Jennifer Lopez is a star reborn
Jennifer Lopez is magnetic in this Scorsese-esque crime drama based on a New York Times article
06 Sep 2019
Rojo review – Coen-esque noir under the regime
Set in 1975 Argentina, Benjamin Naishtat's latest film is a consistently tricky and disquieting thriller
06 Sep 2019
It: Chapter Two review – a brilliantly unruly monster
The follow-up to the biggest horror movie of all-time is an excessive but impressive slice of pop-horror prowess
31 Aug 2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien review – entertaining but unfocused love letter
Alexandre O. Philippe's new documentary is made with real affection for Ridley Scott's classic but lacks proper insight
31 Aug 2019
The Mustang review – Matthias Schoenaerts shines in slight equestrian drama
A powerful lead performance saves this touching redemption story from a mostly formulaic structure
29 Aug 2019
A Million Little Pieces review – stylish but heavy-handed drug drama
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is excellent in this uneven adaptation of James Frey's controversial memoir
29 Aug 2019
Hail Satan? review – better the devil you don’t know
This slight but funny documentary will turn your assumptions about modern Satanism upside down
23 Aug 2019
Crawl review – relentlessly entertaining antidote to overblown blockbusters
Director Alexandre Aja is back on form with this alligator-heavy survival flick starring Kaya Scodelario
23 Aug 2019
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark review – watchable horror yarn can’t make up its mind
This Guillermo del Toro-produced horror adaptation is crafted with obvious affection but falls short in the scare department
21 Aug 2019
American Factory review – a culture clash in microcosm
This eye-opening documentary, produced by the Obamas, exposes the disconnect between US and Chinese relations
19 Aug 2019
Pain and Glory review – Almodóvar makes it personal
The Spanish auteur offers up more of himself than ever before in this intimate slice of autofiction
16 Aug 2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood review – strange and touching tribute to the movies
Quentin Tarantino's latest feature is part hangout flick, part love letter to a bygone era
02 Aug 2019
Animals review – authentic take on the quarter-life crisis
Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat paint the town red (again and again) in this boozy dramedy set in Dublin
01 Aug 2019
Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw review – the definition of stupid fun
Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham star in a fast and furious spin-off that reaffirms this franchise as basically critic-proof
31 Jul 2019
The Souvenir review – sad romance is impossible to shake
Joanna Hogg's achingly sincere and autobiographical fourth film is a dreamy love story that echoes with truth
30 Jul 2019
Holiday review – violence and ambiguity under the sun
Isabella Eklöf's brilliant debut feature subverts expectations with a complex portrait of a trophy girlfriend abroad
25 Jul 2019
Heli review – more like Hell
Amat Escalante's violent and uncompromising Mexican drug drama earned him the Best Director prize at Cannes 2013
24 Jul 2019
It’s All Good (Está Todo Bien) review – Venezuela on the brink
Tuki Jencquel's sobering documentary about the country's healthcare crisis feels like drowning in a sea of futility
19 Jul 2019
The Lion King review – one live-action Disney remake too far
The latest Disney classic to get the remake treatment is proof that realistic doesn't necessarily mean better
19 Jul 2019
Gwen review – bleak but effective gothic folk tale
Eleanor Worthington Cox proves a captivating lead in William McGregor’s sinister Snowdonia-set debut
18 Jul 2019
Jaws review – still the greatest blockbuster
Steven Spielberg's thriller about a murderous shark offers up a blockbuster template that is yet to be beaten
13 Jul 2019
The Dead Don’t Die review – yawn of the deadpan
Jim Jarmusch's tedious take on the zombie film makes a bloody - or is that dusty? - mess of the genre
12 Jul 2019
Annabelle Comes Home review – watchable sequel barely qualifies as an Annabelle film
This mid-range horror yarn feels more like an audition reel for future Conjuring spin-offs