23 Feb 2023
Broker review – life-affirming road movie from a master of social cinema
Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda takes a lighter look at a familiar theme with this heart-melting story of makeshift family
Articles by Adam Solomons
03 Feb 2023
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
27 Jan 2023
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
16 Nov 2022
Confess, Fletch review – Jon Hamm shows comic chops in kooky caper
The Mad Men star gives a refreshingly funny turn in writer-director Greg Mottola’s reboot of the Pink Panther-inspired detective series
11 Oct 2022
Liquor Store Dreams review – inspiring generational tale could use more context
So Yun Um’s highly personal documentary probes a specific, cinematic branch of American identity to mixed results
20 Sep 2022
World War III review – black comedy of anarchy and social responsibility
Film sets are made into fascistic breeding grounds for chaos in Iranian filmmaker Houman Seyedi’s bleakly funny meta-movie
29 May 2022
Moonage Daydream review – a joyous and eccentric distillation of a musical genius
Brett Morgen's David Bowie documentary eschews formulaic approach in favour of a vibey film that captures how he made us feel
11 Apr 2022
The Lost City review – ropey, tropey rom-com has too much self-awareness
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum can't save a tired riff on Romancing the Stone that's desperately in need of actual jokes
25 Mar 2022
Ambulance review – Michael Bay delivers his best action scenes yet
The director's latest is a schlocky yet wildly entertaining grand tour through L.A. starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
11 Feb 2022
Marry Me review – old-fashioned rom-com does just enough to woo you
Jennifer Lopez wows in a Notting Hill-inspired romance playing a jilted pop star who marries regular guy Owen Wilson
03 Feb 2022
The Souvenir Part II review – Joanna Hogg’s stellar sequel enriches the original
This masterful follow-up sees the return of Honor Swinton Byrne as Julie, a Hogg proxy on a mission to make sense of a tragic death
14 Oct 2021
The Velvet Underground review – celebratory doc could have gone deeper
Todd Haynes is back with a provocative and interesting but lop-sided documentary about one of the Sixties' most enigmatic bands