13 Feb 2023
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On review – overbearing melancholy and insufferable cutesiness
Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate's feature length take on their beloved short of the same name loses something in its expansion
Articles by Alistair Ryder
01 Feb 2022
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – a crowd-pleaser that thrives in its quieter moments
Dakota Johnson is on top form as a mother who connects with a college grad in Cooper Raiff's fun but flawed second feature
01 Feb 2022
When You Finish Saving the World review – Jesse Eisenberg’s promising but flawed directorial debut
Finn Wolfhard and Julianne Moore elevate a slightly out of touch character study, based on the audio drama of the same name
27 Jan 2022
Sharp Stick review – Lena Dunham coming-of-ager leans on lowbrow hijinks
The Girls creator's second film as writer-director is oddly impersonal, devoid of the smart observations that made her famous
24 Aug 2021
Ninjababy review – refreshing and hilarious unplanned pregnancy comedy
Norwegian director Yngvild Sve Flikke’s sophomore feature spins a familiar premise into something quietly groundbreaking
24 Aug 2021
The Justice of Bunny King review – solid social drama takes a strange turn
Essie Davis shines as a struggling mother in an uneven New Zealand-set social drama that winds up feeling like lesser Ken Loach
28 Jul 2021
The Nest review – tragic indictment of late-stage capitalism
Jude Law gives a career-best performance as a flailing businessman in Sean Durkin's disquieting family drama, set in 1980s England
28 Jul 2021
Misha and the Wolves review – entertaining but shallow survival story doc
The extraordinary "true" tale of a young girl who befriended a pack of wolves gets a fun documentary that's reluctant to dig deeper
28 Jul 2021
The Sparks Brothers review – infectious crash course in a seminal band
Edgar Wright proves himself to be the perfect match for a charming documentary about one of pop music's most enduring duos