22 Feb 2022
Happer’s Comet review – a pandemic-shot film of exquisite reflection and beauty
Tyler Taormina's second feature, set over the course of one night in Long Island, is an immensely satisfying and kinetic tapestry
Articles by Ben Flanagan
21 Feb 2022
Coma review – Bertrand Bonello’s lockdown dreamscape is one for the devotees
The French director meditates on the nature of isolation in a film dedicated to his daughter, though its approach feels oddly false
16 Feb 2022
Mutzenbacher review – refreshingly honest and humorous look at sexuality
Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann's documentary explores notions of sex by drawing one hundred men into an old factory
02 Nov 2021
Memoria review – wondrous rumination on power, trauma and memory
Tilda Swinton is exceptional in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's funny, mediative tale about an expat drawn to a strange sound in Colombia
17 Oct 2021
Compartment No. 6 review – inspired sort-of romance mostly stays on track
This train-set drama from director Juho Kuosmanen breathes fresh life into a well-worn genre, though it stumbles in its third act
14 Oct 2021
Drive My Car review – ambitious and deeply moving Murakami adaptation
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi delivers his best film yet with this self-consciously epic, three-hour tale about a director and his driver
16 Sep 2021
The Maltese Falcon review – landmark film noir is still brilliant entertainment
John Huston's 1941 classic, back in cinemas for its 80th anniversary, is packed with unforgettable performances across the board
16 Sep 2021
Rose Plays Julie review – an identity thriller you can’t take your eyes off
Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy's dazzling and evocative film explores serious themes while functioning as unashamed genre fare
09 Sep 2021
Wife of a Spy review – immaculately staged and luxurious melodrama
A woman begins to suspect her husband is a spy in Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa's twist-filled wartime thriller
30 Aug 2021
Souad review – emotional tale of two sisters in the internet age
Egyptian writer-director Ayten Amin grapples with the relationship between teens and social media in this poignant coming-of-ager
28 Jul 2021
The Unseen River review – soulful short from a new Vietnamese master
Phạm Ngọc Lân’s latest is an extraordinary study of landscape, built around a moody and reflective story of a young couple
27 Jul 2021
Bye Bye Morons review – French farce with a touch of Monty Python
Winner of Best Film at the 2021 César Awards, Albert Dupontel’s screwball comedy stars Virginie Efira as a woman out to find her son