15 Jul 2021
Two of Us review – heart-wrenching drama of love and loss
Filippo Meneghetti’s beautifully acted and stylish tale of lesbian romance is a refreshing look at older women’s desire
Articles by Emily Maskell
21 Jun 2021
Treasure City review – unpredictable tale of one magical night
An unnamed city comes to life in Szabolcs Hajdu’s mesmerising nocturnal drama built from a twenty-two strong ensemble
11 Jun 2021
Why I Changed My Mind About… The Royal Tenenbaums
Next in our series about films our writers have reconsidered, Emily Maskell on how grief changed her view of Wes Anderson's comedy
19 May 2021
Rare Beasts review – Billie Piper seeks to reinvent the rom-com
The I Hate Suzie actress' directorial debut broaches modern womanhood with real style, but is let down by a disjointed narrative
18 May 2021
My New York Year review – a meandering memoir adaptation
Terrific turns from Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver can’t make this literary drama into something worth the viewer's time
12 May 2021
Some Kind of Heaven review – sincere and stylish rumination on retirement
The world's largest retirement community is the subject of a truly fascinating and unsentimental documentary from Lance Oppenheim
29 Apr 2021
Beast Beast review – a foreboding Gen Z coming-of-ager
Danny Madden’s intriguing feature debut has a star-making turn from Shirley Chen but fails to cohere in any truly meaningful way
28 Apr 2021
Here Are the Young Men review – intense unpicking of toxic masculinity
Eoin Macken’s adaptation of the acclaimed Rob Doyle novel is a bold examination of youth and masculinity, featuring Anya Taylor-Joy
30 Mar 2021
Like a House on Fire review – unformed exploration of motherhood
This raw exploration of family from Jesse Noah Klein is occasionally gripping and poignant but ultimately bites off more than it can chew
22 Mar 2021
Cowboys review – an adventurously reimagined western
Steve Zahn and Sasha Knight share beautiful chemistry in a tender portrait of a father and his transgender child out in the wilderness
18 Mar 2021
Cured review – thoughtful recounting of a forgotten queer past
Although formulaic, this documentary offers an essential look at the history of homosexuality and its classification as a mental illness
17 Mar 2021
A Colony review – an exceptional, gently blazing coming-of-ager
This beautiful indie gem from Canadian filmmaker Geneviève Dulude-De Celles charts a teenage girl's anxious adolescence