03 Aug 2021
The Suicide Squad review – one of DC’s most distinctive and enjoyable movies
James Gunn's move from Marvel to DC proves incredibly fruitful in a gruesome and spectacular sort of sequel to the 2016 disaster
Articles by Jack Blackwell
Favourite films: Apocalypse Now, The Social Network, No Country For Old Men
Favourite actors: Florence Pugh, Timothée Chalamet, Willem Dafoe
Favourite filmmakers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan
22 Jul 2021
Riders of Justice review – Mads Mikkelsen drives a fun revenge thriller
The Danish actor delivers another fine turn in an entertaining action-comedy that doesn't always get the balance right
22 Jul 2021
Air Conditioner review – fascinating but distant Angolan magical-realist fable
The air conditioners of Luanda seem to develop a life of their own in a sweltering shaggy dog story that never fully reveals its hand
21 Jul 2021
The World to Come review – gorgeous, whispered pioneer romance
Mona Fastvold's moving frontier drama, with fine work from Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby, doesn't waste a moment
19 Jul 2021
Summer of Soul review – joyous, sun-soaked doc revives a near-mythic festival
Questlove's tribute to the Harlem Culture Festival is bursting with amazing footage of gigs that should have gone down in history
16 Jul 2021
Nowhere Special review – mature and insightful tearjerker
James Norton's connection with child actor Daniel Lamont elevates a terminal illness drama that avoids the genre's saccharine pitfalls
12 Jul 2021
The Surrogate review – supremely smart social justice drama
This debut from Jeremy Hersh sensitively tackles a huge range of issues without letting them bog down the human story at its centre
02 Jul 2021
WITCH: We Intend To Cause Havoc review – lighthearted doc revitalises Zambia’s rock scene
Gio Arlotta's look at the '70s "Zamrock" band is rather slight, but a charismatic and jolly cast keep things consistently entertaining
26 Jun 2021
Sing, Freetown review – a beautiful ode to reclaiming one’s history
This documentary about the revival of Sierra Leone's theatrical scene is as slippery and multifaceted as the nation it pays tribute to
25 Jun 2021
The Man Standing Next review – fascinating but impenetrable slice of espionage history
This Korean thriller tackles a remarkable true story with intelligence and style, but is too complex for its own good
21 Jun 2021
In the Earth review – Ben Wheatley’s disorienting pagan freakout is a return to form
A spiritual successor to A Field in England shot during last year's tiered restrictions, this cultish horror burrows into your brain
21 Jun 2021
It Must Be Heaven review – frustrating anti-comedy barely raises a smile
Some political poignancy and striking imagery aren't enough to keep Elia Suleiman's latest film from being a bit of a slog