28 Jul 2023
The Virgin Suicides review – Sofia Coppola’s enigmatic debut is blissfully strange and sad
Now back in cinemas in 4K, the director's first film, based on Jeffrey Eugenides' novel, remains brilliantly elusive and challenging
Articles by Steph Green
06 Jul 2023
The Damned Don’t Cry review – a mature Moroccan drama that lacks light and shade
British-Moroccan director Fyzal Boulifa's second film tips its hat to the grand Hollywood tradition, but this mother-son tale feels slight
29 May 2023
Homecoming review – great young acting talent anchors an otherwise weightless plot
Writer-director Catherine Corsini helms an uneven drama about a woman who returns to Corsica with her two teenage daughters
27 May 2023
Last Summer review – Catherine Breillat plays it safe with this illicit stepmother-stepson love affair
Known for her taboo erotic dramas, the director's remake of 2019’s Queen of Hearts fails to make up its mind on what it wants to be
24 May 2023
Anatomy of a Fall review – Sandra Hüller is the elusive soul of this extraordinary legal drama
Justine Triet's brilliantly slippery, serpentine film, about a writer accused of murder, hinges on a remarkably unshowy lead turn
22 May 2023
How to Have Sex review – a Brits abroad jaunt that goes horribly wrong
In Molly Manning Walker's strong debut, a trip to Malia becomes a growing nightmare for one girl hell-bent on losing her virginity
13 Apr 2023
Raging Bull review – an exhausting, bloodied, technical tour-de-force
Martin Scorsese's portrait of a toxic boxer remains a triumph of filmmaking verve, though its notions of masculinity grow tiresome
27 Mar 2023
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves review – fun and flippant fantasy jaunt
This self-aware and surprisingly charming take on the iconic tabletop game makes for gleefully geeky viewing
28 Feb 2023
Disco Boy review – cerebral fairytale about the poison of colonialism
Franz Rogowski plays a Legionnaire whose path crosses with a Nigerian guerrilla fighter in a film of pure vigour and vibes
20 Feb 2023
Manodrome review – a dark foray into the ouroboros of toxic masculinity
Jesse Eisenberg is brilliantly cast against type in a fascinating, flawed thriller with too many moving parts to do its subject justice
13 Feb 2023
Titanic review – still the biggest movie there ever was
James Cameron's epic has lost none of its force 25 years later, reaffirming its status as a technical and emotional powerhouse
02 Feb 2023
Roman Holiday review – sun-kissed classic is as charming as ever
William Wyler's iconic 1953 rom-com, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, returns to theatres for its 70th anniversary