09 Sep 2021
Witness the Return of Neo in the Trailer for The Matrix Resurrections
Keanu Reeves is back in the long-awaited, visually stunning fourth entry in The Matrix saga... and he looks like John Wick
Articles by Tom Barnard
Favourite films: Jaws, Children of Men, Lost in Translation
Favourite actors: Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson
Favourite filmmakers: Sergio Leone, Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Garland
20 Aug 2021
Mandibles review – pretty fly for a couple of French guys
The latest farce from Deerskin director Quentin Dupieux is yet another entertaining and meandering tale about essentially nothing
18 Aug 2021
Pig review – Nicolas Cage enthrals in an utterly unique anti-thriller
Writer-director Michael Sarnoski serves up a deeply strange and mysterious debut, a melancholy tale that lingers like a good meal
13 Aug 2021
Angkar review – Khmer Rogue doc traces a man and his memories
Neary Adeline Hay's quiet film charts her father's return to Cambodia as he attempts to reconcile with the horrors of the past
23 Jul 2021
Old review – life’s a beach in M. Night Shyamalan’s brilliantly pulpy horror
The writer-director's latest thriller is his best in years, a meditation on ageing that is both ridiculous and entertaining in equal measure
22 Jul 2021
Werewolves Within review – horror-comedy lacks bite and laughs
Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub star in a video game adaptation that quickly feels like it's going through the motions
08 Jul 2021
Black Widow review – Florence Pugh shines in a fun but formulaic Bond riff
The long-awaited Scarlett Johansson solo vehicle is a solid actioner but fails to break new ground with the character
25 Jun 2021
Fast & Furious 9 review – high-octane thrills with a touch of franchise fatigue
The latest slice of vehicular mayhem is fun enough in the moment, but too often feels like a series spinning its wheels
23 Jun 2021
No More “Before”: Have We Seen the Last of Jesse and Celine?
Julie Delpy's reveal that she turned down a fourth film in Richard Linklater's ongoing romantic series provokes very mixed feelings
17 Jun 2021
In the Heights review – intoxicating musical is the film of the summer
Jon M. Chu's screen adaptation of the acclaimed Lin-Manuel Miranda musical is a relentlessly joyous explosion of life and colour
11 Jun 2021
Fargo review – a yahsterpiece of the highest order
Is the Coens' chilly neo-noir about a simple kidnapping plot gone very wrong still as inspired as it was back in 1996? You betcha!
10 Jun 2021
Nobody review – Bob Odenkirk breaks bad in bone-crunching thriller
The comedian and Better Call Saul star makes a surprisingly convincing action hero in this entertaining, John Wick-like yarn