30 May 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon review – Scorsese’s American epic compels but never quite blossoms
This hugely ambitious take on David Grann's non-fiction book is engaging and well-made, but it's lacking the director's usual spark
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
30 May 2023
The Old Oak review – Ken Loach’s last film is classic Ken Loach, for better or worse
The director's alleged "final" movie is another heavy-handed revolt against modern Britain, but its optimism eventually wins through
29 May 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review – serviceable sequel is digging in the wrong place
Though it has its moments, James Mangold's bid to recapture the franchise magic mostly feels like an act of imitation over inspiration
27 May 2023
Cobweb review – tangled meta-yarn quickly wears out its welcome
Genre-shifting director Kim Jee-woon comes to Cannes with a misfire about a filmmaker obsessed with reshooting his last movie
25 May 2023
Asteroid City review – style over substance, and drier than a desert
Wes Anderson's latest retro foray is visually inspired, but too many characters and a formal stiffness always keeps us at arm's length
24 May 2023
Club Zero review – weightless wellness satire frustrates and annoys
Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner returns with an undercooked story of a controversial teacher who shakes up a boarding school
22 May 2023
The Zone of Interest review – evil is made matter-of-fact in Jonathan Glazer’s chilling Holocaust drama
The fourth film by the British director is a deeply disturbing and suffocating look at complicity, loosely based on Martin Amis' novel
21 May 2023
The Delinquents review – slow heist flick is equally funny and frustrating
Argentinian director Rodrigo Moreno's three-hour almost-thriller about a bank robbery delights and confounds in equal measure
18 May 2023
Jeanne du Barry review – surprisingly tame period drama is tasteful to a fault
Maïwenn directs and stars alongside Johnny Depp in a watchable but unremarkable film about Louis XV's favourite mistress
17 Apr 2023
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers review – troubling black comedy of misplaced masculinity
Director Robert Machoian returns to themes of male insecurity in a slight, intriguing film about a man on an ill-fated solo hunting trip
14 Apr 2023
Suzume review – breathless, operatic animation will shake you to the core
Japanese animator Makoto Shinkai's latest is an urgent, allegorical adventure about his nation's grappling with natural disaster
14 Apr 2023
One Fine Morning review – lovely, subtle drama about both sides of life
Mia Hansen-Løve changes lanes for a deceptively light romance about a woman, played by Léa Seydoux, dealing with love and loss