20 Jan 2022
Memory Box review – visually inventive nostalgia trip lacks real drama
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige helm an intriguing but featherlight film about a teenager who delves into her mother's past
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
15 Jan 2022
Scream review – surprisingly smart riff on Hollywood’s reboot addiction
The fifth entry in the long-running meta-horror series takes aim at the "legacy sequel" with this satisfying slasher subversion
07 Jan 2022
The 400 Blows review – François Truffaut’s sad and spirited ode to childhood
The autobiographical 1959 French New Wave classic about a young boy with nowhere to turn has lost none of its poignant charm
06 Jan 2022
Boiling Point review – one-take kitchen drama is a recipe for success
Stephen Graham plays a head chef whose entire life is about to explode across 92 sweat-inducing minutes
24 Dec 2021
The Matrix Resurrections review – an ambitious meditation on the nature of sequels
Lana Wachowski returns with a deliriously self-aware fourth entry in the groundbreaking series that both fascinates and frustrates
15 Dec 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home review – messy multiverse caper is hard to resist
Tom Holland's third solo outing as the web-slinger lacks real narrative purpose but its nostalgic charm just wins through
29 Nov 2021
The Beatles: Get Back review – meandering masterpiece sets the record straight
Peter Jackson's eight-hour documentary about the making of Let It Be is a treasure trove that's all the better for its exhaustive nature
25 Nov 2021
Encanto review – lively Disney animation can’t escape a muddled story
The House of Mouse's 60th animated feature is gorgeous to look at, but it's let down by a confusing narrative and forgettable songs
12 Nov 2021
Naked review – David Thewlis is a tour-de-force in Mike Leigh’s dark classic
The British director's grim and controversial 1993 film follows a monstrous Northerner on a journey through decaying London
07 Nov 2021
Finch review – algorithmic end of the world thriller is hard to resist
Tom Hanks's natural charisma carries this familiar but rather likeable apocalyptic road movie about a man, his dog, and a robot
18 Oct 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage review – sloppy sequel just isn’t any fun
Tom Hardy returns as the symbiotic superhero in a disposable follow-up that can't capture the weird appeal of the original
15 Oct 2021
Never Gonna Snow Again review – hypnotic social satire will put a spell on you
Polish director duo Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert helm a supernatural tale about a gifted masseur visiting the rich