22 Oct 2020
David Byrne’s American Utopia review – a comfort blanket for troubled times
The inimitable Talking Heads frontman teams with Spike Lee for this joyous celebration of where we are and where we're going
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 Oct 2020
Another Round review – brilliant exploration of wasted life and getting wasted
A fantastic Mads Mikkelsen reunites with filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg for this refreshingly even-handed ode to alcohol
18 Oct 2020
Rebecca review – Ben Wheatley plays this remake too safe
The British horror filmmaker helms a surprisingly straightforward adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's beloved gothic novel
15 Oct 2020
Shadow Country review – fascinating look at fascism and moral decay
Bohdan Sláma's film about a village on the Czech-Austrian border in the years before, during and after WW2 is bleak but gripping
14 Oct 2020
Relic review – Aussie horror gets old real fast
Natalie Erika James' debut finds the horror in dementia but this slow-paced film fails to take the concept anywhere interesting
10 Oct 2020
Akira review – this spectacular vision of the neon future never looked better
Now restored in 4K and back on the big screen, Katsuhiro Ôtomi's cyberpunk masterpiece has lost none of its strange power
09 Oct 2020
Undine review – beguiling supernatural romance in Berlin
Christian Pelzold changes lanes for this crisply shot and elusive romantic thriller about a mysterious woman with ties to the water
06 Oct 2020
Siberia review – Abel Ferrara leaves us out in the cold
The cult filmmaker reunites with Willem Dafoe for a patience-testing dreamscape that always feels weird for the sake of weird
04 Oct 2020
Dick Johnson Is Dead review – a hilarious and moving meditation on death
Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson and her dying dad stage elaborate versions of his demise in this inspiring and profound documentary
03 Oct 2020
On the Rocks review – Sofia Coppola changes lanes to inspired effect
The Lost in Translation director reunites with Bill Murray for a deceptively light comic caper that conceals a deeper melancholy
25 Sep 2020
Monsoon review – quiet and contemplative journey to Vietnam
Henry Golding stars as a man returning to his country of birth in this thoughtful, entrancing travelogue from filmmaker Hong Khaou
24 Sep 2020
In Five Films: Ethan Hawke
Extremely prolific, always interesting, we rundown five essential performances to coincide with the release of his latest film Tesla