Film review: Silent Friend
Tony Leung’s second non-Chinese film is a beautiful, meditative thesis of change and isolation. It’s not trying to please everyone, but it opens up to…
Film review: Grand Tour
The always unique Miguel Gomes delivers haunting images in a film that examines with humour and introspection how colonialism affected South East Asia.
Film review: Queer
Luca Guadagnino pairs with Daniel Craig to make an almost impressionistic adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novel.
Film review: Babygirl
Nicole Kidman stars in a steamy erotic thriller about a middle-aged woman going through an overdue sexual awakening. The idea is good, but the execution…
Film review: The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown
Two Academy contenders about the nature the artist offer very different perspectives.
Film review: Wolf Man
Leigh Whannel returns with another effective genre creature movie that explores new and unexpected themes.
Film review: Conclave
Ralph Fiennes headlines a sobering thriller about the politics of choosing a new Pope.
Film reviews – Anora and Nosferatu
A perfect double bill for Boxing Day: two great but widely different films set to make an impact in the next awards season.
Film review: Rumours
A group of G7 world leaders get lost in a German forest, surrounded by zombie bog people and a glowing sentient giant brain.
Film review: Moana 2
Disney’s sequel delivers a more emotional story, but the lacklustre songs make it fall short of a genuine animation classic.
Film review – Wicked: Part I
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo headline the long-awaited adaptation of the Broadway juggernaut that pays respect to its source material and the classic 1939 movie.