FILM REVIEWS

On the surface the movie looks like a traditional biopic, but in the end the oddness and quaintness win out. I had never heard of Louis...

As far as anthologies go, the picture has more pleasures than drawbacks. The first tale of the three featured is the best of the lot. A...

The directors ignore the biggest asset original helmer Wes Craven brought to Scream: a heart-felt connection to the characters, but at...

There are enough scenes that pop, either visually or emotionally, to enjoy this coming-of-age story more than you would perhaps assume....

Licorice Pizza drags in places, indulges in star cameos and hasn’t got the most engaging of stories, but it’s never not entertaining....

An emotional connection, so essential to coming-of-age tales like Petite Maman, is mostly missing in this film. A cute idea isn't...

When the picture focuses on the bond between the titular character and a young man out to avenge torture tactics, the film is at its...

Once a long series of flashbacks commences The Lost Daughter swaps mystery for backstory and the film loses almost all momentum. It is a...

Promising director Janicza Bravo keeps you glued to the edge of your seat for significant parts of this pretty short, but always...

Aaron Sorkin's Lucy Ball and Desi Arnaz biopic nevers gives you the feeling you are there, on the soundstages where it all happened. In a...

Despite the standard Disney ingredients, chances are slim that future generations will look back on the film as a picture that shaped...

Large stretches of the picture consist of loud yells, but in the more intimate moments this western does come into its own. Even with a...

Individual scenes brim with tension and understated emotions yet they often feel strangely detached from the main narrative. Make no...

An often engrossing film with shades of Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller that could have been so much better but for some...

For all of its many flaws Big Trouble in Little China is one of the most giddily fun films John Carpenter has directed: a camp classic in...

If the latest Ghostbusters film could have sustained the nostalgic eighties momentum of its excellent first hour, it might have lingered...

The movie does exactly what is says on the tin and thanks to a game cast there is nothing wrong with that. Does Red Notice re-invent the...

This Oscar-nominated film proves that even movies about important subjects need a distinct point of view to make for compelling viewing....

Another all-in Nicolas Cage performance goes a long way in Pig, but it’s not enough to elevate a clunkily constructed movie. For better...

Closer in spirit to a Jason Bourne film than to a Marvel flick, Black Widow is at its best when family dynamics takes centre stage,...