FILM REVIEWS

A story historically steeped in exploitative voyeurism gets a human, heartfelt rendition in Society of the Snow, even if the film is...

Suspense and indignation combine unevenly in unapologetic message movie How to Blow Up a Pipeline, in which fine performances from an...

The utterly charming and wonderfully animated Robot Dreams effortlessly sweeps you along from one anecdotal scene to the next, until the...

With some more finetuning Bank of Dave could have been the undisputed feelgood film of the year but even in its current, thematically...

Combining artistic ambition with intimate drama Maestro sees Bradley Cooper make an impressive leap forward as a director. Alas the movie...

Despite my fondness for stop-motion animation I cannot deny that Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget has no real artistic or narrative reason...

Charming but understated to a fault, Perfect Days gives intriguing insight in the life of a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo but is so...

You wouldn’t think that combining Fight Club with a teen comedy could ever work but during stretches of Bottoms it actually does, even if...

Interesting characters, intriguing ambiguous drama and fine acting draw you into The Teachers’ Lounge until the third act takes a...

I wouldn’t call it a dumb film but Dumb Money certainly struggles to find the right balance between themes and characters, while a...

After initially struggling with a coherent tone of voice Blackberry finds its footing about 30 minutes in, even if the movie never quite...

Ridley Scott stages exciting epic battles in Napoleon but he fails to build a compelling movie around them, mostly because he sees the...

As a classic tale of crime and punishment this Italian cop thriller keeps you entertained with polished direction and a pulsating synth...

There are many moments in Quiz Lady that are way too manic and broadly comedic for my taste, but the movie builds towards a poignant...

In The Old Oak director Ken Loach brings his career to a close as you’d expect him to: with a story that highlights social injustice with...

The Boy and the Heron is an enigmatic swan song for Hayao Miyazaki: despite the dynamic animation and vibrant character designs the movie...

The Killer is as stylish a movie as you'd expect from David Fincher, and probably his most breezily entertaining effort since Panic Room,...

A fascinating story of greed, violence and racism gets the epic treatment in Scorsese's latest but despite some striking images the film...

For a movie too heavy on religious metaphors and less smart than it continually thinks it is, The Creator still holds your attention for...

Wes Anderson doubles down on every single one of his indulgent quirks in this Netflix short film adaptation of a Roald Dahl tale, yet...