FILM REVIEWS

Les Olympiades has an enticing aesthetic, yet it is never quite clear what message director Jacques Audiard wants to convey. Parts of Les...

Horror Express deftly bridges the gap between a taut period thriller and the trademark 'penny dreadful' storytelling of Hammer Studios....

This animated sequel is unpretentious, wholesome family entertainment, which seemingly effortlessly puts a smile on your face. If you'd...

This surprising horror film attempts emotions I haven't often seen in the genre but ultimately doesn't double down on them. It's uncommon...

I'm not saying I didn't enjoy Operation Mincemeat but I won't be thinking about the film often anymore. An intriguing true story goes a...

This intriguing but at times unfocused animated tale could have used an extra boost to truly lure you into the narrative. The Himalayan...

Overall the picture’s fun moments outweigh its flaws, with Nicolas Cage’s unhinged all-in performance as the main selling point. The...

A relentlessly stark and violent revenge epic that strives for complexity but keeps on repeating the same, familiar beats. 'I will avenge...

Riders of Justice a rather frustrating viewing experience, despite solid performances and at least one original, touching subplot. There...

The predictable French feelgood tale proves more charming than expected thanks to excellent performances across the board. I pretty much...

A good, if not necessarily a great movie, After Yang has you leaving the theatre with plenty of philosophical questions to ponder. If...

The movie juggles suspense with absurdities to mostly diverting effect but the finale is too nihilistically cynical. Windfall exists...

Werewolves Within both indulges in genre tropes and plays with the audience's expectations to end up a pleasant surprise. I did not...

A tonally out-of-place third act brings a disappointing end to an otherwise compelling, raw, heart-breaking movie. Animals is a movie...

For all the flaws of Drive My Car, the movie also has major assets, foremost a brilliant central performance by Hidetoshi Nishijima. If...

Kenneth Branagh goes big when he should have gone small, as though he doesn’t have enough faith in the episodic, nostalgic material. It's...

The familiarity of the plot and a lack of emotional urgency prevent the picture from truly engaging the audience. If the story of Haut et...

Despite the outdated, distinctly seventies look, during its best stretches The Devils still packs a powerful, non-conformist punch....

The filmmakers deliberately don’t choose for a familiar feelgood narrative yet Délicieux suffers from a strange lack of subtlety. If...

This biopic of Venus and Serena Williams’ father is a perfectly fine yet frustratingly sanitised movie, elevated by a handful of...