Reviews

The Green Knight
The Green Knight Review

David Lowery loves death. Or at least, he seems morbidly fascinated by it. It...

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The Story Of Looking
The Story Of Looking Review

As well as one of our most important film thinkers, Mark Cousins is emerging...

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Prisoners Of The Ghostland
Prisoners Of The Ghostland Review

It’s perhaps not surprising that this collaboration between Japanese...

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Review

In 2017, the true story of Jamie Campbell, a teenage drag queen, was turned...

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Rose Plays Julie
Rose Plays Julie Review

The opening of Rose Plays Julie implies something a little bit more wistful...

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Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake Review

Much of Gunpowder Milkshake’s runtime is spent hearing a bell ring. Bad Times...

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Malignant
Malignant Review

James Wan’s latest directorial offering is a patchwork quilt of ’70s and ’80s...

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Copshop
Copshop Review

Joe Carnahan is a filmmaker born out of time. Early on in his latest, Copshop,...

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Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen Review

If you get to the end of the closing credits of Dear Evan Hansen, you will...

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Copilot
Copilot Review

Twenty years on from the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and the...

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Herself
Herself Review

If Herself were a house, it would have cathedral windows and a thatched roof,...

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Dune (2021)
Dune (2021) Review

In Dune, much is made of dreams. It’s the first word of Denis Villeneuve’s...

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Shorta
Shorta Review

A kind of Danish Les Misérables meets Training Day, Shorta — Arabic for...

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Misha And The Wolves
Misha And The Wolves Review

If a Holocaust survivor told you, in granular detail, the circumstances of her...

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Wildfire
Wildfire Review

There isn’t a lot of metaphorical (or literal) light in Wildfire. Cathy...

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Annette
Annette Review

If you know one thing about Annette, it’s probably that Adam Driver sings a...

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Cinderella (2021)
Cinderella (2021) Review

“Have courage and be kind,” said Cinderella in Disney’s...

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Demonic
Demonic Review

Like a trapped soul fighting to get out, there’s a good film seeking to escape...

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Candyman (2021)
Candyman (2021) Review

The latest in a number of horror franchises that have received the...

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Dune
Dune Review

Derided, disowned, and debated endlessly, David Lynch’s weird venture into big...

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The Nest
The Nest Review

Nine years after (literal) cult thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene,...

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Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Review

Being the first of anything comes with a lot of pressure and responsibility....

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Sweet Girl
Sweet Girl Review

Taking a straight thriller set-up and injecting it with warnings about the...

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The Night House
The Night House Review

Loud jump-scares are high on the agenda of David Bruckner (The Ritual)’s...

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Reminiscence
Reminiscence Review

As co-creator of the TV show Westworld, Lisa Joy is well-versed in crafting...

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Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Review

In an era where franchises are all the rage, Paramount is sitting on two...

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People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan
People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan Review

It’s been three years since the west London estate comedy People Just Do...

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Pig (2021)
Pig (2021) Review

Bearded, bloodied and making his few words count, an entirely different...

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Censor
Censor Review

Prano Bailey-Bond was, you sense, born to make horror films. A rummage through...

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