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Film
Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights
Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights
Savages retains the distinctive aesthetic of My Life as a Courgette while exploring the wonders and dangers of a tropical wilderness
Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Dangerous Animals review – you're gonna need a bigger bait
Dangerous Animals review – you're gonna need a bigger bait
The miracle of Mission: Impossible
The miracle of Mission: Impossible
The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera review – heist sequel has blood, sweat and De Beers
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera review – heist sequel has blood, sweat and De Beers
The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey
The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer as we've never seen him
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer as we've never seen him
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus
The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus
Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist
My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist
In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making
Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making
Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery
Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery
Kensuke's Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney's slick and song-filled mega-flicks
