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Miroirs No. 3 review – no one is doing it like Petzold
German director Christian Petzold delivers once again with this deviously-structured psychodrama starring his current muse, Paula Beer. When sad-…
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Cannes 2026 announces its sidebar line-ups
The full programme for this year's festival is complete with programme announcements from Director's Fortnight, Critic's Week and L…
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The Blue Trail review – a winding and creative dystopian drama
This new feature from Gabriel Mascaro continues the Brazilian writer/director's keen interest in social realist depictions of wild political d…
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The Wizard of the Kremlin review – ludicrous and self-aware, with Jude Law as young Putin
Olivier Assayas’ mad and maddening take on the mastermind behind Putin never quite lands a proper punch. If an almost-three-hour is-it-spoof-is-i…
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Rebuilding review – pleasant to a fault
Josh O'Connor plays a displaced cowboy in Max Walker-Silverman’s earnest but thin drama. The cowboy – strong but silent, a lonely figure caug…
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The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic, monochrome perfume ad
François Ozon takes on Albert Camus’ The Stranger, with a magnetic Benjamin Voison in the leading role. A confession: I am really not a fan of th…
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California Schemin' review – a predictable and soft-edged music biog
Two Dundee scallywags pose as Americans to nab a record deal in James McAvoy’s directorial debut. This is an amazing example of a famous actor ma…
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