Fuze review – popcorn fair that fizzles out fairly quickly
A group of bank robbers attempt to cash in on a bomb threat in David Mackenzie's tepid thriller. For those not intimately familiar with the t…
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review – even worse than the first one
The banality of watching someone else playing video games is channeled into this celeb-packed animation sequel that plays like an extended product…
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The Drama review – a very modern shotgun wedding
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's impending marriage is put in jeopardy by a late-stage revelation in Kristoffer Borgli's prickly romantic dr…
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Kim Novak’s Vertigo review – the Hollywood grande dame has still got it
One of the most picked-apart films in cinema history gets another turn under the microscope in Alexandre O. Philippe’s new film, with its star loo…
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Two Women review – a strong two-hander which relishes in the female gaze
This re-imagining of the 1970 Quebecois classic explores two women’s desire to break free from domesticity – and the sexcapades that ensue. Not m…
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Bashu, Beyzaie and the Paradox of Iranian Identity
In 1986, as the Iran–Iraq war raged on, Bahram Beyzaie completed a film that would define his career and challenge Iranian self-image for decades …
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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow review – an epic, vital project
Julia Loktev offers a chilling portrait of life in Russia as totalitarian screws were being turned, but also provides a sense of hope in presentin…
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D is for Distance review – a free-associative, psychogeographical collage
Louis Petit's experience of epilepsy marks the starting point for filmmakers Christopher Petit and Emma Matthews to embark on a wider, formall…
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The Queer Cinematic Magic of Robyn
As the queen of evocative dance pop releases her ninth studio album, it's a good time to reflect on how her music has become a phenomenon with…
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Pompei: Below the Clouds review – a stimulating and wry survey of modern Naples
Gianfranco Rosi offers a unique vision of contemporary Naples, mixing his interests in social structures, architecture, nature and the inner-lives…
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They Will Kill You review – limb-lopping cartoon action with a political twist
The English-language debut from Kirill Sokolov is a confident and feisty action-horror flick about the gory destruction of the family ideal. The…
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Kink in the Archive: The pleasures of porn in public
Helena Whittingham and Harlan Whittingham's careful curation enthusiastically invites audiences to consider porn as artefact and art. When ci…
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Orwell 2+2=5 review – Orwell for Dummies
Raoul Peck explores the life and legacy of George Orwell with this largely unedifying, unremarkable essay doc. The descriptor “Orwellian” has lap…
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Help to save one of the UK’s oldest cinemas
Oxford cinema Ultimate Picture Palace rallies the local community to secure lease extension amid growing threats to the theatrical experience. Ca…
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Fallen Star: In Praise of The Man Who Fell To Earth
Nicolas Roeg's space oddity has only become more relevant in our age of all-consuming media and unbridled corporate greed. When Nicholas Roeg…
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come review – here comes the bride...again
Samara Weaving returns as a besieged bride in Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's broadly entertaining horror sequel. When you have a h…
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Michael Shannon's Big Year
In 2016 Michael Shannon appeared in 10 feature films – together they prove why he's one of the most compelling actors around. People rarely w…
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