Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark play a couple who move to an isolated Yorkshire Dales estate in Daniel Kokotajlo’s folk horror.
As Sam Mendes gears up to make his behemoth Beatles biopic, the director of 1994 early-Beatles drama Backbeat reflects on the story of Stuart Sutcliffe – the Beatle who wasn't.
A dog creates a robot friend for himself in Pablo Berger's intricate, amazing silent animation.
Nintendo and Illumination team up to give everyone's favourite fictional plumber an animated makeover, with soulless results.
A sentient shell sets out to find his family with help from a documentary filmmaker in Dean Fleischer-Camp's effortlessly charming feature debut.
Todd Haynes directs this definitive chronicle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, taking in everything from doo wop to pop art.
Todd Haynes’ first documentary takes a thrilling, cautiously ambivalent look at the NY art-rock demigods.
Fists and bullets fly in this amped-up, consistently entertaining action thriller from Korea’s Lee Won-tae.
A welcome dose of crooked cops and violent crims spices up the dying days of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are on top form in Robert Eggers’ stark maritime nightmare.
Jonas Åkerlund attempts to debunk the various myths surrounding the Norwegian Black Metal scene.
This madcap meta-horror from Japan’s Shin’ichirô Ueda breathes new life into the zombie genre.
Jeff Goldblum plays against type to unsettling effect in this zany road movie from writer/director Rick Alverson.
This delightful Japanese anime is one of the highlights of this year’s Directors’ Fortnight programme.
The creative minds behind Japan’s newest animation house share their vision for the future.
This stunning animated fantasy from Chinese pair Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun rivals Studio Ghibli.
Despite some initial promise, this striking looking anime from director Akiyuki Shinbô quickly fizzles out.
This Japanese anime from Sunao Katabuchi doesn’t quite reach the dizzy heights of Studio Ghibli.
Meet the Japanese director behind the anime smash hit Your Name.
The Black Mirror writer discusses the show’s switch to Netflix, and why he loves torturing his characters.
A magical coming-of-age story by one of Studio Ghibli’s most talented filmmakers.
Did E.T. really cause the 1983 Video Game Crash? Michael Leader goes in search of a pop culture myth.
Disney’s first Marvel-infused animation is a charming and heartfelt story of boy-meets-bot.
Despite a stand-out performance from an old pro, Beginners keeps the audience at a distance.
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