Reviews

The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic, monochrome perfume ad
California Schemin' review – a predictable and soft-edged music biog
You, Me & Tuscany review – mamma mia...
Undertone review – hits only bum notes
Father Mother Sister Brother review – an astute, open-hearted microcosm
Fuze review – popcorn fair that fizzles out fairly quickly

Features

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!
The liminality of All The President's Men
Jim Jarmusch: Song & Dance Man
Bashu, Beyzaie and the Paradox of Iranian Identity
The Queer Cinematic Magic of Robyn
Kink in the Archive: The pleasures of porn in public

Contributor Katherine Connell

Interviews

Lucile Hadžihalilovic: ‘When I make a film, something unconscious comes out’

by Katherine Connell

The French writer/director of Innocence and Earwig explains why she tells stories from a dream logic perspective.

Exploring queer desire in HBO’s Succession

by Katherine Connell

Undercurrents of homoerotic obsession run throughout the hit show’s two seasons.

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The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic, monochrome perfume ad

California Schemin' review – a predictable and soft-edged music biog

You, Me & Tuscany review – mamma mia...

Undertone review – hits only bum notes

Father Mother Sister Brother review – an astute, open-hearted microcosm

Fuze review – popcorn fair that fizzles out fairly quickly

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

The liminality of All The President's Men

Jim Jarmusch: Song & Dance Man

Bashu, Beyzaie and the Paradox of Iranian Identity

The Queer Cinematic Magic of Robyn

Kink in the Archive: The pleasures of porn in public

Lucile Hadžihalilovic: ‘When I make a film, something unconscious comes out’

Exploring queer desire in HBO’s Succession