Less Harry Potter and more American Fiction, this politically charged satire is more banal than it first seems.
Shoddy, rushed sequel that rides ramshod over past glories without offering anything new and exciting to this stale franchise.
Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are electric in Andrew Haigh's twist on the modern ghost story, adapted from Taichi Yamada's cult novel.
Aggressively unmemorable return to a garish CGI Atlantis in which Jason Momoa’s sub-aqua regent wards off another potential apocalypse.
Greta Gerwig's behemoth blockbuster is a stranger, more fascinating film than its hyper-corporate marketing would suggest.
A blend of horror and satire unveiling the violent paradoxes of religious hypocrisy and aesthetic expectations.
Ezra Miller stars as Ezra Miller and Ezra Miller, and Michael Keaton is also there, in Andy Mushietti's take on DC's speediest superhero.
By Leila Latif
Halle Bailey’s charms can’t distract from all the bizarre choices at the heart of this underwhelming live-action remake.
Nicholas Hoult plays Count Dracula’s long-suffering servant in Chris McKay’s underwhelming horror-comedy.
The team behind Game Night offer a peppy spin on the classic 1970s roleplaying game, with Chris Pine as a rogue seeking revenge on those who have wronged him.
Léa Mysius crafts an enigmatic tale about a young girl with a magical sense of smell in her auspicious second feature.
A gaudy blue folly which encapsulates James Cameron’s strength as an image-maker, but weakness as a storyteller.
Writer/director Ryan Coogler expands his colonialist critique in this epic MCU sequel which also pays moving tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.
Miryam Charles' debut is a stunning drama that takes direct inspiration from her cousin's unexpected death.
A dancer and a musician form a unique friendship in Masaaki Yuasa's fantastical animated musical.
A dream auditor becomes caught up with an ageing eccentric in Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney's highly imaginative feature.
Mad Max director George Miller returns to the big screen with an adaptation of modern-day fable The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye.
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