Music

Opus review – gorgeous document of a supreme artist

By Xuanlin Tham

Neo Sora creates a beautiful portrait of his late father, filmed just before he passed away from cancer in 2023.

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Robot Dreams review – a wordless wonder

By Michael Leader

A dog creates a robot friend for himself in Pablo Berger's intricate, amazing silent animation.

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Bob Marley: One Love review – a low-calorie music bio

By David Jenkins

An ultra-conventional jukebox biog where a celebration of the music trumps a true exploration of the man.

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Priscilla review – subtle and sensational

By Hannah Strong

A star is born in Sofia Coppola's biographical drama based on the relationship between Priscilla and Elvis Presley, with Cailee Spaeny delivering a remarkable performance.

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour review – the story of a lifetime

By Lillian Crawford

The pop princess's record-breaking stadium tour comes to the big screen with thrilling results for fans.

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Brother review – touches on a spectrum of pertinent issues

By Isabelle Gray

Clement Virgo adapts David Chariandy’s 2017 eponymous novel about the complex bond between two Jamaican-Canadian brothers.

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Greatest Days

By Lillian Crawford

A group of estranged friends reunite for a pop pilgrimage in Coky Giedroyc's dire big screen version of the official Take That musical.

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Little Richard: I Am Everything

By David Jenkins

The "Quasar of Rock" is the subject of this juicy and insightful documentary which prizes deep cultural analysis over the usual bobbysoxer hysteria.

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Meet Me in the Bathroom

By Ed Gibbs

New York’s pre-9/11 music scene is revisited in this suitably lo-fi documentary from the makers of Shut Up and Play the Hits.

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Tár

By Ege Apaydın

Cate Blanchett is on top form as a conductor who experiences a swift fall from grace in Todd Fields' piercing psychodrama.

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The Score

By Natasha Jagger

Writer/director Malachi Smyth's feature debut is a musical heist film that struggles to strike the right chord.

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a-ha: The Movie

By Josh Slater-Williams

Norway’s favourite synth-pop sons receive the full music biography treatment in this intimate documentary.

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This Much I Know To Be True

By Marina Ashioti

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis perform an intimate yet expansive session at the Battersea Arts Centre. The results are mesmerising.

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Casablanca Beats

By Marina Ashioti

A former rapper sets up a hip-hop programme for the participants of his local youth group in Nabil Ayouch’s well-meaning drama.

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Ennio

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Great detail abounds in Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary celebrating the life and work of the late film composer Ennio Morricone.

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Charli XCX: Alone Together

By Cassidy Olsen

This unique and often insightful documentary shows Charli XCX collaborating with her fans on a DIY quarantine album.

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Marry Me

By Rogan Graham

Easily digestible hunk of rom-com fluff with Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson doing the mismatched couple thing.

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