Two bumbling hoods in Casablanca are charged with disposing of a corpse in Kamal Lazraq’s disappointing thriller.
Dev Patel emerges as a compelling action star in his directorial debut Monkey Man, a scrappy revenge tale set in a fictionalised Indian city where corruption is rife.
The always excellent duo Joe Lawlor and Christine Malloy create a tense, gripping portrait of Rose Dugdale, who left behind a life of privilege to become a key figure in the IRA.
Annette Bening plays the real-life marathon swimmer in this feelgood drama that documents her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.
Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell attempt to add some charm to an utterly charmless script in Matthew Vaughn's derivative spy comedy.
One of 2023’s most astonishing films comes in the form of a two-part opus about a woman drawn to mystery that takes a few cues from Twin Peaks.
After being the victim of a violent homophobic attack, a young drag performer sees an opportunity to get revenge on one of his tormentors.
A shy young prison guard develops an infatuation with her workplace's new psychiatrist in William Oldroyd's twisty new thriller.
Mexican provocateur Amat Escalante makes a half-cocked bid for mainstream respectability in this intriguing tale of a young man’s torrid search for his missing mother.
A working-class student finds himself thrust into a new world in Emerald Fennell’s stylish but underwhelming second feature.
A woman has to stand trial after her husband dies in suspicious circumstances in Justine Triet's compelling courtroom drama.
A young woman's dream gig on television descends into chaos in Amanda Kramer's imaginative new melodrama.
By Mark Asch
More cinema of ominous discomfort from Kitty Green as she takes us to an out-of-the-way Australian boozer for some low-boiling violence.
This twisted tale of gender politics based on Kristen Roupenian's 2017 short story is a major letdown in conception and execution.
By Leila Latif
Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre star in Garth Davies' unnerving sci-fi drama, based on Iain Reid's novel about a couple's disturbed existence in an America ravaged by climate change.
Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor play a young couple clawing their way up the corporate ladder in Chloe Domont's dour thriller.
Tobin Bell returns as the twisted killer Jigsaw in this back-to-basics sequel, which sees him exact revenge on a group of medical scammers preying on the terminally ill.
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