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Review

Shelter review – Jason Statham goes through the elbow fighting motions

by David Jenkins

This minor-key chase thriller aims for high seriousness, but offers nothing new or exciting to the ever-expanding Statham canon.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Kangaroo review – a Rolls Royce animal buddy comedy

by David Jenkins

Cute animals abound in this wholesome and highly-likable family comedy from the team behind the Paddington movies.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Nouvelle Vague review – there are other, better “making a movie” movies out there

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Richard Linklater’s homage to the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless brings precious little new to the story of the New Wave.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Is This Thing On? review – funny, insightful, brilliantly directed

by Katherine McLaughlin

Bradley Cooper’s third directorial feature about a struggling marriage through the eyes of a stand-up comedian buzzes with energy and emotion.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Return To Silent Hill review – if not entirely faithful, at least well-meaning

by Esther Rosenfield

Christophe Gans returns to Konami’s foggy nightmare town with mostly productive results.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

H is for Hawk review – occasionally falters, but Claire Foy excels

by Josh Slater-Williams

Claire Foy’s performance as an austringer (keeper of goshawks) elevates this adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir about coming to terms with grief.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in black long-sleeved shirt and red shorts standing on rocky beach, looking down. Blue sea and cloudy sky behind him.
Tokyo International Film Festival

Keiko Tsuruoka: 'The starting line for me was the unspoken'

by Hannah Strong

The director of Saikai Paradise reveals how her friendship with her lead actor inspired her tender drama about homecoming and disconnection.
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Incoming

100 films to look forward to in 2026 – part two

by Little White Lies

New year, new movies! Here’s part two of our annual preview looking ahead to the year’s most exciting releases.
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Review

The History Of Sound review – less Brokeback Mountain, more Merchant Ivory

by Hannah Strong

Two musicians set out to record the folk songs of rural America in Oliver Hermanus’ restrained but affecting drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Park Chan-wook: ‘We certainly do have other choices’

by Hannah Strong

The violently competitive world of HR and employment is the subject matter of the South Korean filmmaker’s highly prescient latest.

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