by Anna Stafford
Jane Austen’s classic romance finds fresh life in Georgia Oakley’s moodier, more naturalistic adaptation.
George MacKay gives his all in Paul Wright’s propulsive study of a young man detonating his own life in search of meaning.
by Rafa Sales Ross
Mark Jenkin’s third feature film, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner as fishermen whose lives go awry, is a moving tale of personal versus communal sacrifice.
by Katherine McLaughlin
The 60s rock legend gets a career-spanning portrait in the form an unconventional hybrid doc by filmmaker duo Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.
by Mark Asch
Joshua Oppenheimer returns with an ambitious, post-apocalyptic musical whose thematic flights of fancy are always just a little too strident.
by Hannah Strong
Across three timelines, a pair of lovers find each other again and again in Bertrand Bonello’s ambitious, genre-defying latest.
by Emily Maskell
After being the victim of a violent homophobic attack, a young drag performer sees an opportunity to get revenge on one of his tormentors.
by David Jenkins
George MacKay plays a graffiti artist who uncovers a dark secret in Babak Anvari’s effective – but distractingly ugly – new thriller.
by Josh Slater-Williams
Netflix rings in the new year with an austere World War Two espionage thriller from director Christian Schwochow.
by Adam Woodward
Justin Kurzel’s bold reimagining of the life and crimes of Ned Kelly is a gross misfire.
by Greg Wetherall
Sam Mendes’ gripping World War One drama is light on plot but displays plenty of technical panache.
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