By Josh Howey
Mandy Moore takes on the terrors of the deep in this very silly (but very fun) shark-based survival thriller.
There’s plenty to like about this fun and frisky comedy, not least the brilliant female cast.
Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan star in this winning rom-com based on personal experience.
Dav Pilkey’s beloved children’s novels are brought to life in this funny, warm-hearted film for the whole family.
Luc Besson’s expensive bubble gum space romp is 2017’s most spectacular misfire.
The importance of citizen journalism comes to the fore in Matthew Heineman’s vital documentary.
By Josh Howey
François Cluzet enters the shady world of phone tapping in this old school French thriller.
The master cinematographer behind films by Woody Allen and Wim Wenders is remembered in this fond and nostalgic hagiography.
A welcome re-release of Basil Dearden’s chilling survey of life as a gay man in London of the early ’60s.
Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking historical opus attempts to give the viewer a taste of what war actually feels like.
By Elena Lazic
This latest Pixar sequel is a digitally-rendered blockbuster which celebrates the joys of the analogue world.
Jeff Orlowski’s documentary explores why the world’s coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate.
Sofia Coppola’s steamy Southern potboiler is her most arresting and assured movie to date.
The great Jean-Pierre Leaud is at his comi-tragic best in this humanist portrait of a dying monarch.
By Anton Bitel
The cult filmmaker reflects on his remarkable career in this compelling docu-portrait.
The thinking person’s blockbuster franchise returns with big emotions, incredible effects but very little to actually say.
A featherlight look at one of the pioneers of golf in this quaint, undemanding sport-themed biography.
By Josh Howey
Theatre workshopping as a form of self-analysis is the idea behind this intriguing miniature from director Jon Sanders.
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