A femme-driven cumming-of-ager with ripe dialogue, nudie montages and a feisty lead in Dakota Johnson.
The amazing chemistry between the two leads of this gay NY romance is sadly brushed to the side.
This delectable tale of a stop-motion sheep in the city reminds us why Aardman Animation are a national treasure.
Not even Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis are enough to save the Wachowskis’ gnarly, garish space opera.
By Adam Nayman
Jessica Hausner’s 19th century bourgeois farce offers the perfect blend of humour and romance.
Seth Rogen and James Franco topple communism with comic truth bombs in this jolly satire.
Paul Thomas Anderson charts the end of the hippy dream in this blissful gumshoe chimera.
Superficial pleasures aside, this sun-bleached buddy crime flick is too light for the long game.
Louis Malle’s unsentimental depiction of his own boyhood during the Nazi occupation of France stands the test of time.
Disney’s first Marvel-infused animation is a charming and heartfelt story of boy-meets-bot.
Matthew Vaughn grabs the traditional spy movie by its tailored shirt and gives it a good slap.
By Chris Blohm
Charlie Lyne’s debut feature is a dizzying and dedicated essay on the previously unheralded genre of teen movies.
The emotional divide between human and robot merges in Alex Garland’s throwback sci-fi chamber piece.
Oscar Isaac delivers the goods as the pacifist hero in this strange and slightly unsatisfying period crime drama.
Shake, rattle and brawl. A student drummer faces off with his psycho teacher in Damien Chazelle’s pulsating drama.
Reese Witherspoon walks straight into an awards-bait trap courtesy of director Jean-Marc Vallée.
By Keith Uhlich
A beardy Bradley Cooper proves his mettle in this true story about the most lethal sniper in US military history.
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