Ti West creates a new cultural association with ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ that’s not Christopher Walken demanding more cowbell.
Austen McCowan and Will Hewitt’s warmly moving portrait of a lovestruck comic artist with an inoperable brain tumour.
Not even Willem Dafoe’s narration can save this meandering documentary with tired colonial overtones.
Regina Hall stars as a college professor beset by malevolent forces in Mariama Diallo’s misjudged debut feature.
By Elena Lazic
Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck play spouses engrossed in a twisted game of cat and mouse in director Adrian Lyne’s long-awaited return.
Nanni Moretti grapples with the thorny topic of misogyny in his adaptation of Eshkol Nevo’s 2015 novel.
Mark Rylance plays an average joe flung into the spotlight in Craig Roberts’ good-natured but bland comedy.
A young Iraqi refugee seeks refuge in Bulgaria in writer/director Haider Rashid’s heart-stopping drama.
This fly-on-the-wall documentary is a dicey, disappointing look at the incendiary eco-rebels known as Extinction Rebellion.
Jacques Audiard directs a sensual city-based romance adapted from graphic novels by Adrian Tomine.
Catarina Vasconcelos’ hybrid documentary explores family lineage in an inventive and soulful manner.
By Ella Kemp
Simon Rex plays a washed-up porn actor in Sean Baker’s sparkling character study set around the Texan fringes.
A woman with a missing husband turns to an interesting money-making venture in Blerta Basholli’s intriguing drama.
Ruth Paxton’s debut feature conveys the anxieties and misconceptions surrounding disordered eating through psychological horror.
Sebastian Meise’s profoundly sensual second feature is anchored by a standout performance from Franz Rogowski.
Domee Shi’s feature debut about a teenage girl with an unusual power is Pixar’s best film in years.
William E Badgley trains his camera on cult figure Don Letts, chronicling the collision between the UK’s punk and reggae scenes.
Clio Barnard’s refreshingly grounded, social realist riff on the classic romcom is one of her finest works to date.
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