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Colourful close-up of braces on teeth against dark background.
Review

Greener Grass

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sub­ur­ban soc­cer moms get the Step­ford Wives treat­ment cour­tesy of direc­tors Joce­lyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people in close embrace, wearing red clothing, under warm lighting in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Judy & Punch

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Mia Wasikows­ka turns the tables on her male oppres­sor in this sub­ver­sive take on the tra­di­tion­al mar­i­onette show.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, one with facial injuries, standing near glowing sparks.
Festivals

Nocturnal – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cos­mo Jarvis shines in this por­trait of flawed, inar­tic­u­late mas­culin­i­ty by first-time fea­ture direc­tor Nathalie Biancheri.
Close-up of a man's face, illuminated by warm, golden light and glowing embers.
Festivals

How do you decide what to watch at a film festival?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sprawl­ing pro­grammes and a focus on new tal­ent makes buy­ing tick­ets a tough task. But it need not be.
Stylised portrait of a person with red and yellow tones, focus on facial features and expression.
Interviews

Joanna Hogg and Honor Swinton Byrne on the art of vulnerability

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer/​director and star of The Sou­venir dis­cuss diaries, mem­o­ries and the life-chang­ing qual­i­ties of mak­ing art.
Dark, brooding figure seated in dim lighting.
Festivals

Vitalina Varela – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pedro Cos­ta returns with anoth­er gen­tly mov­ing study of life on the fringes of Por­tuguese society.
A woman lying on a bed, her face partially obscured in shadow, wearing a light-coloured garment.
Review

Mari

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Bob­bi Jene Smith shines in this inti­mate dance-dra­ma from first-time writer/​director Geor­gia Parris.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a black hat and coat, with a red tie, standing in front of a brick wall.
Interviews

László Nemes: ‘I’m trying to push the boundaries of film language’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Hun­gar­i­an writer/​director of Son of Saul dis­cuss­es his beguil­ing fol­low-up, Sunset.
A man holding a young child in a dark room, with warm orange lighting.
Review

High Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Claire Denis con­tem­plates exis­tence, evo­lu­tion and sur­vival in deep space with Robert Pat­tin­son and Juli­ette Binoche.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illustration of a smiling man with dark hair wearing a checkered jacket and red scarf, holding a glass of amber liquid against a background of yellow triangles and green dots.
Interviews

Richard E Grant: ‘Acting is like juggling with jelly and water’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The loqua­cious actor (and lat­ter-day per­fumer) dis­cuss­es his stel­lar turn as a sil­ver-tongued grifter in Can You Ever For­give Me?