Queen at Sea review – a harrowing vision of the…
In 2008, you couldn’t move for the column inches proclaiming American filmmaker Lance Hammer to the Next Big Thing on the back of his soulful,
A House of Dynamite review – a skilful and timely…
Now and then it occurs to me that the future of my very existence, as well as that of the rest of our global population,
Tron: Ares review – plays like a vapid,…
“The ’80s,” gasps Jared Leto (the eponymous Ares) with something approaching the human emotion of reverence. “Classic,” he says during a sequence paying extended homage to
Him review – not quite a touchdown
An ambitious college football player finds himself drawn into a cult in Justin Tipping’s sports horror. Justin Tipping’s Him wants to be a lot of things
The Smashing Machine review – a moving portrait…
Of course there have been inevitable (and not entirely unfair) jokes about The Rock running for an Oscar since The Smashing Machine was announced, but
Urchin review – a sharp, empathetic study of life…
It’s easy to feel invisible in a city of 8.8 million people – even more so if you’re one of London’s estimated 12,000 rough sleepers. Mike
The Strangers: Chapter 2 review – a humourless…
Something you might not know about The Strangers: Chapter 2 – other than that it even exists to begin with – is that it is a sequel
Hen – first-look review | Little White Lies
The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take the prize for the most
Lurker – first-look review | Little White Lies
In his controversial but undeniably significant smash hit ‘Stan’, Eminem relayed the story of an obsessive fan who would do anything to get the attention
One Battle After Another review – another…
Sometimes, it takes the creative impetus of a great filmmaker to finally pick up that chunky novel that’s been sitting gathering dust on your book shelves