FILM REVIEWS

A promising idea is let down by an script disappointingly low on emotion, character evolution and thematic heft in A Real Pain, which...

Out of all August Wilson play adaptations The Piano Lesson is opened up for a cinematic experience the most but that doesn’t mean the...

A phenomenal, lived-in performance by Abou Sangare anchors this touching social realist story about an illegal immigrant in Paris, trying...

Pedro Almodóvar’s first feature film in English is a stilted morality play wherein the director’s trademark colourful visual storytelling...

Anna Kendrick makes an assured directing debut in this seventies-set culled-from-the-headlines serial killer story, even if the narrative...

The bromance chemistry between George Clooney and Brad Pitt ensures an entertaining time, but scrape away their charms and there is...

Steve McQueen fashions a classic World War Two tale that impresses in its immersive production design and its command of the camera but...

Andrea Arnold’s latest film tries to find a balance between social realism, visual poetry and escapist fantasy, but despite an excellent...