FILM REVIEWS

An uneven but often quietly touching first hour makes you sit up and notice the relatable story of this Canadian-Korean film, which makes...

Despite the fact the movie has its fair share of high-concept drama Love Life excels in subtle emotions, beautifully observed characters...

The highly personal narrative is the main reason you keep watching No Dogs or Italians Allowed even though the stop-motion animation is...

It might not be the most original or enthralling take on the film noir genre but Marlowe has enough period detail and a high enough femme...

A dark comedy that lacks a bite, with lead characters beyond redemption: only if you can stomach that uninviting mix you might find some...

Pearl looks like an uninspired aftertought to cult horror hit X, feels cobbled together on a rushed whim and should preferably be treated...

Despite all the pedigree involved Luck is one of the least inventive animated movies released in recent times, with a wholesome message...

Unassuming yet potent, small-scale yet with an enormous heart: this Irish gem takes a simple story but enriches it with characters you'll...

The movie definitely has things going for it, but it hardly ever takes the good ideas in the script and runs with them, which results in...

This based-on-a-true-story aviation drama fittingly doesn't try to re-invent the wheel, but it should have managed a more crowdpleasing...

Watching the Venice Film Festival winner is a bit of a schizophrenic experience as two different films, both with their merits, seem to...

Initially there are enough elements in Emily that deviate from your average biopic but as the film progresses the makers find the trope...

Like the very best psychological thrillers As Bestas is both an uneasy watch and a stupendously well-wrought piece of suspense you cannot...

A frustrating second act almost completely derails Suzume, but the picture bounces back poignantly to tackle Japan's at times destructive...

It might be just another version of the tried-and-tested Die Hard formula, but Violent Night is mostly bloody fun, with David Harbour as...

Despite a story that has enough elements to make for a diverting small-time hero film The Lost King is more winter of discontent than it...

Never mind the fact that the film looks like a Saturday morning cartoon, even as an innocuous palate cleanser amid bigger superhero...

An intriguing idea is explored clumsily in La Nuit du 12, which never decides whether it wants to be a small drama or a big suspenseful...

The slight plot of Oink, the first stop-motion feature from the Netherlands, isn’t nearly enough to hold your attention but the cute...

Empire of Light doesn’t know what kind of movie it wants to be and on the few instances it does start to get interesting, a cliché script...