FILM REVIEWS

The Brutalist thrillingly recalls the grand American movie epics of the fifties in ambition, themes and psychology, not to mention the...

A strong setting and indelible, natural performances by a cast that gels well elevate this uplifting prison drama, though the...

The power of this emotionally rewarding, cleverly assembled documentary lies in how well it portrays actor and activist Christopher Reeve...

The past few years have not been kind to Flemish cinema and this inept, infantile, tedious film debut of famed local novelist Dimitri...

In scope, inventiveness and ambition this impressive, monumental yet flawed documentary, tackling the legacy of colonialism head-on,...

Neither a slyly titillating experience nor a pulsating erotic thriller, Babygirl rehashes stale sexual taboos under the guise of a female...

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...

Beyond the lush visuals and the brooding atmosphere Nosferatu is a movie that keeps horror, obsession and lust at such a cold, calculated...

The return of evil penguin Feathers McGraw is a reason to rejoice in Vengeance Most Fowl but while the film amply entertains, it isn’t...

An expansive cast that uncannily channels their real life counterparts is a saving grace for Saturday Night which on most other accounts...

The physical transformation as an extension of inner turmoil remains a powerful trope, but not as used in the lazy female empowerment...

If you like your messages blunt, your plot predictable and your emotions rather underwhelmed, Young Hearts is the movie for you. For a...

Francis Ford Coppola’s long gestating passion project Megalopolis combines garish visuals, truly horrible dialogue and vapid, overripe...