Four new films to stream this weekOxygen on Netflix, Some Kind of Heaven, Cowboys and Apples on demandSun May 09 2021 - 06:00
When girls scream together: A front row view of the fangirl experienceThe documentary I Used to Be Normal is a welcome riposte to the ususal condescensionSat May 08 2021 - 05:00
Oxygen: Breathless sci-fi dubbed in English can’t touch Gallic originalEnglish version of lost-in-space drama breaks too often with the original scriptFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Some Kind of Heaven: Dark undercurrents in the last resortPortrait of life in a Florida retirement community has shades of Blue VelvetFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Steve Zahn: ‘I’ve never been a slacker. I live on a farm’The classically trained actor on his new film Cowboys, working with Werner Herzog and being branded a Gen X funny guyMon May 03 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this week, including Nomadland and Wild Mountain ThymeNomadland, Mitchells vs the Machines, Truman & Tennessee, Wild Mountain ThymeSun May 02 2021 - 06:00
The Mitchells vs the Machines: A properly funny family caperAnimation mixes crazy action with just the right amount of heartFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
Truman & Tennessee: a tale of two wounded giantsDocumentary portrays the parallel lives of American literary iconsFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
Aubrey Plaza: the art of making people squirmThe queen of cringe comedy on making people squirm, and her new film, Black BearSat Apr 24 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendBlack Bear, I Blame Society, Sisters with Transistors, House of CardinFri Apr 23 2021 - 06:00
Black Bear: Blisteringly original, provocative cringe comedyReview: Aubrey Plaza starts in tricksy, surreal film that keeps you guessingFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
Sisters with Transistors: Hidden heroines of electronicaReview: Impeccable documentary retrieves the stories of female musical pioneersFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
‘I took friends to the woods or docks, then asked if they thought I would make a good murderer’In I Blame Society, Gillian Wallace Horvat sets out to make a film about the perfect murderMon Apr 19 2021 - 05:00
Riz Ahmed: ‘Being with the deaf community taught me what listening really means’The actor dived in the deep end to play a newly deaf drummer in Sound of MetalSat Apr 17 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendPromising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, Henry Glassie: Fieldwork, Love and MonstersFri Apr 16 2021 - 06:00
Sound of Metal: Hard-hitting drama about a drummer going deafRiz Ahmed doesn’t miss a beat as a metal sticksman whose life is turned upside downFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Love and Monsters: The post-apocalypse never looked so cuddlyA ruthlessly efficient script and winning central performance keep this generic show on the roadFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendPalm Springs, Sequin in a Blue Room, A Common Crime, Those That, at a Distance, Resemble AnotherFri Apr 09 2021 - 06:00
Sequin in a Blue Room: LGBTQ drama casts an otherworldly spellSamuel van Grinsven’s Australian coming-of-age story is never judgmentalFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
A Common Crime: A curious, delicate ghost storyReview: This Argentine drama is an understated portrait of class and guiltFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
Carey Mulligan: ‘Acting still terrifies me. But I love it so much’The actor on her ‘fluky’ early career and recent Oscar nomination for Promising Young WomanSun Apr 04 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendGodzilla vs Kong, The Mauritanian, Minari, UndineFri Apr 02 2021 - 06:00
Minari: A rare film that can be cherished by allReview: This moving portrait of a Korean family in Arkansas deserves its Oscar nominationsFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
Undine: Enjoyably fishy goings-on in BerlinIntriguing, ambiguous mermaid sort-of romance plays games with the viewerFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
‘I had a lot of offers to play a terrorist or the French boyfriend’Tahar Rahim talks about his latest role as a detainee in Guantánamo Bay in Kevin Macdonald’s The MauritanianTue Mar 30 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendAmmonite, Tina, Six Minutes to Midnight, MalmkrogFri Mar 26 2021 - 06:00
Tina: No escaping the shadow of abuse in the Tina Turner storyReview: The super star’s heroic life story is retold in an engaging new documentaryFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:00
Malmkrog: Slow and wordy portrait of a doomed aristocracyIt’s long, talky and philosophically dense, but this period drama is worth persevering withFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:00
A dog’s-eye view of life on the streets of IstanbulElizabeth Lo’s documentary Stray follows dogs roaming freely in the cityWed Mar 24 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendThe Senator, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, Town of Strangers, Banksy Most WantedFri Mar 19 2021 - 06:00
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time: A love mysteryHungarian drama plays in the thin space between love, madness and consciousnessFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:00
Banksy Most Wanted: An attempt to unmask the furtive street artistVarious theories are put forward as to the artist’s identity but the truth remains elusiveFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:00
Anne Hathaway: ‘I took lockdown seriously. I gave myself a haircut’The Locked Down star on filming during Covid-19 restrictions and accessing Harrods’ tunnelsWed Mar 17 2021 - 05:00
‘I knew that women were people. And I knew society would catch up’Patricia Rozema’s film Mouthpiece shows the world still needs her daredevil visionTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Judas and the Black Messiah: Mesmerising portrait of slain Black PantherNew film starring Daniel Kaluuya exposes parallels between 1960s anti-racism and today's activismSat Mar 13 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendJudas and the Black Messiah, Coming 2 America, The Little Things, CherryFri Mar 12 2021 - 06:00
The Little Things: Stop me if you’ve seen this one beforeReview: An A-list cast cannot redeem this dreary retread of a 20-year-old genreFri Mar 12 2021 - 05:00
Jennifer Garner: ‘I want joy in my life and in the world’Her new family comedy suggests otherwise but the actor insists she’s not always a fun momWed Mar 10 2021 - 05:00
DIFF online: already setting itself apart from the packThe programme is as solid and surprising as ever, even if the guests are virtualTue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Coming 2 America: A warmly nostalgic trip to before the end of cultureReview: Belated sequel starring Eddie Murphy pushes most of the right buttonsTue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Father of the Cyborgs: The Irish neurologist who hacked his own brainA new film about Phil Kennedy explores his groundbreaking scientific workSat Mar 06 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendNotturno, Raya and the Last Dragon, Moxie, BacktraceFri Mar 05 2021 - 06:00
Moxie: Amy Poehler’s high school comedy-drama is a lovely inter-generational letterReview: A terrific young ensemble are gamely supported by older cult heroesFri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00
Raya and the Last Dragon: Good fun with cute crittersReview: Awkwafina has crafted a spirited sidekick worthy of inclusion in a pantheonFri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00
How Disney plans to turn the universal appeal of dragons into movie successRaya and the Last Dragon looks to buck the trend of mediocre serpent-centred featuresTue Mar 02 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendPelé, The Owners, The United States vs Billie Holiday, IWOW: I Walk on WaterFri Feb 26 2021 - 06:00
Pelé: A rounded portrait of the world’s greatest footballerDocumentary presents contemplative look at mythical man that appears human after allFri Feb 26 2021 - 05:00
IWOW: I Walk on Water – Sprawling chronicle of life on Harlem’s streetsThe images in Khalik Allah’s experimental documentary linger long after it endsFri Feb 26 2021 - 05:00
How Pelé became the King: ‘We’re dealing with the Elvis of his sport’A new Netflix documentary delves deep into the mystique of the Brazilian soccer greatTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:00
Donald Clarke and Tara Brady: Four new films to stream this weekendOur movie critics rate Zappa, I Care a Lot, To Olivia, and Hellraiser: JudgmentFri Feb 19 2021 - 06:00
