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...

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...

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

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

The Broadway sensation gets a spectacular movie version in Wicked – Part One but amid the sumptuous visuals and the loud power ballads...

Despite yet another excellent Sebastian Stan performance and a great hook, A Different Man doesn’t totally convince because the film...

In terms of atmosphere, tension-filled build-ups and intriguing themes Heretic is an above average thriller, with an against-type Hugh...

The raw honesty with which writer-director Sean Wang depicts the awkwardness of youth in Didi delivers touching scenes aplenty, even if...

Even though the premise of My Old Ass doesn’t do much new with the concept of a young girl being contacted by her older self, the actors...

You will (eventually) be entertained by Gladiator II, mostly thanks to a scene chewing Denzel Washington, but the sequel’s spectacle...

Essentially a Martin Scorsese hosted film course about the oeuvre of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Made in England is film buff...

While Music by John Williams gives an excellent overview of the life and work of the master of the modern movie score, the documentary...

If Juror # 2 turns out to be 94-year-old Clint Eastwood’s final film, he goes out on a safe and predictable note with a pleasing legal...

The genuinely unsettling, cleverly constructed and smartly ambiguous Late Night with the Devil is a great showcase for actor David...

This year’s Palme d’Or winner Anora contains small moments of well-observed humanity but makes the cardinal mistake of stretching the...

Good acting, a finely honed visual style and a timeless Faustian narrative are all assets to The Apprentice, but it would likely have...

A Cannes favourite earlier this year, Flemish 'me too' tale Julie Keeps Quiet is at heart a short film stretched out to feature length...