Movie Review

The new Road House is no match for the original

Jake Gyllenhaal's star quality is undone by crazy tonal swings, workaday allies and adversaries, OTT set pieces, and a showdown that's just ok.

Late Night with the Devil feels like the horror of 2024

A found-footage rager that's made to be seen in a packed cinema.

Review:Sinister and sombre, Dune 2 is like Spacespeare

The new Dune reaches a fever pitch of seductive strangeness and operatic drama

Colman & Buckley shine in sweary Wicked Little Letters

Amusing and delightfully sweary, Wicked Little Letters sees a most welcome on-screen reunion of The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in a comedy mystery that's considerable charm outweighs its predictability.

Bob Marley biopic is watchable but doesn't stir it up

The Zone of Interest is the film we ignore at our peril

Unforgettably written and directed by Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, Sexy Beast), and loosely based on the Martin Amis book of the same name, this is the story of Nazis Rudolf and Hedwig Höss - the Auschwitz commandant and his wife.

Argylle's meta mayhem misses movie bullseye

Fast on the heels of Jason Statham's The Beekeeper and Reacher season two comes the much-hyped, big-budget A-listers-assemble action of Argylle.

All Of Us Strangers: a moving deep dive into grief

The universal theme of grief, particularly that around losing your parents, is dealt with delicately yet powerfully in All Of Us Strangers, the deeply moving latest project of British filmmaker Andrew Haigh.

The Holdovers: as special a film as you'll see in 2024

Set in 1970, this bittersweet story deserves a place among the best movies from that decade - it's that special.

Mean Girls musical retains some of the original's magic

Movie Review: Poor Things

Provocative, hilarious and truly bonkers - one of the best films of 2023 is already here.

The Boys in the Boat: nothing out of the oar-dinary

While it isn't normally a compliment to label a film as "pleasant", the new George Clooney-directed historical sports film The Boys in the Boat can certainly only be described as so.

Must-see Society of the Snow comes to Netflix

As one year becomes another, this true story of the October 1972 Andes flight disaster - previously recounted in Frank Marshall's Alive in 1993 - transcends trauma to become a much-needed celebration of the human spirit

Priscilla explores the dark side of the Elvis myth

Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Tim Post, Lynne Giffin, Dagmara Dominczyk

Penélope Cruz drives off with Ferrari biopic

Michael Mann's biopic of motor legend Enzo Ferrari is watchable, but it will be best remembered not for Adam Driver's performance in the lead role, but for Penélope Cruz as Ferrari's wife Laura.

Netflix sci-fi Rebel Moon reduces Christmas cabin fever

300 and Justice League director Zack Snyder repackages the Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven narrative for a two-part space opera. The second instalment, The Scargiver, is due next April.

Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan hit Netflix in Maestro

Bradley Cooper gives the Sigmund Freud gem "Love and work... work and love, that's all there is" its latest close-up as he tells the story of Leonard Bernstein's marriage to Felicia Montealegre - superbly played by Carey Mulligan.

Leave the World Behind is catnip for Doomsday Preppers

Leave the World Behind, director Sam Esmail's bleak and chilling new apocalyptic thriller, may make you want to build a bunker.

Wonka review: Christmas magic leaps off the screen

The latest chapter of the Willy Wonka story hits screens on 8 December. A prequel to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Wonka looks at the young and eccentric chocolatier's backstory and first foray into the chocolate world.

Stasi FC: a must for documentary fans & sports devotees

A fascinating companion watch to the Oscar-winning The Lives of Others and the series Deutschland 83, 86, and 89.

Ronnie O'Sullivan opens up for The Edge of Everything

As compelling an insight into genius, obsession, and mental health as you'll find in a film about a sporting icon or, indeed, any star.

Review: Napoleon: big on battles, small on detail

Veteran director Ridley Scott unleashes his own Napoleon complex in this uneven but never less than thrilling account of the French military leader and dictator

Irish film So This Is Christmas is a gift to treasure

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Wardrop's must-watch creative documentary So This Is Christmas follows five ordinary Irish people as they navigate the often-overwhelming festive period.

Magnetic Barry Keoghan leads excellent cast in Saltburn

Saltburn is an intoxicating, intense and exhilarating ride through the upper echelons of British high society, underpinned by bravura performances from the delightfully well-chosen cast.