Reviews
Paper Girls on Amazon Prime: a 1980s sci-fi with lots of heart
It’s the morning after Halloween 1988 ... So begins this intriguing and exciting story that blends time-travel with coming-of-age.
Nope review: Jordan Peele's most entertaining film to date
Unsettling moments, jump scares, epic battles and a whole lot of fun – Nope is smart and surprising in equal…
Neptune Frost film review: a visual album that defies form
In this ambitious sci-fi musical, a group of miners form an anti-colonialist hacker collective – it's an unforgettable experience.
Three Thousand Years of Longing: George Miller's wish upon two stars
Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba learn not to bottle it all up in this epic and heartwarming fantasy by the…
The Exam serves a ‘politically backward’ view of Kurdistan
The premise of Shawkat Amin Korki's film seems pro-feminist but leaves us yearning for more authentic female narratives.
Bullet Train: Brad Pitt – that's why you're here, right?
Pitt performing in prime goofy mode ensures this showy vehicle will stop at all stations, including your local cinema.
Thirteen Lives by Ron Howard: review
We've had the books and documentaries, and now comes the dramatic feature film account of the Tham Luang cave rescue.
The Reef: Stalked is 'certainly a different take on the genre'
Traucki's The Reef: Stalked has a second act stretch that is remarkably effective with scares that both surprise and shock…
National Theatre Live: Prima Facie is stunning on screen and stage
Jodie Comer's performance in this filmed production of the London West End play is exceptional in every way.
Where the Crawdads Sing is resoundingly bland
The whole film seems to be in an unseemly haste to zip through the novel’s stilted conversations and increasingly silly…