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The End of It – first-look review

Despite an intriguing sci-fi premise, Maria Martínez Bayona’s feature debut is a tonally mismatched and unintentionally comedic slog. As tradition

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Rewind Barcelona – first-look review

In Noah Baumbach’s debut feature film Kicking and Screaming, an aimless recent college grad played by Chris Eigeman laments himself for

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Gentle Monster – first-look review

Four years ago, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer went from the high of a Cannes Film Festival full of rave reviews of

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What to watch at SXSW London

SXSW London returns for its second edition this June, bringing its multifaceted tangle of film, TV, music, technology and culture

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Has streaming killed Star Wars?

In a 2023 interview, Liam Neeson, who played Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jin in The Phantom Menace, chalked up his disillusionment with the

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Kokuho review – a kabuki star is born

Within a short time of being introduced to the budding kabuki performer at the centre of Lee Sang-il’s hit Japanese film

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The joy and struggle of the movie makeover

Unfortunately, the more impressionable the girl, the more the world infringes on her malleable sense of self. ​“You look a lot

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The Piano Teacher and The Limits of Desire

Romy keeps fantasising about Samuel, and it’s implied that BDSM now plays some role in her marriage. But, as in

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 review – a stylish,…

In the intervening 20 years between The Devil Wears Prada and its sequel, the fashion and publishing industries have revolutionised. The former

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Rose of Nevada | Mother Mary | Vox Lux (2018)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada and David Lowery’s Mother Mary. For Film