Sundance Film Festival London 2022: Brian and Charles Review
★★★☆☆
In this sweet and funny mockumentary from Jim Archer, a lonely inventor makes a robot out of a washing machine.
★★★☆☆
In this sweet and funny mockumentary from Jim Archer, a lonely inventor makes a robot out of a washing machine.
★★★☆☆
Andrew Gaynord’s feature film debut is a dark and delicious satire that makes for an excruciating watch, in all the best ways.
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande isn’t quite as raunchy as it could have been, but it’s a delightful step forward for sex positivity on screen.
The biopic of Madonna is set to be directed by, well, Madonna - and control over the material is becoming the norm rather than the exception where such biopics are concerned.
★★★☆☆
Jurassic World Dominion offers mostly brainless fun and breathless action, but it won’t withstand multiple viewings.
The dinosaurs are back once more as Jurassic World Dominion heads to our screens and star Mamoudou Athie tells us about making the film.
★★★☆☆
Mia Hansen-Løve returns with a sweet and thoughtful rumination on love and creativity, but something feels amiss here.
★★★★☆
Dashcam might be less sophisticated than lockdown hit Host, but it’s unique and provocative, just as horror should be.
June is fertile with big cinema releases. We’ve got a bit of everything from animation to dinosaurs to sex positivity!
Kevin Spacey has said he will “voluntarily appear in the UK as soon as can be arranged” to defend himself against five counts of sexual assault.
Cinema Speculation is expected to be published in October and will explore and analyse the key American films of the 1970s.
★★★★☆
Starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear, Alex Garland's Men is a film that is guaranteed to leave your jaw on the floor.
Ray Liotta has passed away at the age of 67. Too young. We remember and celebrate his incredible career and versatility.
They might not be doing Marvel numbers, but there's a growing band of smaller films helping prop up the UK cinema box office in 2022.
Ahead of Top Gun: Maverick’s cinema release, we chatted to some of the cast about the long-awaited sequel.
Ahead of Top Gun: Maverick’s cinema release, we chat to Whiplash-star Miles Teller about playing Goose's son Rooster in the film.
★★★☆☆
The Bob's Burgers Movie is definitely more for the fans of the TV show, but there's plenty here to enjoy for everyone.
The trailer for the 7th instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise leaked over the weekend, but it’s now available to watch online.
★★★☆☆
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers resurrects the animated/live-action hybrid format with mixed results, but a lot of charm.
★★★☆☆
Carey Williams’ Emergency is a piercingly sharp and witty comedy that quickly turns into a drama, but can’t quite balance the two.
★★★★☆
Terence Davies brings us Benediction, a remarkable and devastating biopic of war poet Sigfried Sassoon, played by Jack Lowden.
Kate Phillips plays Hester Gatty, Siegfried Sassoon’s wife, in Benediction, Terence Davies’ quietly affecting drama starring Jack Lowden.
One of Britain's best film directors, Lynne Ramsay, is heading to colder climes to being a Margaret Atwood story to film.
★☆☆☆☆
Firestarter, yet another Stephen King adaptation, arrives with very little fanfare and no wonder - it’s shockingly bad.
★★★★☆
Tom Cruise is back in the cockpit and we’re all the better for it; Top Gun: Maverick is the definitive blockbuster of our times.
★★★★☆
The directors behind the farting corpse film are back with a story of a woman drawn into the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Spacey, who has been accused of sexual assault and abuse, is making his return to the big screen with 1242 - Gateway to the West.
★★★★☆
The Quiet Girl is a quietly affecting film about a girl of few words. But who needs words when you have visual language like this?
Jake Sully and Neytiri are back in James Cameron's much-awaited sequel to 2009’s Avatar, the highest grossing film of all time.
★★☆☆☆
Mark Wahlberg plays his usual type in this tired, predictable film about a boxer-turned-priest from writer-director Rosalind Ross.