Film

Slumberland review | Jason Momoa does his best Beetlejuice impression

★★☆☆☆
In Slumberland, Jason Momoa plays a magical thief who accompanies a young girl on her quest to find her dad.

No Bears review | Timely, topical and important filmmaking

★★★★☆
Director Jafar Panahi returns to filmmaking with No Bears, a vital work of metafiction which examines the role of cinema in modern times. 

Keanu Reeves returns in new John Wick: Chapter 4 trailer

Keanu Reeves will once again kick some serious ass as the legendary hitman John Wick in the new trailer for John Wick 4. 

The Swimmers review | How a Syrian refugee became an Olympic Swimmer

★★★☆☆
The Swimmers is an uplifting tale of two Syrian sisters who set on a journey to Germany with hopes of becoming Olympic swimmers. 

New trailer for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery drops

Daniel Craig returns as master sleuth Benoit Blanc in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, a sequel to 2019’s Knives Out. 

First trailer for Chevalier | Kelvin Harrison Jr. impresses as Joseph Bologne

Kelvin Harrison Jr. portrays Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges as he climbs the social ladder in Chevalier. 

James Gunn teases the ‘Biggest Story Ever Told’ for DC Studios

James Gunn took to Twitter to acknowledge fans and to share his vision for DC Studios as he and Peter Safran start work as co-CEOs.

6 films and TV shows to watch on Bonfire Night

November 5 is known as Bonfire Night and we’ve collated the very best recommendations to make your night that tiny bit more entertaining. 

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead on Something In The Dirt: ‘The reason you do bigger films is to be able to make smaller films with your friends’

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead chat to us about their new film Something In The Dirt, which has just amazed audiences at FrightFest. 

Living review | A beautiful adaptation of a man trying to find joy

★★★☆☆
Bill Nighy plays an elderly public servant in Oliver Hermanus’ touching but stiff Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation, Living. 

Something In The Dirt review | A mesmerising piece of sci-fi cinema

★★★★☆
Visionary directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead go back to their roots with the paranoid and mysterious Something In The Dirt.

Call Jane review | Elizabeth Banks shines in abortion drama

★★★★☆
Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane is both a rousing cry for women to be allowed to control their own bodies and a victim of white feminism. 

Causeway gets a final trailer before release

With Causeway, Jennifer Lawrence returns to acting in this moving, gentle drama about a veteran recovering from a traumatic brain injury. 

The Wonder review | Florence Pugh shines in this exploration of science vs. religion

★★★★☆
The Wonder follows an English nurse summoned to an Irish village to observe a girl who is alive despite not having eaten for months. 

Causeway review | Welcome back, Jennifer Lawrence

★★★★☆
A US veteran (Jennifer Lawrence) returns home and struggles to adapt to the world as a civilian in Causeway, a touching meditation on living through trauma.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story review: Daniel Radcliffe parodies the king of parody

★★★☆☆
Daniel Radcliffe plays Weird Al Yankovic in this unconventional, occasionally hilarious biopic, directed by Eric Appel. 

Avatar: The Way Of Water releases new trailer

The new trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water features more impressive water CGI and new creatures on Pandora. 

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell get festive in the new trailer for Spirited

Spirited is the new holiday musical by Sean Anders and stars Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in this re-imagining of the classic Dickens tale. 

New trailer for Disenchanted has dropped

Amy Adams returns as Giselle in Disenchanted, which arrives on Disney+ this November. The film has just debuted a brand new trailer too. 

Lupita Nyong’o in talks to star in A Quiet Place spin-off

Lupita Nyong’o is jumping from one franchise to another after she is tapped to star in Paramount’s A Quiet Place prequel. 

Friday The 13th prequel series in the works from Peacock and A24

Friday the 13th is getting its own prequel series, titled Crystal Lake, which will be written by Bryan Fuller.

What's on in cinemas | November blockbuster films

What's on in cinemas this November? With superheroes, cannibals and revolting children, this month offers a varied cinematic feast for friends of cinema. 

Evil Dead Rise reveals creepy first image

Directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise is set to terrify us in cinemas next April and we can’t wait. Groovy.

Eva Green and Mark Strong are spooked in the first trailer for Nocebo

Nocebo will be released in the UK and Ireland on December 9 and the first trailer is here to creep you out. 

Best film trailers out now

Film trailers are news and events in and of themselves now. So we’ve compiled the very best trailers out there at the moment for your enjoyment.

The Good Nurse review | Eddie Redmayne is serial killer Charles Cullen

★★★☆☆
The Good Nurse is the fictionalised story of how America’s most prolific serial killer Charles Cullen was finally stopped and caught. 

Black Adam review | Dwayne Johnson’s superhero offering is a misfire

★★☆☆☆
Dwayne Johnson has been teasing Black Adam for years and it’s finally here, but it turns out to be mostly a dud.

Tobias Lindholm on The Good Nurse | ‘As storytellers, we have a huge responsibility’

Tobias Lindholm’s The Good Nurse explores the true story of serial killer Charlie Cullen and the nurse who finally stopped him. We speak to the director all about making the film. 

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio review | Detailed, marvellous stop-motion animation

★★★★☆
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio is a charming and detailed take on the classic tale of a wooden boy coming to life.

My Policeman review

★★☆☆☆
In 1950s Brighton, PC Tom Burgess (Harry Styles) struggles with his sexuality in Michael Grandage’s romantic drama, My Policeman.