The French tend to make fine films about food, family and fashion. While Haute Couture is set against the backdrop…

Naturalistic performances mark writer-director Clio Barnard’s new film Ali & Ava. She crafts a gritty, working-class story born of pain.Ali…

His appearances, disappearances and reappearances are captivating. Michael Boyd is an illusionist whose top line acts are slick and seamless. Two sold…

This prequel to the charming and endearing Toy Story franchise didn’t quite give me the buzz that I was expecting.…

When singer/songwriter Susan Tedeschi, already with six albums and a storied career to her credit, and slide guitar wunderkind and…

The Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival is back to warm your mid-winter at Palace Cinemas around the country from 12 July…

Former professional snowboarder Allie Reynolds wrote what she knew in her debut thriller Shiver. That book centred around the reunion…

The Kitchen Brigade is a modest but generally upbeat French comedy and underdog drama from filmmaker Louis Julien Petit, who…

A dynamic score characterises a coming-of-age story. This is a rock musical about a young African American’s journey from Los Angeles…

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 23 June 2022. Multi-instrumentalist…