Francis Lee follows up his well-received debut feature, God’s Own Country (2017), by mixing fact and fiction in Ammonite*. This…

The decidedly quirky drama-musical Music marks the directorial debut of Sia. She also co-wrote the screenplay (with Dallas Clayton), based…

Greatness is never achieved by mere proximity. But that doesn’t stop thousands from trying to get close to their heroes.…

Of all the subgenres in crime fiction the accidental detective is one of the toughest to pull off as a…

Two lost souls go on an unexpected journey together in Adrian Ortega’s ultra-low-budget Australian film Cerulean Blue. Alex (Jack Michel)…

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 8 January 2021. Two…

Blended families can be problematic. So it is when Minna (the voice of Robyn Dempsey) becomes sister to Jenny (Emma…

Tragedies and reckonings during 2020 brought the issue of sexualised violence prominently into the headlines. So Emerald Fennell’s powerful contemplation…

A well-meaning but slight portrait of war-time suffering, Summerland felt manufactured to me. Despite its subject matter, I thought it…

Art and capitalism can be uneasy bedfellows. In our society each depends on the other to some extent. The exploitation…