Hypnotic, atmospheric, inventive, visually striking and at times gut wrenching, Spanish/ French co-produced psychological drama Sirat should prove one of the year’s most memorable films. Sirat, sees despondent middle aged dad Luis (Sergi Lopez) and his young son Estaban (Bruno Núñez Arjona) in the unusual environment of a desert rave party in Morocco where Louis hopes to find his estranged
Read moreComedy thriller How To Make A Killing is a loose remake of the wonderfully misanthropic 1949 Alec Guinness classic Kind Hearts And Coronets. While pacy enough to be watchable throughout, this take on the tale of murderous ambition and vengeance starring Glen Powell feels tonally messy and never matches the wit or invention of its predecessor. Powell plays Becket Redfellow,
Read moreWith Ryan Gosling in the lead, space adventure Project Hail Mary is one of the big science fiction movie hopefuls for 2026. Evoking many films past, Project Hail Mary will likely tick boxes of familiarity for a lot of filmgoers and its introspective serio-comic style will no doubt resonate with some but others will probably find it strangely underwhelming. The
Read moreIt has been a remarkable 12 months for director Richard Linklater. Novelle Vague, his behind-the-scenes dramatisation of Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless was a triumph and now, in Blue Moon, a film about another iconic artist, this time lyricist Lorenz Hart, the Before Midnight director reminds us of his talent for dialogue-driven personal dramas. Lorenz Hart famously collaborated with songwriter Richard
Read more‘So, what the hell is Mary Supreme’ you ask. The title of this film gives no indication of anything except that a mercurial figure named Marty might be involved. This quirky, chaotic, historical and sometimes hysterical comedy/ drama from director Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems) is very loosely based on the life of flamboyant American table tennis champion Marty Meisner but
Read moreLike a strange mash-up of Misery, Survivor, Horrible Bosses and The Admirable Crichton, horror maestro Sam Raimi’s latest film Send Help,, mixes the gleefully perverse and the predictable in a comic thriller with feminist overtones. Rachel McAdams plays smart, dedicated but socially awkward corporate slave Linda. Promised a major promotion by the former but now deceased CEO, she’s shocked to
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