Category: Films
Ernest Cole: Lost & Found review – tragic story of fiercely pioneering photographer
Haitian film-maker Raoul Peck won an Oscar nomination for his 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro about James Baldwin, whose writings were voiced by [more…]
Oscars 2026: who might be up for next year’s main awards?
It’s so soon after this year’s Oscars ceremony that there may still be parties going on and with Anora, a film largely set in the [more…]
Sneakers: the cult ‘feelgood heist film’ with a hefty cast and a byzantine plot
Picture this. It’s 1969. Two young hackers, Martin and Cosmo, have broken into a government facility. They’re cocky little idealists but they’re principled, too; they [more…]
Oscars telecast ratings fall 7% to 18m viewers
Viewership for the telecast of this year’s Oscars ceremony was down 7% from 2024, according to figures from Nielsen. After three consecutive years of growth, [more…]
Hakeem review – musician’s journey from prison to Glastonbury exudes warmth and sincerity
So many music documentaries have a kind of faked intimacy; they dangle the promise of lifting the lid on a star’s darkest secrets but end [more…]
Die Alone review – Carrie-Anne Moss is enigma wrapped in a parka in zombie survival thriller
As this highly derivative but mildly absorbing Canadian horror thriller kicks off, we meet Ethan (Douglas Smith), a young man seemingly on the verge of [more…]
Archive of the Future review – mesmerising safari through Vienna’s natural history museum
Joerg Burger’s meticulous and mesmerising study of the Vienna Museum of Natural History is itself a work of natural history, in that it studies its [more…]
Grey Matter review – feelgood Alzheimer’s film is well-meaning life-lesson comedy
‘You’ve totally got one of those inspirational quote calendars, haven’t you?” says teenaged Alzheimer’s carer Chloé (Eloise Smyth) in her therapy session. “No, I’ve got [more…]
Earthquake strikes Los Angeles soon after Oscars ceremony concludes
An earthquake has hit Los Angeles just after the Oscars ceremony wrapped up. According to a report from the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake [more…]
Oscars 2025 highlights: Anora sweeps awards with best picture, best director and best actress – as it happened
Mikey Madison ascended to the top table and Adrien Brody refused to be shushed by a whacking great orchestra. Here again is our news writeup [more…]