April 7, 2026 I Swear (2025) Making a film about Tourette Syndrome takes a particular kind of nerve. Get it wrong and you have either tragedy-porn or a condition played for… READ MORE
April 3, 2026 Project Hail Mary (2026) Let me say upfront that I went into this one with mildly lowered expectations. Big-budget science fiction adapted from a brilliant novel, directed by the… READ MORE
March 31, 2026 Sirât (2025) In Islamic scripture, the sirāt is a bridge connecting this world to the next — thinner than a hair, sharper than a blade, hotter than… READ MORE
February 28, 2026 The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) There is something genuinely admirable about a film that refuses to make faith legible to sceptics. Mona Fastvold’s sweeping historical musical drama takes as its… READ MORE
February 20, 2026 Wuthering Heights (2026) Adapting Wuthering Heights is, at this point, something of a cottage industry. We have had brooding Oliviers, rain-soaked moors, and at least one version that… READ MORE
February 19, 2026 Crime 101 (2026) There is a particular kind of film that knows exactly what it is and makes no apology for it. Bart Layton’s Crime 101 — adapted… READ MORE
February 15, 2026 We Bury the Dead (2026) Note: technically, this movie was first released in 2024 for its World Premier at the Adelaide Film Festival. However, the global release of the film… READ MORE
February 10, 2026 Shelter (2026) There is a version of Shelter that could have been a genuinely interesting film. You can see it flickering in the opening act, where Jason… READ MORE
February 8, 2026 Is This Thing On? (2025) Bradley Cooper’s third go at directing represents something of a pivot. After the grand gestures of A Star Is Born and the biographical ambitions of… READ MORE
February 4, 2026 It Was Just an Accident (2025) Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner opens with something ordinary: a car hits a dog on a dark Iranian road. The daughter cries. The mother blames… READ MORE
