After 27-year-old William (Aneurin Barnard) fails at his ninth attempt at suicide, he decides to take up a genial 65-year-old hitman, Leslie (the ever-excellent Tom Wilkinson), on his offer to help out. Leslie has […]
A fascinating exploration into the life of Sam J. Jones, beginning with his name-making lead performance in the 1980 fantasy classic Flash Gordon, that establishes what makes Mike Hodges’ film so iconic and enduring. Sacked […]
For the first few minutes Time Trial feels oddly unengaging. Cyclist David Millar, the subject of Finlay Pretsell’s new documentary, does not have the intimidating magnetism of Lance Armstrong and as a result the film […]
Teenage Anna is desperate to move away from her hometown, where everything is too familiar. The night of the high school Christmas concert approaches and things get seriously weird and bloody when the undead arrive […]
A wild and energetically funny dose of Australian nostalgia, this sprawling comedy is wonderfully marshalled by writer-director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert). This is a glossy and often wonderfully rude […]
Adapted from Sergio G Sanchez’s first script, 2007’s The Orphanage was a stunning psychological horror realised by A Monster Calls’ director J.A Bayona. Sanchez’s script is concise and effective with its scares, admirably restrained […]
A beautiful and provocative poem for the planet, this sprawling and passionate film aims to take the pulse of our world, witness changes taking place, and to capture the true scale of the global environmental […]
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