Anora
The non-stop level of adrenaline throughout its runtime ensures many of its key scenes are hilarious
Kneecap
Kneecap have successfully managed to educate, bring conversation and dialogue into the mainstream
The Substance
Don’t be fooled by the gore; The Substance has no teeth.
Rez Ball
Although much of Rez Ball could be considered by the numbers, what differentiates it is that the stakes are different for this basketball team.
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot is an effective feature that will take the audience on an emotional ride that is strongly designed and executed.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
It’s been too long since Tim Burton made something worthwhile
Venice 2024: Wolfs
Wolfs delivers precisely the kind of light entertainment one might expect from it
Venice 2024: Harvest
Harvest could almost be a fable, its dreamlike quality rendered sharply by the decision to shoot this on 16mm film
The Instigators
The Instigators is a rather rudimentary crime thriller that’s elevated through Liman’s fun sense of style
The Crow
The Crow is a thunderous bore
It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us is a horrendous adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s equally as trite book
Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus is best described as a 'best-of' from the franchise
Rebel Moon: The Director’s Cuts
Snyder’s visual poetry is so powerful, that most of the development comes through the elaborate visual language and sun-drenched shots he fills his movies with
Venice 2024: Joker: Folie à Deux
Caught between elevated expectations and concerns that it would not live up to its predecessor, Joker: Folie à Deux tries to break free from both
Borderlands
Borderlands is a movie that would’ve killed many careers if its stars weren’t already established A-listers
Venice 2024: The Room Next Door
The impeccable performances by Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton undoubtedly carry the film
Venice 2024: Maria
Pablo Larraín returns to Venice with a non-biopic on another iconic female public figure
Trap
Trap is a terrific new feature from Shyamalan who continues to prove that his current ability and momentum are here to stay.
Venice 2024: Nonostante (Feeling Better)
Nonostante offers a quiet and unassuming reflection on life, death, and the space in-between
Deadpool & Wolverine
All that can be said about Deadpool & Wolverine is that it is a cynical exercise in corporate worship and brand synergy