Rory O'Connor
Small wonders
OUT NOW! As contrived as the story sounds, Jim Jarmusch delivers once more in PATERSON – a film revelling in the small details of life. more
Youth American-style
OUT NOW! AMERICAN HONEY wrestles with the American Dream in this seductive head-rush of a road movie. more
Crafted comedy
OUT NOW! ENTERTAINMENT can be portentous at times but Gregg Turkington’s flair for and love of his craft always shines through. more
Beauty, death and neon: Nicolas Winding Refn
INTERVIEW! The hotly anticipated (and Cannes-contested) Refn film, "The Neon Demon", hits Berlin cinemas June 23. more
The little picture
At this year’s Unknown Pleasures festival (June 3-18, various venues), American indie filmmakers are thinking smaller than ever. What pleasures are unmissable? We've got your picks. more
Troubled waters
OUT NOW! In Luca Guadagnino's seductive release A BIGGER SPLASH, an idyllic Italian island vacation spins into a tangle of tension and stifled desire. more
Community horrors
OUT NOW! Thomas Vinterberg retreads familiar ground in THE COMMUNE, but a solid performance by Trine Dyrholm keeps it well-anchored and enjoyable to watch. more
Of women and volcanoes
OUT NOW! IXCANUL is an emotionally and aesthetically gripping work set in Guatemala and follows the story of María, a young woman who lives and works next to an active volcano. more
It's the end of the world... or is it?
OUT NOW! The highly secretive project 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE appears tonally unrecognizable to its predecessor but it’s an enthralling captivity thriller nonetheless. more
Laurie says "Bye"
OUT NOW! Laurie Anderson's HEART OF A DOG is a touching ode to her beloved dog and is succinctly Anderson in every way. more
The so-so shit
OUT NOW! DOPE is part subversive argument against lower-income black male stereotypes, part colourful methamphetamine-buzzed comedy, but the buzz is over-all just okay. more
Great at eight
OUT NOW! THE HATEFUL EIGHT shows Tarantino maybe not at his creative peak, but certainly at the top of his craft. more
Forget
OUT NOW! Unfortunately, viewers will not want to REMEMBER Atom Egoyan's latest, with not even Christopher Plummer's classy turn rescuing this morally lazy Auschwitz survivor drama. more
A dear diary indeed
OUT NOW! THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL approaches its topic of a 15-year-old's discovery of sex in a refreshingly bold, direct and funny way – and even finds time to have something to say. more
¡Que viva cinema!: Greenaway and Eisenstein
INTERVIEW: Veteran British director Peter Greenaway takes on a fellow film giant in new flick "Eisenstein in Guanajuato", exploring the Russian director's time in Mexico, his homosexuality and his unfinished picture. It hits cinemas Nov 12. more
Spectracular
OUT NOW! Daniel Craig dons the tux for the fourth time in SPECTRE, an ambitiously sprawling James Bond adventure that sustains itself superbly. more
Spectracular
Daniel Craig dons the tux for the fourth time in SPECTRE, an ambitiously sprawling James Bond adventure that sustains itself superbly. more
Fossil diesel
OUT NOW! An immortal 800-year-old Vin Diesel is the only thing standing between modern New York and the forces of supernatural evil in THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, an unoriginal but pleasingly well-made urban fantasy. more
Blunt and unrefined
OUT NOW! The front lines of the drug war is put under director Villeneuve's microscope in the disappointing "Sicario". Despite its poignancy, it's fast and stylish but insubstantial. more