The Fifth Seal review – a spiky political cabaret of cruelty and fear
Zoltán Fábri’s 1976 film follows military veteran Karoly in wartime Hungary as he asks fellow drinkers in a bar what they would choose: be the slave master or the slave
Orlando, My Political Biography review – inventive spin on Virginia Woolf’s novel
Trans director Paul B Preciado uses Woolf’s classic text as a literary exploration and an intimate personal journey to powerful effect
The Imaginary review – charming anime about made-up best friends from former Ghibli protege
Spirited Away animator Yoshiyuki Momose takes the reins in this dreamy and dark family fable, adapted from AF Harrold’s novel of the same name
June 2024
A Greyhound of a Girl review – Roddy Doyle story is beautiful take on childhood grief
The reader interview
Post your questions for David Duchovny
Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Now and Hunger Games actor, dies aged 88
Anouk Aimée was an entrancing 60s movie icon with an air of glamorous unknowability
Peter Bradshaw
Sleeping Dogs review – not quite total recall for Russell Crowe in over-the-top pulp-noir
Freud’s Last Session review – what-if meeting of minds with Anthony Hopkins as the master analyst
Treasure review – Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry uneasy in well-intentioned Holocaust drama
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 review – mutant-bear slasher is back in the woods
Romeo n Juliet 4EVA review – Jamaican teens breathe fresh life into Shakespeare romance
You Burn Me review – Sappho and suffering in a macabre meditation on desire and death
May 2024
The Crow review – Brandon Lee’s heavy metal horror is a potent goth fantasy
The Small Back Room review – boundary-breaking wartime drama from Powell and Pressburger
Haikyuu!!: The Dumpster Battle review – huge anime hit goes deep into high school volleyball
This Time Next Year review – satisfyingly slick by-the-numbers romcom
Beating Hearts review – operatic French gangster film suffers from bloat
Oh, Canada review – Paul Schrader looks north as Richard Gere’s draft dodger reveals all
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The greatest dancer of all time? Fred Astaire’s 20 best films – ranked!
