Nightmare Alley

or El Callejón de las Almas Perdidas (the title is much better in Spanish) Guillermo del Toro, USA, 2021 Going … More

West Side Story

Steven Spielberg, USA, 2021 It would be easy to be cynical about a big budget Hollywood remake of a much-loved … More

(…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, USA, 2021 I had no idea that Stevie Wonder played … More

Kelly Reichardt, USA, 2019 I didn’t know much about his film. Female director. Good reviews (that I hadn’t read). I … More

aka Khorshid Majid Majidi, Iran, 2020 It was fitting watching this in the cinema’s tiny screen in the basement, clambering … More

Emerald Fennell, USA, 2020 It’s the Oscars tonight. This film is up for a few awards, so here’s what I … More

Chloé Zhao, USA, 2020 It didn’t cross my mind while I was watching this that it was unusual to have … More

David Cronenberg, Canada, 1996 When this film first shocked everyone at Cannes 25(!) years ago, someone asked J. G. Ballard, … More

Michel Franco, Mexico, 2020 It starts out with the kind of wedding reception you’d like to be invited to. In … More

or In The Mood For LoveWong Kar Wai, China, 2000 I thought I’d already seen this but I hadn’t. It’s … More