Monsters and Men (2018)
★★★★☆
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s outstanding feature debut Monsters and Men is so heartfelt it hurts.
The House by the Sea (La Villa) (2017)
★★★☆☆
Robert Guédiguian reflects on bittersweet changes in life, death and society in his native south of France in The House by the Sea.
Colette (2018)
★★★★☆
As French cultural icon Colette, Keira Knightley charms and shocks in 19th century Paris in Wash Westmoreland’s intriguing biopic.
Stan & Ollie (2018)
★★★★☆
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly excel as Stan & Ollie in Jon S Baird’s bittersweet biopic of the end of a comedy duo – and an era.
The Front Runner (2018)
★★★★☆
The Front Runner, Jason Reitman’s absorbing dredge into presidential favourite Gary Hart’s downfall is a timely take on US politics and morality then and now.
The Favourite (2018)
★★★★☆
The Favourite is Yorgos Lanthimos’s blackly comic behind-the-scenes romp though a historical period that was strange enough to start with..
The House That Jack Built (2018)
★★★★☆
Lars von Trier shocks and provokes in bloody, violent, sadistic The House That Jack Built.
Lizzie (2018)
★★★★☆
Chloe Sevigny strikes her axe blows against an oppressive patriarchy in Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie – with superb support from Kristen Stewart.
The Old Man & The Gun (2018)
★★★★☆
The Old Man & The Gun, directed by David (A Ghost Story) Lowery and starring Robert Redford, is a lovely little pared-down film, based on a true story.
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
★★★☆☆
Sorry to Bother You, the stunningly accomplished debut feature film by rapper Boots Riley, is a satirical morality tale about workplace culture, black exploitation and rampant capitalism.
Tides (2017)
★★★☆☆
Tides directed by Tupaq Felber is a black-and-white, quiet unfolding of old friendships.
Disobedience (2017)
★★★★☆
Sebastián Lelio’s Disobedience is an unorthodox love story set within the constraints of an Orthodox Jewish community.
Roma (2018)
★★★★★
Roma is Alfonso Cuarón’s beautiful and compelling homage to his family’s maid, Libo, when he was growing up in Mexico in the 1970s.
The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
★★★★★
The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Agaci) is a masterpiece by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan.