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Giant review – another tired boxing biopic for…

It’s nearing a quarter-century since the retirement of ​“Prince” Naseem Hamed, Sheffield’s world champion boxer of Yemeni heritage. For a while, in…

1 month ago

Peter Hujar’s Day review – Ira Sachs’ best film…

It’s only a matter of time before kids are doing the Peter (Hujar) Pilgrimage: a leisurely photographer’s stroll down New York’s 2nd…

1 month ago

It’s a Wrap: 2025 in Film

Emily MaskellFive personal favourite films of 2025Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier)Sorry, Baby (Eva Victor)April (Dea Kulumbegashvili)Flow (Gints Zilbalodis)On Falling (Laura Carreira)Cinematographer of…

1 month ago

A House of Dynamite review – a skilful and timely…

Now and then it occurs to me that the future of my very existence, as well as that of the…

4 months ago

Tron: Ares review – plays like a vapid,…

“The ​’80s,” gasps Jared Leto (the eponymous Ares) with something approaching the human emotion of reverence. ​“Classic,” he says during…

4 months ago

Him review – not quite a touchdown

An ambitious college football player finds himself drawn into a cult in Justin Tipping's sports horror. Justin Tipping’s Him wants to…

4 months ago

The Smashing Machine review – a moving portrait…

Of course there have been inevitable (and not entirely unfair) jokes about The Rock running for an Oscar since The…

4 months ago

Ellis Park review – prioritises heart over clarity

Therapy, as we know, can take a number of different forms. For Australian multi-instrumentalists and Nick Cave cohort, Warren Ellis, this…

4 months ago

Hen – first-look review | Little White Lies

The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take…

5 months ago

Ghost Trail review – subtle to a fault

Jonathan Millet’s Ghost Trail played at the Cannes Film Festival a full year before Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning It Was Just…

5 months ago