Sundance film festival
Land review – Robin Wright heads into the wild for tame drama
The actor makes a muted directorial debut with a conventional film about a woman going off the grid after a devastating tragedy
Benjamin Lee
01, Jun, 2021 @8:38 AM
Remi Weekes: ‘To be nominated for a Bafta is up there in terms of great fantasies’
The director of acclaimed horror His House on the strangeness of Covid-era awards – and almost being upstaged by his housemate
Killian Fox
10, Apr, 2021 @4:00 PM
Judas and the Black Messiah review – electric Black Panthers drama
The true story of assassinated activist Fred Hampton is brought to vibrant life with never-better performances from Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield
Peter Bradshaw
12, Mar, 2021 @6:39 AM
Pleasure review – bold, explicit and ambitious LA porn drama
In Swedish film-maker Ninja Thyberg’s strong debut, a young woman discovers a difficult, male-dominated industry as she strives for agency
Adrian Horton
02, Feb, 2021 @6:42 PM
Life in a Day 2020 review – ambitious, bizarre and hugely exasperating
Kevin Macdonald’s film aims to give a snapshot of the modern world but its context-free clips look more like a corporate ad
Peter Bradshaw
02, Feb, 2021 @1:00 AM
Mayday review – female-led action fantasy opts for style over substance
The feature debut of writer-director Karen Cinorre, orbits an intriguing premise – healing as purgatory, inspired by the Sirens – but its visuals far outpace its writing
Adrian Horton
31, Jan, 2021 @11:30 PM
Flee review – remarkable refugee story told with heart and audacity
A thrilling documentary made with a blend of animation and archive footage tells an immensely powerful tale of a gay Afghan survivor
Benjamin Lee
31, Jan, 2021 @8:16 PM
Mass review – excruciating drama deals with school shooting aftermath
Two sets of parents meet up years after a devastating tragedy in a difficult and impeccably acted film about forgiveness and blame
Benjamin Lee
30, Jan, 2021 @10:03 PM
On the Count of Three review – hit-and-miss suicide bromance comedy
Strong performances from first-time director Jerrod Carmichael and Christopher Abbott buoy a shaggy caper about depressed best friends
Benjamin Lee
30, Jan, 2021 @6:37 PM
John and the Hole review – empty psychodrama wastes early promise
A 13-year-old boy decides to trap his family in a bunker in a visually striking yet frustratingly dead-ending film with a talented yet wasted cast
Benjamin Lee
30, Jan, 2021 @2:50 AM
Summer of Soul review – thrilling documentary reveals a forgotten festival
Revelatory footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural festival, crudely known for a while as the Black Woodstock, is brought to life in a spectacular new film
Jordan Hoffman
29, Jan, 2021 @3:25 PM
In the Same Breath review – Nanfu Wang's shattering Covid-19 documentary
The One Child Nation film-maker has assembled an impressive, infuriating film flipping between China and America throughout the last chaotic year
Charles Bramesco
29, Jan, 2021 @3:08 PM
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