The Christophers review: Steven Soderbergh’s film scrapes by thanks to a compelling cast
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel generate a tense and witty dynamic
Four new films to see this week: Iron Maiden – Burning Ambition, Trad, The Sheep Detectives, and Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour
Bruce Dickinson, Megan Nic Fhionnghaile, Hugh Jackman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 8, 2026
‘I can’t remember my parents. We all need a story to understand where we come from’
The film-maker Carla Simón on the semi-autobiographical Romería and searching for family history after being orphaned by Aids
The Sheep Detectives review: The farmyard hasn’t been this disarming since Babe
Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun and Chris O’Dowd star in an affecting children’s film that’s unafraid to confront mortality
Billie Eilish (Live in 3D) review: Stunning views show raw power of an incredible artist
James Cameron’s concert footage puts heartfelt focus on the fans
Four new films to see this week: The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Song Cycle, Hokum, Reflection in a Dead Diamond
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adam Scott and Nick Kelly feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 1st, 2026
Reflection in a Dead Diamond review: Who needs a new Bond film when there’s this to be dazzled by?
The Belgian duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have crafted the most convincing Bond film since A View to a Kill
Hokum review: Adam Scott excels in this Irish ghost story with a sly sense of fun
Director Damian McCarthy corrals witches, grief and dark comedy into a claustrophobic hotel drama
Severance actor Adam Scott on filming in west Cork: ‘I was the American weirdo upstairs. I loved it’
Severance star’s new film is Hokum, directed by the Irish film-maker Damian McCarthy
Four new films to see this week: Mother Mary, Rose of Nevada, Michael, Exit 8
Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, George MacKay, Callum Turner and Michael Jackson feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of April 24th, 2026
Exit 8 review: An elegant horror that forces the unfortunate hero’s paranoid mindset on the viewer
Trapped in an endless passageway, the protagonist must scan his surroundings for anomalies
Michael review: Two hours of cosplay karaoke – and absolutely no suggestion of impropriety
Jaafar Jackson does a good job channelling his late uncle, but this is a sanitised, corporatised cash-in
Primavera director Damiano Michieletto: ‘Wexford is in my heart. It’s an important part of my story’
Crafting a film, he notes, is an adjacent but separate skill set from staging opera
Four new films to see this week: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Wizard of the Kremlin, The Blue Trail
Jack Reynor, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander and Jude Law feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of April 16th, 2026
The Blue Trail review: Ageing rebel’s spirit reawakens in defiant journey down the Amazon
Gabriel Mascaro’s exuberant film blends dystopian sci-fi with real-world concerns about elder care