Sharp Corner review – Ben Foster unravels in smart, darkly compelling thriller
Actor plays a father desperate to prove his worth in an entertainingly nasty look at dangers of entitled mediocrity
A high school singing audition inspired by Flashdance haunted me for years – until I found my voice again
My singing voice is rarely tested, except for the occasional Happy Birthday. But a music festival choir singalong changed everything
Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94
Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard Dreyfuss
Pillion, Phoenician and Panahi: superb lineup set to extend Cannes’ Oscar-sweeping streak
After a tricky few years, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has come roaring back and is set to feature new work by Kelly Reichardt, another Joachim Trier drama starring Renate Reinsve and Cannes icons the Dardenne brothers
Scarlett Johansson, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor set for Cannes 2025 as lineup announced
Premieres of new movies by Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Ari Aster, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier and Jafar Panahi to screen at film festival – as well debuts by actor-turned-directors Johansson and Harris Dickinson
Boulder, Colorado, to be new home for the Sundance film festival
The festival, started by Robert Redford in 1978, will move from its previous home in Park City, Utah, for 2027
‘80 years of lies and deception’: is this film proof of alien life on Earth?
A provocative new documentary that argues for the existence of extraterrestrials has drawn gasps and criticism at the SXSW film festival
O’Dessa review – clumsy sci-fi musical is a rocky road to nowhere
Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr and Regina Hall are all left adrift in this messy attempt to mash genres
Friendship review – Tim Robinson spirals in a darkly hilarious comedy
The star of I Think You Should Leave brings a similar brand of comedy to this strange and genuinely funny film about a friendship breakup
The Rivals of Amziah King review – Matthew McConaughey returns with unwieldy misstep
The Oscar-winner’s first film role for six years shows his undeniable magnetism but squanders it on a baggy mix of tones and genres
Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller
Meghann Fahy lands a killer star vehicle with a fun, seat-edge piece of pulp entertainment, playing a woman tasked with killing her date
Death of a Unicorn review – goofy eat-the-rich satire isn’t fun enough
Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd and Richard E Grant lead a wasted cast in this silly and exasperating mishmash of comedy and gore
The Accountant 2 review – Ben Affleck’s autistic assassin returns for solid sequel
There’s more ludicrous plotting and macho action in Amazon’s decent enough fan service follow-up
Another Simple Favor review – supremely silly sequel serves more absurd twists
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively return in Amazon’s ridiculous yet glossily enjoyable follow-up to 2018’s fan favorite
From Parasite to Anora: how Cannes became an Oscars power player
The increasingly international Academy has warmed to more and more Cannes film festival premieres, leaving all eyes on this year’s edition