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Wendy Ide
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a bold, brutal tale of good versus evil

Thu 15 Jan 2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a bold, brutal tale of good versus evil
Sean O’Hagan
Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Giant, Becoming Victoria Wood

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Giant, Becoming Victoria Wood
Guy Lodge
The pop star-to-actor pipeline

Sat 10 Jan 2026

The pop star-to-actor pipeline
Wendy Ide
Hamnet is an earthy, grounded tale of grief

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Hamnet is an earthy, grounded tale of grief
Wendy Ide
Song Sung Blue is the definition of middle-of-the-road film-making

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Song Sung Blue is the definition of middle-of-the-road film-making
Wendy Ide
The films to look out for in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The films to look out for in 2026
Wendy Ide
The best films of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best films of 2025
Guy Lodge
The best alternative Christmas films

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The best alternative Christmas films
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sentimental Value, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth and more

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sentimental Value, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth and more
Wendy Ide
Marty Supreme is bold, brash – and one of the best films of the year

Fri 19 Dec 2025

Marty Supreme is bold, brash – and one of the best films of the year
Wendy Ide
Eleanor the Great, Goodbye June and more

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Eleanor the Great, Goodbye June and more
Wendy Ide
Lurker is an unflinching portrait of our parasocial times

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Lurker is an unflinching portrait of our parasocial times
Anna Leszkiewicz
How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner

Fri 12 Dec 2025

How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner
Andrew Anthony
Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more
Wendy Ide
It Was Just an Accident is a furious attack on the Iranian regime

Fri 5 Dec 2025

It Was Just an Accident is a furious attack on the Iranian regime
Wendy Ide
The 25 best films of the century so far

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The 25 best films of the century so far
Olivia Ovenden
Noah Baumbach wants one more shot

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Noah Baumbach wants one more shot
Martin Scorsese
‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s picks: Blue Moon, Wake Up Dead Man

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s picks: Blue Moon, Wake Up Dead Man
Wendy Ide
Pillion shows the hard and soft sides to leather culture

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Pillion shows the hard and soft sides to leather culture
Guy Lodge
The ice-cold movie to spoil your Thanksgiving

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The ice-cold movie to spoil your Thanksgiving
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Ice Tower, The Thing with Feathers, and more

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Ice Tower, The Thing with Feathers, and more
Wendy Ide
In Wicked: For Good, the magic is gone

Thu 20 Nov 2025

In Wicked: For Good, the magic is gone
Guy Lodge
Why Ari Aster’s Eddington deserves a reappraisal

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Why Ari Aster’s Eddington deserves a reappraisal
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Jay Kelly, Left-Handed Girl, Nuremberg and more

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Jay Kelly, Left-Handed Girl, Nuremberg and more
Wendy Ide
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is propulsive popcorn entertainment

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is propulsive popcorn entertainment
Jude Rogers
Sheffield goes to Hollywood

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Sheffield goes to Hollywood
Olivia Ovenden
A love letter from the afterlife

Sun 9 Nov 2025

A love letter from the afterlife
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Train Dreams, Dragonfly, Predator: Badlands, The Choral and more

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Train Dreams, Dragonfly, Predator: Badlands, The Choral and more
Wendy Ide
Die My Love explores the feral side of motherhood

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Die My Love explores the feral side of motherhood
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Relay, Facing War, Palestine 36 and more

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Relay, Facing War, Palestine 36 and more
Wendy Ide
Yorgos Lanthimos’s conspiracy comedy Bugonia is deranged

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Yorgos Lanthimos’s conspiracy comedy Bugonia is deranged
Olivia Ovenden
How the father complex took over this award’s season

Sat 25 Oct 2025

How the father complex took over this award’s season
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Hedda and more

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Hedda and more
Wendy Ide
Kelly Reichardt rewrites the heist movie

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Kelly Reichardt rewrites the heist movie
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Frankenstein, Roofman, Ballad of a Small Player and more

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Frankenstein, Roofman, Ballad of a Small Player and more
Wendy Ide
After the Hunt isn’t as clever as it thinks it is

Fri 17 Oct 2025

After the Hunt isn’t as clever as it thinks it is

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