By Ella Kemp
A mature central performance from Lucas Hedges anchors Joel Edgerton’s gay conversion therapy drama.
Joaquin Phoenix and John C Reilly play gunslinging siblings in Jacques Audiard’s warm-hearted western adventure.
By Elena Lazic
Director Thomas Vinterberg and a formidable cast recreate the final hours of a real-life nuclear submarine.
Acclaimed documentary maker Errol Morris seeks answers from Trump’s former fire fighter-in-chief, Steve Bannon.
Natalie Portman plays a jaded pop star in director Brady Corbet’s cynical meditation on the price of fame.
Jeff Goldblum plays against type to unsettling effect in this zany road movie from writer/director Rick Alverson.
By Ed Gibbs
Director S Craig Zahler follows up Brawl in Cell Block 99 with another hefty dose of ultra-violence.
Dakota Johnson dances to an unfamiliar beat in Luca Guadagnino’s surprisingly naff horror remake.
Mike Leigh recruits a top-notch ensemble for this faithful reenactment of the Peterloo Massacre.
Stumped on what to book for this year’s festival? LWLies are on hand to help out.
The Coen brothers are up to their old tricks in this colourful, darkly comic anthology western.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga hit all the right notes in this update of the classic Hollywood musical.
By Tom Bond
Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet ponder middle-age and the changing facing of book publishing in Olivier Assayas’ intellectual drama.
Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz vie for Olivia Colman’s affections in this erotic 18th century romp from Yorgos Lanthimos.
Alfonso Cuarón delivers his masterpiece with this stunning social fresco centred on a house maid in 1970s Mexico City.
Big names, hidden gems and arthouse favourites head to the capital this October.
Damien Chazelle’s technically accomplished Moon landing drama, starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, fails to achieve lift off.
A smorgasbord of international cinematic treasures was on offer at this year's festival.
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