Film

Gareth Evans, the Welsh director of The Raid and its subsequent sequel, successfully switches filmmaking gears with Apostle, a slowed down and initially restrained sort of period horror film.

Writer-director Paul Greengrass is quite familiar with mounting reality based stories of everyday people suffering through physical and emotional tortures (Captain Phillips, United 93, Bloody Sunday), but his latest effort, …

The entertaining, but not particularly chilling Canadian thriller Knuckleball picks a tone and setting that works and admirably sticks to it.

When Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States, many Democrats were taken by surprise and left in a state of befuddled, angry shock. Perhaps few were …

Visually bracing and psychologically fascinating in equal measure, Free Solo, Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s documentary look at risk-taking rock climber Alex Honnold, balances visceral thrills with an in-depth character …

The 2018 Rendezvous with Madness Festival, which is dedicated to looking at depictions of mental illness, treatment, and recovery in cinema (running until October 21), kicks off this week with …

Renowned British filmmaker Paul Greengrass is no stranger to depicting real life traumas and tragedies on screen, but his latest feature as a writer and director, 22 July (opening in …

We speak with writer-director Jason Stone about his latest film At First Light to talk about his restrained approach to genre, the importance of setting a believable stage, how stressful …

Married Belgian filmmaking duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s latest collaboration, the trippy, bloodsoaked thriller Let the Corpses Tan, wears its gonzo sensibilities and their multitude of cinematic influences proudly …

Private Life, the latest film from writer-director Tamara Jenkins, broaches a number of difficult and awkward conversations with grace, overwhelming empathy, and unflinching authenticity.