A romantic surprise has unexpected consequences in a gentle comedy channelling Éric Rohmer crossed with Carry on CampingHere is a terrifically fresh, funny and gentle film from director and co-writer Guillaume Brac, which takes quite seriously somethin…
The Fever review – dreamy film about an indigenous Brazilian’s alienation
Maya Da-Rin’s subtle, poetic debut about a man with a mysterious fever engages with the hidden lives of the Desana people of BrazilHere is a mysterious and opaque movie, a feature debut from 42-year-old Brazilian artist and film-maker Maya Da-Rin. It d…
The Suicide Squad review – eyeball-blitzing supervillain reboot
Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn is a good directorial fit for the humour and freaky violence of DC’s bad-guy jamboree DC’s new Suicide Squad movie announces itself as different from the coolly received first film from 2016 simply by adding “The” t…
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World review – devastating exposé of showbiz abuse
Luchino Visconti emerges badly from this desperately sad documentary about the exploitation of his Death in Venice child star Björn AndrésenThis documentary tells us how the most beautiful boy in the world became its saddest man, his life damaged by th…
Settlers review – audacious sci-fi western of frontier pioneers on Mars
Wyatt Rockefeller’s Martian-set drama about a family living a lie is a quietly impressive piece of workIndependent film-makers working on their debuts usually have a tough time getting the money together, mastering the art of networking and finding inf…