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A relentless bleak but riveting adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński’s celebrated 1965 novel.

The Painted Bird (released digitally and in selected cinemas nationwide [UK & Ireland] from 11 September 2020) Cert 18, 169 mins. Nothing will prepare you for Czech producer-writer-director Václav ...

andrew 173 views 0 likes Sep 23, 2020

Matteo Garrone’s dazzling film Pinocchio is more than worthy of Disney’s 1940 classic.

Pinocchio (August 14, 2020) Cert PG, 124 minutes. In cinemas. In 1940, Walt Disney introduced millions of American children living in uncertain, turbulent times to the story of Pinocchio. The rest of ...

andrew 262 views 0 likes Sep 16, 2020

The Dardenne Brothers’ confront extremism in their home town.

Young Ahmed (August 7, 2020) Cert. (Not rated) 84 mins Despite winning the Best Director award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival for Young Ahmed, writer-directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have b ...

andrew 231 views 0 likes Sep 11, 2020

WATCH FILMS AT HOME: Sexy Beast, The Most Wanted Man and King Kong reviewed by Robert Tanitch

SEXY BEAST (Channel 4) is a major British classic thriller, one of the very best, dating from 2010. Ray Winston plays a criminal who has retired and is basking in the sun, lapping it up. He wants to s ...

andrew 227 views 0 likes Sep 10, 2020