15 May 2023
The writers' strike was initially about compensation in an era of streaming services. Now the role of AI has also become a major point of contention in negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and companies such as Disney and Netflix
2 March 2022
The new slapstick sci-fi offering by French directorial royalty Jean-Pierre Jeunet is plagued by predictable innuendo
16 February 2022
Kirill Serebrennikov’s mischievous film about a fever-stricken comic book artist is an ode to Russian sci-fi and absurdist literature, finds Simon Ings
5 January 2022
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's latest slow cinema offering, Memoria, ponders what we do and don't understand about the nature of reality
29 December 2021
Star Trek, Star Wars and Avatar are all back in what will be a great year on screen for fans of space and other frontiers
13 December 2021
Netflix disaster-satire film Don’t Look Up is a cathartic and hilarious allegory of humanity's hapless efforts to deal with climate change.
1 December 2021
An uplifting film tells the story of how George Jarrett Helm Jr became a leading voice in a movement for environmental and Indigenous rights in Hawaii
17 November 2021
Combining a Hollywood favourite with a comedy robot and a dog isn’t enough to make the film Finch more than the sum of its parts, says Gregory Wakeman
3 November 2021
Son of Monarchs is a hopeful film that explores themes of inspiration and belonging through the eyes of a brilliant young scientist with a tragic backstory, says Simon Ings
3 November 2021
When water is scarce, who decides how to divide up what's left? Documentary River's End shows that the winners and losers are all too predictable
