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Karate Kid: Legends


Predictable but engaging sequel with Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio


Tornado


Riveting, sharply inventive samurai Western set in the Scottish Highlands


Midnight in Phoenix


Offbeat, low-budget romantic drama is awkward but involving


The Salt Path


True walkabout story is elevated by Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs


The Astronaut Lovers


Marco Berger's comedy is another snappy, sexy look at masculinity


Lilo & Stitch


Disney's live-action remake takes a goofy slapstick-style approach

film news
Josh teams with Joel
30.May: O'Connor & Coen
will work toigether on Jack of Spades, set to be filmed in Scotland this summer
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Huller, Plemons & Ahmed join Cruise in Inarritu's new comedy
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Culkin joins SUNRISE ON REAPING
Craig & Murphy in prison drama
Johnson in BREAKTHROUGH thriller
Ruffalo back for SPIDER-MAN 4
Momoa, Koji, Centineo in FIGHTER
Ritchson leads FORTUNE action
Carpenter for MAMMA MIA 3?
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Tilda in the woods
23.MAY: Swinton
will star in Lowery's "otherworldly psychological thriller" Death in Her Hands
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Washington, Pattinson & Edgar-Jones lead Here Comes the Flood
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Ramsay, Young, Coon in HARMONIA
Johansson joins Gray's PAPER TIGER
Harrison, Close, Hawke to SUNRISE
Jackson & Green in JUST PLAY DEAD
Anderson, Einbinder go to CAMP
Depp & Elordi lead OUTER DARK
De Armas joins Cruise's DEEPER
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Michelle operates
16.MAY: Yeoh
will star in Sethi's thriller The Surgeon, about a retired doctor with action skills.
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Johnson will produce and likely star in fitness programme drama Ripped
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Madison joins Dunst for REPTILIA
Waddingham & Elba in CLOUDS
Jonsson & Hoffman take WALK
Stan & Woodall on RAINBOW FARM
Connor, Poulter, Rios in RAPTURE
Moore to Bargatze's BREADWINNER
Broderick & Ruck reteam for BEST
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box office

coming soon

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
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6 Jun:
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
MOUNTAINHEAD
BALLERINA
DANGEROUS ANIMALS
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13 Jun:
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
SHADOW FORCE
MATERIALISTS
TORNADO
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE
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20 Jun:
ELIO
28 YEARS LATER
BRIDE HARD
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27 Jun:
F1
M3GAN 2.0
RENT FREE
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Recently published reviews:
M:I - THE FINAL RECKONING
THE SURFER
THUNDERBOLTS*
THE UNINVITED
MIDNIGHT IN PHOENIX
MOST PEOPLE DIE ON SUNDAYS
THINGS LIKE THIS
HENRY JOHNSON
SUMMER OF 69
MOTEL DESTINO
PARTHENOPE
WHERE DRAGONS LIVE
ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOUR
TWO TO ONE
TORNADO
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
GOOD ONE
THE SALT PATH
THE ACCOUNTANT 2
SWIMMING HOME
JULIE KEEPS QUIET
TREADING WATER
THE UGLY STEPSISTER
LAVENDER MEN
WIND, TIDE & OAR
THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER
RIEFENSTAHL

stage & more

May TV Roundup

SCREEN The White Lotus 3, Hacks 4, Adolescence, The Four Seasons, The Studio, Mid-Century Modern, more...


We need one-star hotels

STAGE
Barney Norris' British Blood Wedding at Omnibus Clapham until 24th May...


Dancing with death

STAGE
Neil LaBute's How to Fight Loneliness at the Park Theatre until 24th May...


Stumble on something witty

STAGE
Plied & Prejudice riotously spins Jane Austen at The Vaults until 18th July...


A good heart

DANCE
Adult-oriented fairy tale Snow White: The Sacrifice at Sadler's Wells East...


A party on wheels

DANCE
Celebrating rebellious youth with Skatepark at Sadler's Wells East...


Lockdown diaries

STAGE
James McDermott's pandemic drama Jab at Park Theatre until 26th April...


March TV Roundup

SCREEN The Residence, Paradise, Prime Target, Squid Game, Shrinking, Black Doves, Industry and more...

39th BFI Flare Film Fest
A great LGBTQIA+ season in London


Reach for the stars

DANCE
Rachid Ouramdane's Outsider is smooth and thrilling at Sadler's Wells...


Birds of a feather

DANCE
Jules Cunningham's Crow / Pigeons explores challenges at Sadler's East...


Laughing through the pain

STAGE
Nick Hyde's Double Act at Southwark Playhouse until 5th April...

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DANCE: Merce Cunningham Forever
INTERVIEW: Summer With Carmen
STAGE: Drum Tao: Dream, Peacock
STAGE: Dear Martin at the Arcola
DANCE: Wayne McGregor's Deepstaria
STAGE: Trash! at the Peacock
STAGE: The Gift at Park Theatre
DANCE: Pina Bausch's Vollmond
STAGE: Antigone [on strike] at Park
STAGE: Miss Brexit at Omnibus
STAGE: Glamrou at Soho Theatre
STAGE: Copla at The Other Palace
DEC TV: Disclaimer, Monsters, Murders
SHADOWS AWARDS: Best/worst of '24
STAGE: Riches & Kearns as Ball & Boe
STAGE: Potted Panto at Wilton's
DANCE: Exit Above at Sadler's Wells
DANCE: Stories at the Peacock
COMEDY: Larry Dean's Dodger on tour
STAGE: Filibuster at Jackson's Lane
INTERVIEW: The Wild Robot team
COMEDY: Paly & Jay's Roadshow
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now showing

Mission: Impossible
The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise and company return for fantastic stunts and silly plotting


Summer of 69


Funny, observant coming-of-age comedy is gleefully smutty


Things Like This


Snappy, offbeat New York romcom is observant and engaging


The Surfer


Nicolas Cage descends into full-on nuttiness in wonderfully florid thriller


The Uninvited


A terrific cast grapples with big issues in blackly comical Hollywood drama


Henry Johnson


Provocative David Mamet drama with Shia LaBeouf & Evan Jonigkeit


Riefenstahl


Fascinating doc about acclaimed but controversial German filmmaker


Another Simple Favor


Enjoyably silly-violent sequel with Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively in Capri


Parthenope


The latest sumptuously gorgeous Italian odyssey from Paolo Sorrentino


Two to One


Sparky German reunification comedy with Sandra Huller and Max Reimelt


Lavender Men


Stage adaptation explores personal identity through historical fantasy


Most People Die on Sundays


Offbeat comedy-drama from Argentina is warm and engaging


The Accountant 2


Action buddy-comedy sequel with Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal


The Ugly Stepsister


Gleefully grotesque Norwegian body-horror spin on the Cinderella fairy tale

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THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA
SWIMMING HOME
APRIL
DYING BRIEFLY
THE AMATEUR G20
THE RETURN
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING...
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO
A MINECRAFT MOVIE
MR BURTON
WILLIAM TELL
SEBASTIAN
WHEN AUTUMN FALLS
RESTLESS
NOVOCAINE
A WORKING MAN
THE END
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recommended

Good One


Observant, cleverly pointed father-daughter hiking trip in the woods


The Wedding Banquet


Silly but strongly nuanced comedy inspired by Ang Lee's 1993 classic


Motel Destino


Visceral, sharply well-made Brazilian drama is lurid and involving


Thunderbolts*


Enjoyably character-based Marvel action with Florence Pugh and friends


The Extraordinary Miss
Flower

Warm and original musical doc follows a woman's secret love life


Where Dragons Live


Offbeat, engaging British doc about a middle-class family's personal history


Treading Water


Immersive and powerfully moving British drama about starting over


Julie Keeps Quiet


From Belgium, this dark tennis-school drama takes a teen's eye view


Wind, Tide & Oar


Delightfully entertaining doc about sailors who refuse to use engines


Warfare


Almost overwhelmingly immersive battle film with a terrific young cast


Sinners


Bold, entertaining 1930s thriller from Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan


The Penguin Lessons


Warm and witty true story about an Englishman in 1976 Argentina


Freaky Tales


1980s style multi-strand underdog fantasy is snappy and stylish

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DREAMIN' WILD
GRAND TOUR
HOLY COW
FOUR MOTHERS
THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES
TIME TRAVEL IS DANGEROUS
MISERICORDIA
VIET AND NAM
LAYLA
FLOW
BLACK BAG
THE THINKING GAME
MICKEY 17
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