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Reviews

Scarlet: a visually striking but narratively frustrating animated adaptation of Hamlet

Toggling between 2D and 3D animation, Hosoda Mamoru’s gender-swapped take on Hamlet takes admirably big swings but only skims the surface of its deeper thematic concerns.

By Blake Simons

Scarlet: a visually striking but narratively frustrating animated adaptation of Hamlet

From the Sight and Sound archive

The Man Who Fell to Earth: humanity, lost and found

By Tom Milne

The Man Who Fell to Earth: humanity, lost and found

Reviews

How to Make a Killing: Glen Powell goes American Psycho in this slick but listless ‘eat the rich’ comedy

By Sophia Satchell-Baeza

How to Make a Killing: Glen Powell goes American Psycho in this slick but listless ‘eat the rich’ comedy

Reviews

Resurrection: dreams unlock new social and political realities in Bi Gan’s hypnotic century-spanning travelogue

By Arjun Sajip

Resurrection: dreams unlock new social and political realities in Bi Gan’s hypnotic century-spanning travelogue

Features

The art of acting: award season’s most astonishing screen turns

By Adam Nayman

The art of acting: award season’s most astonishing screen turns

Reviews

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man: Tommy Shelby takes on the Nazis in a violent Peaky Blinders spin-off

By Lou Thomas

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man: Tommy Shelby takes on the Nazis in a violent Peaky Blinders spin-off

Reviews

Flies: a lonely retiree and 9-year-old boy find kinship in this charmingly downbeat comedy

By Nicolas Rapold

Flies: a lonely retiree and 9-year-old boy find kinship in this charmingly downbeat comedy

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I am not afraid of anything”: Andrzej Wajda interviewed in 2008

By Michael Brooke and Kamila Kuc

“I am not afraid of anything”: Andrzej Wajda interviewed in 2008

Interviews

“We wanted to give the characters a chance to gaze back”: Mascha Schilinski on Sound of Falling

By Carmen Gray

“We wanted to give the characters a chance to gaze back”: Mascha Schilinski on Sound of Falling

News

Sight and Sound: the April 2026 issue

Reviews

Sound of Falling: there’s no escape from patriarchy in this exquisitely crafted tale of German women through time

By Catherine Wheatley

Sound of Falling: there’s no escape from patriarchy in this exquisitely crafted tale of German women through time

Festivals

Queen at Sea: a nuanced and unshowy drama about the moral dilemmas that arise with dementia

By Rachel Pronger

Queen at Sea: a nuanced and unshowy drama about the moral dilemmas that arise with dementia

Festivals

No Good Men: A smartly observed political rom-com set in Afghanistan

By Meenakshi Shedde

No Good Men: A smartly observed political rom-com set in Afghanistan

Festivals

Josephine: a harrowing child’s eye view of the injustice faced by sexual assault survivors

By Rachel Pronger

Josephine: a harrowing child’s eye view of the injustice faced by sexual assault survivors

Reviews

The Testament of Ann Lee: Mona Fastvold delivers an almost spiritual experience in this musical-biopic

By Katie McCabe

The Testament of Ann Lee: Mona Fastvold delivers an almost spiritual experience in this musical-biopic

Reviews

Book review: British Blonde by Lynda Nead examines post-war Britain’s obsession with blondes

By Rachel Pronger

Book review: British Blonde by Lynda Nead examines post-war Britain’s obsession with blondes

Reviews

Collective Monologue: an unconventional and touching portrait of cross-species connection

By Hope Rangaswami

Collective Monologue: an unconventional and touching portrait of cross-species connection

Festivals

Rose: Sandra Hüller is quietly mesmerising in this gender-defying German period drama

By John Bleasdale

Rose: Sandra Hüller is quietly mesmerising in this gender-defying German period drama

Reviews

Yellow Letters: Turkish theatremakers face state suppression in this politically-charged Golden Bear winner

By Travis Jeppesen

Yellow Letters: Turkish theatremakers face state suppression in this politically-charged Golden Bear winner

Festivals

Rosebush Pruning: strong performances and stylish visuals can’t save this hollow skewering of the ultra-rich

By Jonathan Romney

Rosebush Pruning: strong performances and stylish visuals can’t save this hollow skewering of the ultra-rich

From the Sight and Sound archive

“When you stop shooting, that’s when the best thing is going to happen. You have to persevere”: an interview with Frederick Wiseman

By David Jenkins

“When you stop shooting, that’s when the best thing is going to happen. You have to persevere”: an interview with Frederick Wiseman

Obituaries

Robert Duvall obituary: eminent actor from New Hollywood and beyond

By Tom Charity

Robert Duvall obituary: eminent actor from New Hollywood and beyond

Reviews

“Wuthering Heights”: Emerald Fennell reimagines Brontë’s classic as a lurid teenage dream

By Catherine Wheatley

“Wuthering Heights”: Emerald Fennell reimagines Brontë’s classic as a lurid teenage dream

Reviews

Whistle: Gnarly kills abound in this knowingly derivative cursed-object horror

By Adam Nayman

Whistle: Gnarly kills abound in this knowingly derivative cursed-object horror

From the Sight and Sound archive

“Until you see someone like you doing something, you can never imagine yourself doing it”: Spike Lee on Malcolm X, role models and the press

By James Verniere

“Until you see someone like you doing something, you can never imagine yourself doing it”: Spike Lee on Malcolm X, role models and the press

Festivals

The Arab: this symbolic tale of post-revolution Algeria is a powerful update to Camus

By Travis Jeppesen

The Arab: this symbolic tale of post-revolution Algeria is a powerful update to Camus

Reviews

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Glasgow protest documentary captures the power of community action

By Tim Hayes

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Glasgow protest documentary captures the power of community action

Festivals

Variations on a Theme: Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition winner explores the beauty of everyday life in a remote South African community

By John Bleasdale

Variations on a Theme: Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition winner explores the beauty of everyday life in a remote South African community

Interviews

“Children give you permission to dream”: Akinola Davies Jr on My Father’s Shadow

By Hope Rangaswami

“Children give you permission to dream”: Akinola Davies Jr on My Father’s Shadow

Festivals

Zi: Kogonada returns to indie filmmaking with a dreamy, directionless Hong Kong mystery

By Rory Doherty

Zi: Kogonada returns to indie filmmaking with a dreamy, directionless Hong Kong mystery