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The Last Dance: Anselm Chan Mau-Yin swaps rom coms for a sombre funeral drama

Hong Kong’s comedy kings Dayo Wong and Michael Hui reunite for a surprisingly serious-minded drama exploring family dynamics and the burden of tradition.

By David West

The Last Dance: Anselm Chan Mau-Yin swaps rom coms for a sombre funeral drama

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Snow Leopard: beauty and brutality intertwine in Pema Tseden’s final feature

By Jordan Cronk

Snow Leopard: beauty and brutality intertwine in Pema Tseden’s final feature

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Witches: a potent exploration of post-partum psychosis

By Catherine Wheatley

Witches: a potent exploration of post-partum psychosis

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Memories of a Burning Body: the experiences of three women converge in this mesmeric docudrama

By Miriam Balanescu

Memories of a Burning Body: the experiences of three women converge in this mesmeric docudrama

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Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point: an enchantingly odd festive hangout movie

By Ryan Gilbey

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point: an enchantingly odd festive hangout movie

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Gladiator II: a sequel that effectively doubles as a remake

By Guy Lodge

Gladiator II: a sequel that effectively doubles as a remake

Festivals

Ghost Cat Anzu: a freewheeling anime adventure

By Kambole Campbell

Ghost Cat Anzu: a freewheeling anime adventure

From the Sight and Sound archive

Alien encounter: on the set of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror

By Philip Strick

Alien encounter: on the set of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror

Reviews

The Piano Lesson: August Wilson adaptation adds to a rich tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling

By Roger Luckhurst

The Piano Lesson: August Wilson adaptation adds to a rich tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling

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No Other Land: powerful documentary about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank asks questions of us all

By Nick Bradshaw

No Other Land: powerful documentary about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank asks questions of us all

From the Sight and Sound archive

“An orgy of physical bravado”: Point Break reviewed in 1991

By Philip Strick

“An orgy of physical bravado”: Point Break reviewed in 1991

Festivals

Stranger Eyes: unnerving Singaporean thriller interrogates contemporary surveillance culture

By Tony Rayns

Stranger Eyes: unnerving Singaporean thriller interrogates contemporary surveillance culture

Reviews

Juror #2: Eastwood’s courtroom thriller is a throwback to an era of straightforwardly grown-up studio entertainment

By Guy Lodge

Juror #2: Eastwood’s courtroom thriller is a throwback to an era of straightforwardly grown-up studio entertainment

Interviews

“The scale of any project is secondary – it’s always about the quality of the writing”: Cillian Murphy on Small Things like These

By Sinéad Gleeson

“The scale of any project is secondary – it’s always about the quality of the writing”: Cillian Murphy on Small Things like These

News

Sight and Sound: the December 2024 issue

From the Sight and Sound archive

‘Trash’ movies, the refuse of mainstream cinema

By Tim Lucas

‘Trash’ movies, the refuse of mainstream cinema

Festivals

Anora: Sean Baker’s demolition of the Pretty Woman fantasy is his most vivid creation yet

By Jessica Kiang

Anora: Sean Baker’s demolition of the Pretty Woman fantasy is his most vivid creation yet

Festivals

Vermiglio: a slow-burn Italian family saga of immense subtlety

By Nick James

Vermiglio: a slow-burn Italian family saga of immense subtlety

Reviews

“A lot of this footage had never been seen in South Africa”: Milisuthando Bongela on her documentary-memoir Milisuthando

By Nick Bradshaw

“A lot of this footage had never been seen in South Africa”: Milisuthando Bongela on her documentary-memoir Milisuthando

Reviews

Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard’s outlandish telenovela-style musical shouldn't work, but it does

By Sophia Satchell-Baeza

Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard’s outlandish telenovela-style musical shouldn't work, but it does

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Dahomey second look review: haunting documentary captures the homecoming of looted treasures

By Kelli Weston

Dahomey second look review: haunting documentary captures the homecoming of looted treasures

From the Sight and Sound archive

Everyone's entitled to one good scare: Halloween reviewed in 1979

By Richard Combs

Everyone's entitled to one good scare: Halloween reviewed in 1979

Festivals

We Live in Time: an eminently watchable but contrived weepie

By Leigh Singer

We Live in Time: an eminently watchable but contrived weepie

Festivals

Queer: Luca Guadagnino finds romance in William S. Burroughs’ story of obsession and squalor

By Jessica Kiang

Queer: Luca Guadagnino finds romance in William S. Burroughs’ story of obsession and squalor

Festivals

Piece by Piece: Pharrell’s Lego movie takes a playful approach to the music biopic

By Alex Dudok de Wit

Piece by Piece: Pharrell’s Lego movie takes a playful approach to the music biopic

Festivals

Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases: Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries come to life at Alexandra Palace

By Philip Concannon

Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases: Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries come to life at Alexandra Palace

From the Sight and Sound archive

The jezebel swagger of Miriam Hopkins

By Dan Callahan

The jezebel swagger of Miriam Hopkins

Reviews

Shadow of Fire: Tsukamoto Shinya’s unnerving conclusion to his anti-war trilogy

By Josh Slater-Williams

Shadow of Fire: Tsukamoto Shinya’s unnerving conclusion to his anti-war trilogy

Reviews

Milisuthando: a personal interrogation into the lingering horrors of South African apartheid

By Kambole Campbell

Milisuthando: a personal interrogation into the lingering horrors of South African apartheid

Interviews

“A lot of things that adult actors are trying to achieve, kids just bring with them”: Franz Rogowski on Bird

By Thomas Flew

“A lot of things that adult actors are trying to achieve, kids just bring with them”: Franz Rogowski on Bird