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Festivals

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

Beth de Araújo’s film about an eight-year-old girl who witnesses a horrific crime is clearly about a loss of innocence but also skilfully shows how that loss can shatter a family.

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

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

From the Sight and Sound archive

Heights of fashion: Wuthering Heights on screen, from Wyler to MTV

By David Jenkins

Heights of fashion: Wuthering Heights on screen, from Wyler to MTV

From the Sight and Sound archive

Keeper of the Flame: an exploration of “German cinema’s greatest marginal figure”, Werner Schroeter

By Adrian Martin

Keeper of the Flame: an exploration of “German cinema’s greatest marginal figure”, Werner Schroeter

From the Sight and Sound archive

The greatest love stories ever re-told? The legacy of the Brontë sisters on screen

By Martin Spence

The greatest love stories ever re-told? The legacy of the Brontë sisters on screen

Reviews

Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up: the ’toons return to form

By Will Sloan

Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up: the ’toons return to form

Reviews

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley: graceful documentary on singer songwriter Jeff Buckley separates the man from the myths

By Thomas Hobbs

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley: graceful documentary on singer songwriter Jeff Buckley separates the man from the myths

Reviews

The President’s Cake: child’s dessert odyssey presents a distinctive portrait of 1990s Iraq

By Joseph Fahim

The President’s Cake: child’s dessert odyssey presents a distinctive portrait of 1990s Iraq

Reviews

Hamlet: Riz Ahmed delivers the goods, but this punchy adaptation is a little too pared back

By Kate Stables

Hamlet: Riz Ahmed delivers the goods, but this punchy adaptation is a little too pared back

Reviews

Crime 101: all-star diamond heist thriller feels like a rewarmed version of Michael Mann’s Heat

By Mark Asch

Crime 101: all-star diamond heist thriller feels like a rewarmed version of Michael Mann’s Heat

Reviews

Another World: a violent, fantastical Hong Kong animation

By Josh Slater-Williams

Another World: a violent, fantastical Hong Kong animation

From the Sight and Sound archive

“To some the most impressive thing De Sica has yet done”: Miracle in Milan reviewed in 1951

News

Sight and Sound: the March 2026 issue

Reviews

The Shepherd and the Bear: Entrancing documentary questions the ethics of rewilding

By Megan Feeney

The Shepherd and the Bear: Entrancing documentary questions the ethics of rewilding

Reviews

Twinless: Dylan O’Brien plumbs hidden depths in a delightfully unpredictable dark comedy

By Hope Rangaswami

Twinless: Dylan O’Brien plumbs hidden depths in a delightfully unpredictable dark comedy

Reviews

100 Nights of Hero: Julia Jackman delivers a sensual adaptation filled with queer desire, humour, and politics

By Kathryn Bromwich

100 Nights of Hero: Julia Jackman delivers a sensual adaptation filled with queer desire, humour, and politics