Sight and Sound articles

Sight and Sound: the May 2026 issue

On the cover: the Cornish auteur Mark Jenkin on Rose of Nevada and the alchemy of analogue Inside the issue: As Otomo Katsuhiro’s Akira returns to UK cinemas nearly four decades on, Roger Luckhurst asks if it can speak to our 21st century condition? Writing exclusively for Sight and Sound, Quentin Tarantino sings the praises of Joe Carnahan’s thriller The Rip; Jason Wood speaks to Chris Petit and Emma Matthews about D is for Distance and turning their medical anguish into cinematic wonder; At the movies with Raoul Peck. Plus, reviews of new releases and a look back at Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie as it turns twenty-five.