Dark Waters

Splice the mainbrace for this intense chamber piece set on a remote lighthouse post in 1890s New England. Ephraim (Robert Pattinson) arrives to play second mate to lighthouse keeper Thomas (Willem Dafoe). The two men start by needling each other about cooking and chores, but things take a turn for the unhinged, as Ephraim’s past […]

Offering an experience of the First World War like no other, Sam Mendes (Skyfall) retells a true episode from the Great War in this supremely immersive race against the clock. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) are picked to deliver a message across enemy lines. If they fail to arrive on time, hundreds of […]

Director Ken Loach teams once again with I, Daniel Blake screenwriter Paul Laverty for another powerful indictment of the capitalist forces shaping modern Britain. No one else is making films with the urgency of Loach, and the performances here have a raw honesty that cuts to the humanity of complex political problems.  Ricky is dreaming […]

One American national treasure portraying another, as Tom Hanks dons the red cardigan of children’s TV presenter Fred Rogers. His earnest goodwill and emotional warmth in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood raised a generation, but when journalist Lloyd (Matthew Rhys) sets out to write a profile, he is keen to scratch beneath the persona.  Marielle Heller […]