The Death of Louis XVI

Following hot on the heels of his recent Jackie, Pablo Larraín’s latest film is a stylised biopic of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician. Beloved poet Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) is also the most famous communist in post-WWII Chile. When the political tides shift, he is forced underground, with a perseverant police inspector (Gael García […]

In a small German town in 1919, Anna mourns every day at the grave of her fiancé, Frantz, who was killed in battle during World War I. One day she spies a mysterious young Frenchman, Adrien, also laying flowers at the grave. Together they begin to bond over their shared grief, though Anna is intrigued […]

A new adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name as opposed to a remake of the ’71 Clint Eastwood vehicle, The Beguiled is a mesmerising drama from Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, The Bling Ring) for which she won Best Director at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. In the American Civil War, an injured Union soldier […]

William Oldroyd directs this British drama adapted from Nikolai Leskov’s novel. Set in the remote English countryside, the story follows teenage bride Katherine (Florence Pugh) as she is forced to marry shady mining boss Alexander (Paul Hilton). Deeply unhappy with her new situation, Katherine soon finds an escape in the form of servant Sebastian (Cosmo […]