In Ben’Imana, the perpetrators of a genocide are being put on public trial, but it just as often feels like the families of their victims are being forced to plead their case. The first Rwandan film t...

From increasingly overbearing Eat the Rich satires to a never-ending, post-Get Out wave of social commentary-infused horror, it seems like there’s no end in sight to what the New Yorker recently dubbe...

Building the New Queer Canon #3: Olmo Schnabel's 'Pet Shop Days' | Vague Visages

Last Tango in Paris was both a breakout role and turning point in the life and career of Maria Schneider––a traumatic filming experience that inspired her to become an advocate for women in the film i...

Building the New Queer Canon #2: Bruce LaBruce's 'The Visitor' | Vague Visages

The Russo Brothers took the source material for "The Electric State" and flattened it into a soulless mess.

Of all the directors who made the jump from music videos to feature-directing during MTV’s '90s peak, Michel Gondry is the sole name whose work hasn’t been able to fully escape from the shadow of earl...

Review: Osgood Perkins' 'The Monkey' | Vague Visages

"Mickey 17" explores themes often touched on in Bong Joon-ho films, but it doesn't do as well with the messaging as his previous efforts.

The Oscar nominated actress and director of I'm Still Here sat down with Zavvi to reveal why this was a "personal" film for them to make, and shining a light on Brazil's dark past for a new generation...

It’s hard to overstate just how ubiquitous the Paddington films––particularly the 2017 sequel––have been in the British cultural consciousness over the last decade. Not simply massive box-office succe...

Building the New Queer Canon #1: Isao Fujisawa's 'Bye Bye Love (Baibai Rabu)' | Vague Visages

The infamous cover of New York Magazine’s December 2022 issue declared that Hollywood is in the middle of a “Nepo Baby Boom,” but this is hardly restricted to the American film industry. Case in point...

As the acclaimed thriller Companion arrives in cinemas, we sat down with its writer/director to explore how he aimed to subvert what audiences expect from an AI story.

The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

Not to judge a film from the synopsis established by its marketing team, but those expecting director Aurélie Saada’s debut Rose––a 2021 Locarno premiere only now arriving on U.S. shores––to be a more...

We sat down with the cast of experimental haunted house thriller Presence, including Lucy Liu and This Is Us star Chris Sullivan, to find out why this was like nothing they'd ever made before...

We sat down with the cast of experimental haunted house thriller Presence, including Lucy Liu and This Is Us star Chris Sullivan, to find out why this was like nothing they'd ever made before...

The most striking thing about Audrey Diwan’s reinterpretation of Emmanuelle––the infamous novel-turned-softcore franchise from fabulously named director Just Jaeckin––is that the original dramatic bea...

The writer/director of Wolf Man sat down with Zavvi to discuss returning to the world of Universal Monsters, and the personal tragedy which shaped his take on the story.

Review: Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu' | Vague Visages

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Is there a worse way to see movies than the obli...

Review: Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' | Vague Visages

The director and stars of Disney's animated prequel sat down with Zavvi to discuss the "Shakespearean" origin story, and why the movie is an intimate character drama first and foremost.

As Better Man arrives in UK cinemas, we sat down with director Michael Gracey and star Jonno Davies to go behind the scenes of their bonkers biopic.

If "Dream Productions" were to stick to its guns as a workplace sitcom, it would have been a welcome addition to the "Inside Out" franchise.

Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances of 2024. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead or by gender, we've written about our 30 favorites, period. (Well: a...

The star sat down with Zavvi to discuss returning to the musical genre with festive animation The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland - and why he thought this was the best script he'd read in years.

London Film Festival Review: Marielle Heller's 'Nightbitch' | Vague Visages