Does God exist? The debate between Freud and C.S. Lewis plays like a good-humoured duel.

A work of theatre about the theatre – its travails, agonies, ghosts and pleasures – that works exceptionally well on screen.

Simon Stone’s production for Opera di Roma has its hits and misses, but the optics are terrific.

The German auteur turns his lens on Tokyo for what is, in part, a celebration of the city’s excellent public toilets.

Jonathan Glazer’s coolly observed, unsettling film takes place on the periphery of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Legendary Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s 20th film is a gem, musing on the troubles of life and portents of the future.

The case remains more open than shut in Justine Triet’s engrossing courtroom drama.

Bradley Cooper takes his skills as an actor/director to another level in this inventive Leonard Bernstein biography.

It’s problematic for a film made in 2023 to focus on the neurodiverse musical mind as though it is exclusively white and male.

War is hell in Ridley Scott’s biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte. But for viewers safe in their cinema seats, it is also inescapably magnificent.

Expertly crafted and featuring an excellent cast including Anthony Hopkins, this modest movie says much about the importance of human decency.

Mark Cousins’ study of the groundbreaking director inspires fans to revisit classic movies they think they already know.