Sight & Sound articles
Belfast is Kenneth Branagh’s flawed but moving portrait of the Troubles
Branagh takes a monochrome-tinted view of the rising tensions in Belfast, 1969, as seen through the eyes of a young boy (Jude Hill) and set to the sounds of Van Morrison.
By Trevor Johnston
The Matrix: Resurrections is a welcome antidote to generic blockbusters
By Adam Nayman
Licorice Pizza: a meandering trip beneath the California sun
By Ben Nicholson
Friends and Strangers uses a fragmented narrative to explore the dark side of Australia’s history
By Carmen Gray
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain puts cats centre stage in a film that’s filled with eccentric charm
By Philip Kemp
The Tragedy of Macbeth forgoes medieval dankness for a stark and claustrophobic adaptation
By Nicolas Rapold
Don’t Look Up is a crass, scattergun comedy that somehow works
By Anton Bitel
Being the Ricardos is a clunky but engaging look behind-the-scenes of 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy
By Philip Kemp
The Story of Film: A New Generation takes viewers on an enriching journey through a decade of cinema
By Philip Kemp
Spider-Man: No Way Home offers a satisfying trip through the multiverse
By Kim Newman
The Lost Daughter explores the dark side of motherhood with a risky drama that feels closer to a thriller
By Pamela Hutchinson
West Side Story is a musical reboot that’s tinged with melancholy
By Guy Lodge
Hope addresses the realities of cancer with great sensitivity
By Nikki Baughan
Lamb delivers a slice of Icelandic-weird that tips into unabashed folk-horror
By Anne Billson
The Hand of God leaves viewers to sort autobiography from fabrication
By Anton Bitel
The Beatles: Get Back is a tender portrait of a band on the brink of change
By Jonathan Romney
Encounter takes unexpected turns on an apocalyptic sci-fi road trip
By Carmen Gray
Hellbound challenges ideas about faith and free will in six harrowing episodes
By Trevor Johnston
House of Gucci is a tragi-comic triumph of operatic proportions
By Rebecca Harrison
Anne at 13,000 ft follows a troubled protagonist in free fall
By Elena Lazic
Pirates is a debut feature from Reggie Yates that revels in 90s nostalgia
By Alex Ramon
Natural Light is a film begrimed with the collective guilt of moral cowardice
By Pamela Hutchinson
tick, tick… BOOM! proves a moving tribute to composer Jonathan Larson
By Leila Latif
The Power of the Dog draws out the instability of the American West’s handed-down myths
By Nicolas Rapold
Cry Macho shows an ambivalence towards traditional masculinity
By Jonathan Rosenbaum
No Sudden Move is a sharp, gritty crime thriller from Steven Soderbergh
By Leigh Singer
The Last Duel is a historical epic that’s committed to nuanced storytelling
By John Bleasdale
Eternals is the strangest Marvel film to date
By Guy Lodge
The Card Counter is a triumph for Oscar Isaac
By Jonathan Romney