This lesbian drama is stressful and heartwarming in equal measure.
Johnny Mnemonic, 1995’s cyberpunk prediction of 2021
Keanu Reeves plays a hard drive on the run in this goofy ’90s cyberpunk thriller.
BFI Flare 2021: Boy Meets Boy review – brief and breezy mumblecore in Berlin
It’s not quite Before Sunrise, but it’s promising enough to suggest it could have been
L’intrus (The Intruder) review – Claire Denis’ adventure masterpiece
This fantastic work from Claire Denis opens for an exclusive digital run at Metrograph.
A Glitch in the Matrix review – a tedious account of simulation theory
It’s the documentary equivalent of a subreddit.
Hillbilly Elegy review – hopeless Oscar bait offers little insight
Excellent prosthetics, awful politics.
Possessor review – intriguing body horror feels like a missed opportunity
Brandon ‘Son-of-David’ Cronenberg delivers the gore.
American Utopia review – David Byrne and Spike Lee’s concert film is a real joy
Exactly what 2020 needed.
Ultraviolence review – a bleak, angry documentary on deaths in police custody
A tough watch with an essential message.
Cats review – uncanny mew-sical is delightfully dreadful
Genuinely one of the worst things you’ll ever see.