Arts & Culture: Film
Lead Feature
Once in a lifetime
A child's unearthly performance is at the heart of this brilliant directorial effort
The Fall (15)
dir: Tarsem
In film
New hope for the West End?
- By Annie McDermott
- 22 September
The success of Ivanov this week is a beacon of hope for those who worried that the West End is drowning in a glittering sea of overpriced musicals.
A classy affair
- By Ryan Gilbey
- 18 September
This tense dissection of a holiday fling unpicks bourgeois codes of etiquette
Unrelated (15)
dir: Joanna Hogg
Dazed and confused
- By Ryan Gilbey
- 11 September
This stoner comedy is muddled - and not because of the high-grade weed
Pineapple Express (15) dir: David Gordon Green
Too posh for popcorn
- By Yo Zushi
- 04 September
Independent cinemas once provided affordable art for all. Now, a growing number offer audiences a luxury experience
Outmoded behaviour
- By Ryan Gilbey
- 04 September
Two period dramas rich in detail, but not so good at characterisation
The Duchess (12A)
dir: Saul Dibb
Angel (15)
dir: François Ozon
Feature
Talent that doesn't spoil
Kristin Scott Thomas is austere, while Ed Harris pulls out all the stops
I've Loved You So Long (12A) dir: Philippe Claudel
Appaloosa (15) dir: Ed Harris
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