Byzantium

For quite some time our cultural imagination has been attracted to fantasy, filling entertainment with...

Bula Quo

There have been some indisputably great rock ‘n’ roll films over the years: Wayne’s World,...

Rebellion (L’Ordre et la Morale)

Unrelentingly tense, Rebellion (original title, L’Ordre et la Morale)...

The Gatekeepers

Dror Moreh is a little known filmmaker whose debut feature on Israeli statesman Ariel Sharon...

Oblivion

Director Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion is visually spectacular. Barely a second goes by without...

Simon Killer

An American in Paris has long been a movie metaphor for a search for romance and...

Populaire

Director Regis Roinsard’s feature film debut brings this, an utterly charming tale of love,...

Theorem

The BFI are currently showcasing the releases of Pier Paolo Pasolini, a virtuoso Italian director...

Like Someone in Love

We meet Akiko, a student, in a crowded bar. Despite her wide-eyed innocence and childlike...

Papadopoulos and Sons

Harry Papadopoulos (Steve Dillane) seems to have everything he needs – a family, a...

The Place beyond the Pines

Hollywood’s up-and-coming poster boy Ryan Gosling radically changes his appearance...

The Seasoning House

There is something ominous about the title The Seasoning House, setting the mood before the...

Dark Skies

From the producers of Sinister and the Paranormal Activity franchise comes Dark Skies, a thrilling...

King of the Travellers

King of the Travellers is loosely an Irish take on Romeo and Juliet. It is...

An interview with Andy Capper on his new documentary film Reincarnated

Andy Capper took time out to speak to The Upcoming ahead...

We Went to War

Following on from the 1970 documentary I Was a Soldier, the late British director Michael...

Craneway Event

Deep in the recesses of Barbican Centre’s legendary Cinema 1, an audience buzzing with...

Interview with François Ozon, director of In the House

We interviewed François Ozon, director of newly released mystery movie...

In the House

Although it seems a shame to advocate against reading, the general consensus on films based...

Trance

If there is one thing director Danny Boyle excels at it is creating tension. Following...

They Go to Die

“Not every public health disaster can be described in numbers,” says...

Good Vibrations

Directed by Glenn Leyburn (Cherrybomb), Good Vibrations is a biopic about “the godfather of the...

Reincarnated

When Calvin Broadus first came to public attention, his moniker was Snoop Dogg – a...

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of Jack (Nicholas Hoult), a young man longing...

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Based on Mohsin Hamid’s novel of the same name, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a...