Film
Deep blue
Werner Herzog’s latest documentary is a fascinating but flawed investigation into our obsession with technology, writes Robert Gallacher
Flowers in the dustbin
Robert Gallacher enjoys Andrea Arnold’s touching road movie about millenials at the bottom of the pile
Top Ten Club
Robert Gallacher selects his favourite Hitchcock movies
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith salutes the anarchic brilliance of Don Hertzfeldt
In her own words
Stig Bjorkman’s intimate portrait of Ingrid Bergman offers a close up of the woman, not the screen idol, writes Allan Hunter
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith selects his five favourite TV animations ever
Top Ten Club
Allan Hunter salutes Ingrid Bergman’s greatest movie performances.
In and out of love
Greta Gerwig and Julianne Moore excel in this stylish New York comedy, writes Robert Gallacher
Down the rabbit hole
Music videos have long sought to harness the power of animation. Nathanael Smith chooses five of the best.
Sheila take a bow
Aidan Moffat’s foray into traditional music began mischievously but ended up being very moving, writes Alistair Braidwood
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith salutes five animations which combine inspiring messages of hope and calls for positive change
Fly the flag
Michael Moore returns with a characteristically clever documentary about alternatives to war, writes Robert Gallacher
Sing Street
John Carney’s feelgood tale of an ’80s Dublin school band is note perfect, writes Nathanael Smith
Green Room
Powerful and uncompromising as it is, Jeremy Saulnier’s latest offering lacks some of the power of its predecessor, writes Nathanael Smith
Morning in America
Linklater’s Dazed and Confused sequel is short on plot but big on laughs, writes Robert Gallacher
Son of Saul
Laszlo Nemes’ directorial debut is a poignant, intense story of enduring human spirit amongst the endless darkness of a Nazi concentration camp, writes Robert Gallacher
Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle and Ewan McGregor excel in this energetic look at the life of a peerless jazz legend, writes Robert Gallacher
The care taker
Robert Gallacher on the beauty of Audiard’s timely human drama
If not now
Lilly Markaki chooses ten films which inspire viewers to take action
Lost picture show
An ambitious project to refashion abandoned film from the 1950s is totally beguiling, writes Alistair Braidwood
Natural disaster
Peter Greenaway’s story about a venerated Soviet director is visually pleasing but hilariously bad, writes David Melville
Time out
Richard Gere’s drama about homelessness makes compelling viewing, writes Robert Gallacher
Natural woman
A new documentary about Janis Joplin unearths the fragile character with a mesmerising vocal talent, writes Alistair Braidwood
Down the rabbit hole
Happy Birthday to Fantasia which first graced cinema screens in 1940. Nathanael Smith on a genuinely bravura classic