Reviews & features
Kajillionaire
5 Oct 2020
LFF 2020: Evan Rachel Wood is terrific in Miranda July's surreal and touching crime caper
Heist movies have traditionally been the preserve of a certain kind of macho male. Fusing the criminal caper with an eccentric indie flick and foregrounding a wildly dysfunctional clan instead, Miranda July's Kajillionaire feels like a breath of giddily…
Get presale tickets for Love Actually: In Concert at Eventim Apollo
2 Oct 2020
Enjoy social distanced screenings of the Christmas classic backed by a live orchestra this December
Love Actually: In Concert will run at the Eventim Apollo this Christmas for a series of reduced capacity social distanced shows. The 2003's film will be shown on a large HD screen with an accompanying soundtrack performed by a full orchestra from Thu…
Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite!
2 Oct 2020
This second-rate revival of the animal adventure series is mildly amusing at best
From Sean McNamara, the man who brought us such unforgettable titles as Orphan Horse, Field of Lost Shoes and Treehouse Hostage, comes the third film in the Cats & Dogs franchise. This stand-alone sequel emerges a decade after the last effort and went…
Best films to stream this week: 30 Sep
30 Sep 2020
Our weekly guide to the best films available on home entertainment platforms
Here at The List we tend to look forward to what's on the horizon but, with entertainment options limited, knowing what to watch right now in the comfort of your home is still much needed. To help ride out these challenging times, we'll keep casting our…
The Forty-Year-Old Version
28 Sep 2020
Forty is just the start in Radha Blank's dynamic debut, following a playwright turned rapper
'This isn't Dangerous Minds,' a flailing African-American playwright reminds her class of volatile but loveable students in a film that challenges our expectations at every turn. The feature debut of writer-director Radha Blank finds her 39-year-old New…
The Trial of the Chicago 7
28 Sep 2020
Aaron Sorkin delivers a thrilling ensemble drama based on real events
'There's no such thing as a political trial,' claims defence counsel William Kunstler (Mark Rylance) in a statement you just know is going to come back to haunt him. In the hands of celebrated screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, The Social…
On the Rocks
28 Sep 2020
Bill Murray and Rashida Jones are an irresistible double act in Sofia Coppola's caper
'Can you act a little less excited about this? Cos this is my life and it might be falling apart,' an exasperated writer tells her immature playboy father. The pair have embarked on a quest to expose her possibly adulterous spouse and only one of them…
Eternal Beauty
28 Sep 2020
Sally Hawkins is superb as a mentally unwell woman in Craig Roberts' imaginative comedy drama
Following up his promising debut Just Jim, Welsh director Craig Roberts (perhaps best known for his work as an actor in films like Submarine and Bad Neighbours) builds on that potential with a striking sophomore film that delves daringly into mental…
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
28 Sep 2020
The beloved conservationist offers his take on the climate emergency in a persuasive documentary
Described as a 'story of global decline within a single lifetime', in this film celebrated conservationist and documentarian David Attenborough combines a brief history of his own remarkable career, including televisual landmarks like 1979's Life on…
The Boys in the Band
28 Sep 2020
A landmark of queer culture gets a big screen revival in this enjoyable and insightful drama
Sometimes it's our friends who hurt us the most. 'One could murder you with very little effort,' party host Michael (Jim Parsons) informs pal Emory (Robin de Jesus), for no good reason. It's just one of many such remarks – funny on the face of it, but…
Best films to stream this week: 23 Sep
23 Sep 2020
Our weekly guide to the best films available on home entertainment platforms
Here at The List we tend to look forward to what's on the horizon but, with entertainment options limited, knowing what to watch right now in the comfort of your home is still much needed. To help ride out these challenging times, we'll keep casting our…
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival goes online for 2020
22 Sep 2020
Seventh edition of the festival to feature 16 feature films, 11 short films, and a series of lockdown monologues
As festivals around the world continue to adapt and evolve due to the current coronavirus restrictions, some of our favourite events have been shifting their focus online, announcing impressive digital programmes that aim to keep audiences connected.
Enola Holmes
21 Sep 2020
Sherlock's teenage sister takes centre stage in a delightful adventure, starring Millie Bobby Brown
Brimming with mischief and combining period loveliness and contemporary ideas, Enola Holmes is the kind of polished, whole-family-pleasing entertainment that we see too seldom. It brings to screen Nancy Springer's YA literary creation – the teenage…
Capital in the 21st Century
21 Sep 2020
Thomas Piketty's seminal book is adapted for the screen with persuasive results
Based on the landmark 2013 book by French economist Thomas Piketty and featuring numerous contributions from the man himself, this accessible documentary asks us to open our eyes to the widening, odious inequality sweeping the globe. As the rich get…
Miss Juneteenth
21 Sep 2020
Nicole Beharie shines in this sincere drama from debut director Channing Godfrey Peoples
'Ain't no American dream for black folks,' observes the boss of a former beauty queen, as he poo-poos her ambitions for the bar she runs for him. Made with notable sincerity, Miss Juneteenth is about refusing to surrender your desire for a different…
Best films to stream this week: 16 Sep
16 Sep 2020
Our weekly guide to the best films available on home entertainment platforms
Here at The List we tend to look forward to what's on the horizon but, with entertainment options limited, knowing what to watch right now in the comfort of your home is still much needed. To help ride out these challenging times, we'll keep casting our…
Bill & Ted Face the Music
16 Sep 2020
The dudes return for the long-awaited third instalment in the sci-fi comedy series
As the desire to bury our collective heads in the sand returns what could be more fitting than a feel-good blast from times past, with Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted 'Theodore' Logan returning to rock out and fulfil their elusive destiny. Dean Parisot…
Drive-In Movies at Edinburgh Airport announce special Halloween programme
14 Sep 2020
The spooky series includes screenings of Ghostbusters, Coco, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and more
With Halloween just around the corner, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events have announced a special Halloween programme for their outdoor Drive-In Movies at Edinburgh Airport series. The socially distant and spooky screenings will…
White Riot
14 Sep 2020
Impressively assembled documentary charting the rise of Rock Against Racism
'Our job was to peel away the Union Jack to reveal the swastika,' reflects Rock Against Racism founder Red Saunders in a film whose recollections from an intensely volatile time can be very hard to hear. Directed by Rubika Shah, White Riot is a…
Scottish Queer International Film Festival reveals full 2020 line-up
11 Sep 2020
Sixth annual celebration of LGBTQ+ cinema heads online with a focus on queer sci-fi and Britain's QTIPOC communities
The Scottish Queer International Film Festival has announced details of their sixth edition, which will be running online from Mon 5 to Sun 18 Oct. A total of five thematic strands boasts the biggest and most dynamic programme in SQIFF's history…
Best films to stream this week: 9 Sep
9 Sep 2020
Our weekly guide to the best films available on home entertainment platforms
Here at The List we tend to look forward to what's on the horizon but, with entertainment options limited, knowing what to watch right now in the comfort of your home is still much needed. To help ride out these challenging times, we'll keep casting our…
The Broken Hearts Gallery
9 Sep 2020
Geraldine Viswanathan is on fire in this enjoyably empowered and idiosyncratic romcom
Proving that Netflix don't have the monopoly on Gen Y romcoms, Sony are launching their latest straight into cinemas and it's well worth checking out, looking pretty luscious on the big screen. The directorial debut of Natalie Krinsky – a writer on…
Savage
7 Sep 2020
Life in a New Zealand street gang is examined with sensitivity by filmmaker Sam Kelly
Finding your tribe is the essence of an intimately realised study of life on the fringes, which documents the powerful lure of gang membership when conventional society throws you to the wolves. Inspired by true stories, this Kiwi production is the…
The Roads Not Taken
7 Sep 2020
Sally Potter delivers a day in the life of a dementia sufferer, played by Javier Bardem
British institution Sally Potter's latest, The Roads Not Taken, is her starriest effort since 2000's The Man Who Cried, which featured Johnny Depp and Cate Blanchett. This time she has Javier Bardem as her lead, and strong support from Elle Fanning and…
The Painted Bird
7 Sep 2020
Gruelling and graceful WWII drama from Václav Marhoul, with Stellan Skarsgård and Harvey Keitel
The Painted Bird is not for the fainthearted. Václav Marhoul's epic dramatisation of the 1965 Jerzy Kosiński novel is a gruelling endurance test as it follows a young Jewish boy in flight through wartime Eastern Europe. Innocence is scoured away as he…
