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Charlotte O'Sullivan
Black Bear review: Fantastic cast elevates this playfully meta tale
If you go down to these woods, you’re sure of a dark surprise
Stowaway review: Toni Collette confidently helms this mission to Mars
In space, no one can hear your grammatical slip-ups
What to watch now, from Mare of Easttown to Starstruck
Streaming recommendations from the Standard’s arts team
Love and Monsters review: Netflix adventure is monstrously good fun
This dank comedy is a gooey hoot
Promising Young Woman review: Emerald Fennell’s debut is a sugar hit
Emerald Fennell’s first feature film spills over with confidence - and Carey Mulligan’s Cassie is like no heroine we’ve seen before
Baftas 2021: Director Chloe Zhao’s rise to the top is delicious
Some great films got zilch, but overall the Baftas got it right last night
Sound of Metal review: you don’t hear a film like this every day
Riz Ahmed is mesmerising in this story of a drummer whose hearing suddenly disappears
Palm Springs review: We’re still not tired of this time-loop
Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt in this smart rom-com
Minari review: consistently entrancing, it deserves every award going
This family drama is up for six major Oscars, including Best Picture
Judas and the Black Messiah review: Black Panther biopic is a triumph
Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield lead a knockout cast in this painful story of revolution and betrayal
Raya and the Last Dragon review: bold, original and butt-kicking
Disney’s latest heroines are indifferent to fellas and frocks
The United States Vs Billie Holiday review: a stunning portrayal
Andra Day is perfect as the campaigning star and should be nominated for an Oscar
Coming 2 America review: Eddie Murphy reigns supreme
The follow-up to Murphy’s 1988 classic Coming to America is smart, warm and infectiously energetic
Pelé on Netflix review: not quite warts and all but still fascinating
It could have probed further into the footballer’s less heroic side but this doc is worth a watch
To Olivia review: glossy tale should have been a dark gem. It isn’t
A whimsical script lets down both the film and its excellent actors
I Care a Lot review: Rosamund Pike gives spikes to this savage satire
The Gone Girl actress is a genius at making awful people weirdly appealing
News of the World review: Tom Hanks in a search for truth
This film’s message, that sore losers are a menace but the truth will out, is one for our time
Bliss: Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson do our heads in with style
More post-modern than Matrix-y, this enjoyable sci-fi drama is marvellously mindbending
Malcolm & Marie review: glossy, sexy and utterly gripping
Zendaya and John David Washington knock it out of the park in this thrillingly intimate domestic drama
The Capote Tapes review: packed with revelations on the human heart
Truman Capote comes out of this documentary on his declining years as a sad figure you want to care for
Incredible cast and a compelling true story lend The Dig some depth
Carey Mulligan is great, but it’s a shame the part of a fiftysomething mould-breaker has been given to a woman in her thirties
Quo Vadis, Aida? review: an Oscar-worthy take on betrayal
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s official Academy Awards entry for best international feature film would be a fine winner
Netflix’s The White Tiger review: as angry, smart and dark as Parasite
A new adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel is poetic, engaging and crackling with fury
Blithe Spirit review: even Judi Dench can’t make this concoction fizz
Less champagne sparkle, more last night’s prosecco
Stardust review: Johnny Flynn’s Bowie is adrift in this boring biopic
Even - or perhaps especially - the most ardent fan will struggle
Vanessa Kirby deserves an Oscar for Pieces of a Woman
This raw domestic drama explores what it is like to lose a newborn
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review: Chadwick Boseman should win an Oscar
This August Wilson adaptation starring Chadwick Boseman in his final role hits all the right notes
Wonder Woman 1984 review: a kick-ass sequel with a classy new poise
Our heroine is altogether more world-weary, 70 years on from her last adventure, but no less lovable
Bliss out with David Byrne’s Broadway musical American Utopia
Spike Lee captures Byrne’s provocative concert from every angle
The Midnight Sky review: Clooney’s sci-fi is saved by the baby bump
Felicity Jones’ real-life pregnancy made for an unplanned change to the script - and the film is all the better for it
County Lines is one of the most haunting films of 2020
Henry Blake has made a gripping, timely drama out of a real life crisis
Time to party! The Prom is a camp-tastic extravaganza
It’s time to party! Ryan Murphy’s Broadway adaptation is plenty of fun
Mank review: Netflix film is one of the best to come out in 2020
David Fincher’s gorgeous, smart biopic of the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz is beautifully crafted, brilliantly cast and boy, does it look good