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Marking the third film by Trey Edward Shults, Waves follows a suburban Florida family - led by domineering father Ronald (Sterling K. Brown) - as they struggle after a tragic loss. Waves is effectively a film with two halves. The first…

Based on the book of the same name, Just Mercy is the latest film by The Glass Castle director Destin Daniel Cretton. It tells the story of African-American Walter McMillan (Jamie Foxx), who was sentenced to death row in the late 1980s.…

In 2011, filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz visited a camp for disabled actors in California. Here, they met Zack Gottsagen, a young man with Down's Syndrome who wanted to become a wrestler. It was this dream that inspired Nilson…

After directing the 2017 satirical black-comedy The Death of Stalin, director Armando Iannucci brings a modern take on a classic Charles Dickens novel. Starring an ensemble British cast, A Personal History of David Copperfield follows the…

Marking the feature film directorial debut of American filmmaker Sasie Sealy, Lucky Grandma follows Grandma Wong (Tsai Chin), a widow living in New York. After an unlucky night at the casino, she finds herself with a large bag of cash. She…

As this year celebrates the 80th anniversary of Batman, none of his infamous villains is as prolific as one memorable clown. Best known for his comedies such as The Hangover Trilogy and Due Date, filmmaker Todd Philips is taking his bold…

60 years ago, Berry Gordy formed a new music label after leaving his job at the Ford Motoring Company in Detroit. Playing a key role in integrating African-Americans into the US mainstream music scene, Motown went onto launch the careers…

The winner of this year's SXSW Documentary Feature Competition's Grand Jury and Audience Awards, For Sama follows filmmaker Waad al-Kateab's life as she documents the uprising in Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War. During her time in the…

Directed by Seeking a Friend for the End of the World's Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers stars an ensemble cast that includes Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles and Lili Reinhart. Inspired by a 2015 long-read in New York Magazine, the…

It is hard to be imaginative when it comes to romantic comedies. When it comes to the genre, pitfalls to clichés are endless and creating a film that is smart, funny with genuine chemistry between its leads is rare so Jonathan Levine's…