The Batman

Rain earns its place here when it changes how a city feels: reflections stretch a street, windows divide companions or a downpour makes being outside seem like a private decision. Expect nocturnal...

A ranked selection of 2022's strongest feature films, comparing direction, writing, performance, sound and visual imagination across languages, genres, documentary and animation. First public...

A good grievance can survive a terrible proposed solution. These cases reconstruct what a villain recognises, test it against the rest of the film and identify the choice that turns an argument...

For adult viewers and older teens interested in what extraordinary ability asks of a person, this ranking values character, visual invention and responsibility as much as spectacle. It ranges from...