Four new films to see this week: Blue Moon, Christy, Pillion and The Ice Tower
Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Marion Cotillard and Sydney Sweeney feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of November 28th, 2025
Richard Linklater
Film-maker
Blue Moon review: Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott make performances to remember
Both are upstaged by Richard Linklater’s obsessive attempts to shrink his leading man to a sub-five-foot stature
‘It’s very complicated’: The psychic impact of living in a town famous for executing prisoners
Twenty-seven US states still carry the death penalty but Texas accounts for almost a third of all executions since capital punishment resumed there in 1982
Hit Man: Glen Powell steals this sexy Netflix caper based on a real-life philosophy professor who poses as a gun for hire
The actor, who will soon press pause on his Hollywood career, even manages to wring a moment of magnetism from iPhone notes
Is the age of distraction killing indie cinema, or is that just old person talk?
Hugh Linehan: Richard Linklater thinks filmmaking and fiction are losing their central place in the culture. He has a point
Oscars: The last 22 best picture winners – in order of greatness
Where does this year’s winner, CODA, sit in our ranking of 21st-century Oscar winners?
Cicada: Despite a major flaw, there’s much to enjoy in this Manhattan romance
Review: This impressive drama has the compact shape of an elegant short story
Drop the needle, it’s the 1970s on screen – again
Decade of brown carpets and complicated hair lives on in a long line of retro movies
Edel Coffey: Where have all the smart romcoms gone?
They’re dismissed as saccharine, but the really good ones can give you a sugar-free lift
School of Rock star Kevin Clark (32) killed while cycling
Jack Black among those to pay tribute to musician who played drummer Freddy Jones
Julie Delpy: I’m not a megalomaniac. I’m a perfectionist
The creator of cloning film My Zoe refuses to be pigeonholed
Matthew McConaughey: ‘I wouldn’t give back one ass-whupping for the values that are ingrained in me’
The actor on his life philosophies, securing roles, and his new memoir Greenlights
20 great travel movies to take you around the world while you’re stuck at home
From city breaks to train trips, Rome to the Amazon, these are all on streaming services
Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now
Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for
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