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Shadow is a stylish and operatic martial arts epic, according to Dan Slevin. Video

The only film from India in Sight & Sound’s survey of the top 50 films of all time is Pather Panchali from 1955.

Dolemite Is My Name is a joyful tribute to a movie maverick and contains a tour-de-force performance from Eddie Murphy, writes Dan Slevin. Video

The Laundromat is yet another Hollywood film that tries to explain complex financial and political topics in light-hearted – and arguably patronising – ways, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Ang Lee is trying to reinvent the technology of cinema and Gemini Man is his latest attempt. Dan Slevin investigates. Video

El Camino is a new Netflix feature following up events from the final episode of Breaking Bad. Dan Slevin asks whether it is necessary (or just welcome). Video

New Zealand director Justin Pemberton’s adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s magnum opus Capital in the 21st Century opens in cinemas this weekend. Dan Slevin spoke to him about turning a dense economics… Video

American filmmaker Brian De Palma is back in the director’s chair after seven years  – and the thriller he's made is out of time and out of taste, reports Dan Slevin. Video

If Dan Slevin told you that one of the best TV shows about loss and grief was on Facebook, would you believe him? Video

Lars von Trier, the great cinematic poet of depression, is celebrated on Rialto Channel this month and Dan Slevin has had a look at the schedule. Video

60s ennui has never looked cooler than in Godard’s swansong to “commercial” cinema, according to Dan Slevin. Video

The Brink shows the chicanery that goes on behind the scenes in the campaign to destabilise democracy for the benefit of the already powerful, says Dan Slevin. Video

Cinephiles are the big winners in this week’s new streaming offers, according to Dan Slevin. Video

Carnival Row isn’t based on previously existing intellectual property but that still doesn’t make it very original, says Dan Slevin. Video

DocPlay is the streaming service you didn’t know you needed, says Dan Slevin. Video

The first documentary from Barack and Michelle Obama’s new production company doesn’t let its politics overwhelm its characters, says Dan Slevin. Video

Fans of anime (and Japan) should seek out the new classic Weathering With You, says Dan Slevin. Video

Tearepa Kahi's follow-up to Poi E is a documentary about 40 years of one of New Zealand's most beloved bands (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the sequel to the 2017 family movie about a dog who is regularly reincarnated so he can look after three generations of his family, A Dog's Journey. Audio

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as a fading TV Western star and his stunt double as they navigate the changes in Tinseltown in 1969 (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio

Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and he reviews the new film by Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; a family movie about a dog with a talent for reincarnation, A Dog’s Journey… Audio

Local streamers are still delivering strong product but the mouse is breathing down their neck, says Dan Slevin. Video