The Cine Files: from Civil War to Back to Black – everything you need to see at the cinema in April
Some months are just like this. Civil War is brilliant, Zendaya will almost definitely be amazing in Challengers, while Back to Black might, just might, be okay. But really, foreign language is where the decent films are in April, starting with...
Film of the month: Io Capitano
If it wasn’t for the cold, artful brilliance of The Zone of Interest, this searingly compassionate migrant odyssey would probably have picked up the Oscar for best international film. And its story, told from the viewpoint of the people making those gruelling, soul-crushing journeys, really should be seen by as many people as possible.
Director Matteo Garrone has used the true accounts of young African men (boys, really) desperate to fulfil their dreams of a better life in the EU, here focusing on two teenage cousins’ route from Senegal to hopefully boarding a boat in Libya. “What you see on TV about Europe isn’t real,” warns
