Cate Blanchett effervesces before your very eyes as the utterly insufferable yet brilliantly talented auteur Lydia Tár. From a simple perspective Tár, written and directed by Todd Field, wants us to consider the relationship between art and artist, with a sideways look at the contemporary idea of "cancel culture".

The film presents us with the eponymous Tár at the height of her powers. She is an outstanding composer and a hair's breadth away from her ascendancy into a pantheon of…

Pig is a small and poignant film about love, loss and, yes, a pig. It is not complicated, although it leaves much unsaid, which I appreciate. I was disappointed when Google informed me that most people ask the following question about Pig: "What is the point of the movie Pig?": If you feel the need to ask that question, you are a fucking idiot.

Pig is written and directed by Michael Sarnoski who has gone on to do a prequel…

Rats: Night of Terror was, I imagine, a terrible experience for everyone involved - it was for me and it definitely was for the rats. Throughout the film you witness soot-covered rats thrown left right and centre into, and on top of, an ensemble cast of pan-european actors. None of these people appear to speak the same language given the stalled reactions to each others lines. All they do know is that they're being practically doused in rats.

The story…