Muayad Alayan’s drama of a bereaved 12-year-old and her ghostly new friend creates atmosphere but is slow and stiltedAfter the death of her mother, 12-year-old Rebecca (Miley Locke) and her father (Johnny Harris) move from the UK to Jerusalem to live in a grand house that her father’s family own. But a new start fails to lift Rebecca from the grief...

A group of young delinquents are steered on a different path in RJ Daniel Hanna’s tirelessly formulaic take on a true storyAnother factually based sports drama celebrating – yawn – inspirational mentorship, gutsy tenacity and physical endurance, Hard Miles hauls its tired-out premise up approximately 750 miles of winding, mountainous roads in search...

Bertrand Bonello’s head-spinning Henry James adaptation set in 1910 Paris, 2014 LA and an AI-controlled 2044 casts a dreamlike spellThe choking grip of artificial intelligence on humanity is the starting point for Bertrand Bonello’s wildly ambitious, century-spanning, French and English-language story of doomed romance, subconscious fears and pigeon-based...

Janhvi Kapoor plays a medical student with the prospect of a pro career in the game, with Rajkummar Rao as the husband who coaches herHindi cinema has thus far spent 2024 in retreat, its commercial failures compounded by a successful run of south Indian crowdpleasers. Timed with Kohli-like precision to arrive at the conclusion of the IPL, this gentle...

Australian actor tells BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs performers should be able to play any role they wantAustralian actor Rebel Wilson has said the idea that “only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles” is “total nonsense”.The Pitch Perfect star, 44, spoke to radio presenter Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert...

Actor, daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, says she rejected path of ‘changing name and getting nose job’The Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has said she is “comfortable with not deserving” the kind of life she has.The American actor and singer, the daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, said her relationship with them was “positive”,...