Electrick Children

Debut director and escaped Amish person Rebecca Thomas' first film is a meditation on the explosive meeting between the modern world and her antiquated upbringing. The usual rookie errors are very much in evidence, but solid performances and a compelling aesthetic make Electrick Children well worth a watch.

Jim Carrey to appear in Kick-Ass 2

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Beauty

The winner of this year's Cannes Queer Palm, Oliver Hermanus' Beauty is a bleak look at the secret life of a closeted South African homosexual. But does its visceral insight into the specifics of its subject overshadow the importance of the societal pressures at hand?

Silent Cinema in the Digital Age

The first silent film to win an award in ninety years is doing more than that - it's sweeping the board at every ceremony going. But will The Artist's unprecedented success herald a new trend of homages to the silent films which continue to shape modern pop culture? Nicola Marchant finds out more...

Why the Hollywood drag queen reigns supreme

To celebrate the imminent release of The British Guide To Showing Off - a marvellously mad documentary centring on the annual Alternative Miss World pageant - we reckon it's important to remember what it is about cinematic cross-dressing that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. From Patrick Swayze to Robin Williams, from Toni Collette to Tony Curtis - we don our heels, our moustaches and our classiest bejelewed thongs and embrace the wonderful world of drag...