Independent on Sunday

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Oct 31, 2026 Attentiveness to nuance is not an urgent priority; for all that, the thing comes off pretty well, and if it's unlikely to seduce many of the rising generation away from their Playstations or MTV, it won't send many of them to sleep, either. Go to Full Review William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) 79% 77%

Dennis Lim Independent on Sunday Jul 16, 2026 It may not be a masterpiece, it may not even rejuvenate the British film industry, but it remains far and away it most youthful product in a long while. Go to Full Review Trainspotting (1996) 93% 93%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Jul 16, 2026 Screenwriter John Hodge has done a witty pick-and-mix job on Irvine Welsh's classic novel. Go to Full Review Trainspotting (1996) 93% 93%

Dennis Lim Independent on Sunday Jul 16, 2026 The movie isn't especially exciting (or coherent) and, in all honest, it's a bit of an eye-sore. Go to Full Review Alien Resurrection (1997) 55% 39%

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Jun 29, 2026 Oddly enough, if you can sweat out the first half-hour or so of desperately misfired humour, it takes on a kind of morbid fascination. Go to Full Review The Stupids (1996) 20% 38%

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Jun 29, 2026 August, Sir Anthony Hopkins's transposition of Uncle Vanya to Wales, has been getting a bit of a drubbing, but has its share of quietly eccentric pleasures. Go to Full Review August (1996) 43% 48%

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Jun 29, 2026 It's possible that adults will be more captivated by this than children, but if you have ever moaned about the Disney empire's world franchise on modern childhood, your duty is clear. Go to Full Review The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) 95% 86%

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Jun 29, 2026 I enjoy it hugely. Unless yours is an intellect vast, cool and unsympathetic, you'll probably have quite a good ride, too. Go to Full Review Independence Day (1996) 77% 75%

Anthony Lane Independent on Sunday Jun 16, 2026 The whole thing is smart, brass and immensely likeable. Go to Full Review The Rocketeer (1991) 73% 71%

Anthony Lane Independent on Sunday May 28, 2026 The narrative rhythms feel slothful and grumpy. Go to Full Review City Slickers (1991) 84% 64%

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Apr 10, 2026 It runs for the best part of two and a half hours, less because its narrative demands an epic scale than from Crowe's apparent reluctance to yell "cut" on dragging scenes which have long since outworn their welcome. Go to Full Review Jerry Maguire (1996) 86% 79%

Dennis Lim Independent on Sunday Apr 10, 2026 Although much of the book's magic remains, this is clearly Disneyfied Dahl. Go to Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 66%

Kevin Jackson Independent on Sunday Apr 10, 2026 Almost indecently delightful, so much so that it takes only a little charity to forgive the film its drippy songs by Randy Newman. Go to Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 66%

Robin Buss Independent on Sunday Mar 11, 2026 The humour of RoboCop is almost entirely missing, replaced by a nastier vein of sadism. Go to Full Review RoboCop 2 (1990) 31% 41%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Feb 26, 2026 Thompson, and everyone else, is eclipsed by Kate Winslet's Marianne. With the face of a Joshua Reynolds portrait and the soul of a romantic heroine, Winslet is heart-stopping. Go to Full Review Sense and Sensibility (1995) 97% 90%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Jan 20, 2026 The idea could have been riotously funny, but the most obvious themes... are muffed. Go to Full Review Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) 11% 21%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Jan 20, 2026 Burns is by far its most compelling presence, and the movie can sag when he is off-screen. But it presents glancing insights into repression, the terror of modern relationships, and... the male need for a protective shield. Go to Full Review The Brothers McMullen (1995) 88% 60%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Jan 20, 2026 Haas, with the help of a Nymanesque score and vivid if static photography, efficiently transfers a complex text to the screen without ever quite animating it. Go to Full Review Angels and Insects (1995) 65% 67%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Jan 20, 2026 What at first seems mere zaniness turns into a poignant commentary on the strategies immigrants use to survive -- the way eccentricity becomes an assertion of identity. Go to Full Review Unstrung Heroes (1995) 79% 61%

Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Jan 20, 2026 The sharp script is by Aaron Sorkin, whose last screenplay was A Few Good Men. The films are a powerful one-two -- a riveting courtroom drama and a deft comedy. Go to Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 77%