What would “Ripley” be without its transfixing style, from the palpable isolation of a squalid New York apartment to the shadowy charms of ancient Italian streets? Writer-director Steven ...

Since then, I’ve become fascinated by the destructive capabilities of the transfixing creature. It feels cruel to kill something so hypnotically beautiful — even though I understand ...

Read our review of musical solo show *Elephant*, now in performances at the Menier Chocolate Factory to 28 June. Read more ...

Thien An Pham's supremely accomplished first feature may seem narratively slender for its three-hour runtime, but its layered abundance of sensory detail casts an unshakable spell. Fully ...

Biopics often suffer from Goldilocks problems. Too general in scope, and the movie feels too paint-by-numbers, too much like ...

'I Saw the TV Glow' is weird and transfixing : Pop Culture Happy Hour I Saw the TV Glow is a strange and pleasantly unsettling new film from writer and director Jane Schoenbrun. It's about two ...

This is a transfixing novel about the way childhood events, be they seismic or seemingly banal, can haunt us in adulthood. Wood pares back her narrator’s life and language to explore fundamental ...

A transfixing morality tale cleverly turned on its head, “Lurker” opens with an overture: its protagonist, Matthew (Théodore Pellerin), goofing around for a camcorder wielded by a friend.

I thought her performance was "transfixing", but the rest of the film is decidedly lacklustre, said Deborah Ross in The Spectator. Particularly irritating is the way it's shot, "in a hand-held ...

It was a transfixing, cathartic experience. Cemeteries are known to be quiet spaces. Concerts and other cultural events may help enliven them. Gordon’s performance at Bohemian National will ...