BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year so far, including Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Creator and Suzume.
BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year so far, including John Wick: Chapter 4, Close, EO and Infinity Pool.
The Cannes award-winner Close about two inseparable teen boys is for anyone who thought their childhood friendship would last forever. It's a beautiful Belgian film, but takes the easy way out.
Writer-director Lukas Dhont's film features a tight friendship between two boys and the assumptions that arise from it. "It's not about their sexuality," Dhont says.