Film of the Week: Detroit

With almost eerily precise timing, this uncompromising look at race in the US comes at a time when, 50 years after the events depicted, you could be forgiven frustration at how little things have changed. Set amid the 1967 Detroit riots, our focus is on the true-life incident at the Algiers Motel, where three young black men were murdered by police. After a place-setting first 45 minutes, this abuse is the centrepiece of the film, and will require strong stomachs – this is no date movie. Whether or not Detroit truly analyses the event, or is content to treat structural racism as a horror-movie villain, is a debate for another day, but this is punchy, urgent, timely filmmaking that you won’t forget. Times