1906 was the year England’s last known sin-eater,Richard Manslow, died in Ratlinghope. Sin-eaters...
De Palma Looks Into the Controversial Filmmaker's Soul and Finds—What Else?—Stories by Sean...
The De Palma Dilemma: Loving the Director You esteem to disapprove to esteem. A Review by Sean...
The key shot in The Final Year,the current documentaryby Greg Barker about the Obama...
Abbas Kiarostami,the greatest Iranian filmmaker, didn’t fairly finish his final film, or 24...
SIFF Films You Can See by Light Rail by Charles Mudede This year's Seattle International Film...
Step Aside,Lord of the Rings, Vaxxed Is the Fantasy Epic of Our Age by Erik Henriksen Throughout...
Touki Bouki Is a Mind-Blowing Afro-Funk Experiment by Charles Mudede Here are two things that...
From new Aardman to superhero spectacles,there's something for everybody at the cinema next...
X-Men Apocalypse Plays Catch-Up by Bobby Roberts It's never really stopped being 2003 in the...
If You're an Emotional Wreck Like Me,You Might Cry Through Finding Dory by Ana Sofia Knauf I...
Credits Getty Images Alt Text Sir Ian Mckellen In separate interviews actors ‘appear to...
Viktoria Is a Wonderful Reminder That Socialism Is Always More Fun for Party Insiders by Charles...
Credits Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) Alt Text JK Rowling Harry Potter author faces backlash...
Central Intelligence: The Rock Is America’s Sweetheart by Erik Henriksen "Oh yeah,I'm...
And When I Die,I Won't Stay Dead Makes Beat Poet Bob Kaufman's Mysterious Life Even More...
Stage and screen adaptations of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol have become as traditional as the...
Credits Universal Pictures Alt Text Mamma Mia 2 First glimpse at sequel has fans in a spin -...
in a bumper week,the Coen brothers’ pastiche of golden-era Hollywood proves weightier than its...
The director of White Girl partied herself into oblivion as a teenager. Now she’s turned that...
It’s robots battling King Arthur in director Michael Bay’s fifth go round as director of the...
It’s one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. But film-makers from Michael Haneke to...
The director of White Girl partied herself into oblivion as a teenager. Now she’s turned that...
They’re less annoying than the Minions,their version of Uptown Funk will make you smile, and this...
A mediocre comedy sketch is stretched over 90 minutes in this starry flop conclusively proving...
Alex Garland’s follow-up to Ex Machina was hotly anticipated,yet it’s gone direct to Netflix....
As Dee Rees’s racially charged,Oscar-tipped film Mudbound debuts on Netflix, we speak to the...
He totally recut Midnight Cowboy,won an Oscar for The Killing Fields and worked on James Bond....
Still from the original film “The Florida Project,” which was shot entirely on 35mm film. Photo...
Nobody plays flawed heroes like actor Toby Jones,from Capote to Hitchcock to Captain Mainwaring. But...
A return to form for director Jonathan DemmeMeryl Streep plays a blinder in this sharp,laughable and...
Film critics are raving approximately the new homosexual romance Call Me By Your Name. Armie Hammer...
Sturges’s screwball comedies play with big ideas and serious themes. So what makes them some of...
Adam Sandler’s Pixels was a recent rare example of a truly terrible movie getting a cinema...
The actor-writer-director confronted his fears for his new chiller A Quiet state,co-starring his...
He has spent years getting under the skin of his famous subjects. Now,for his first big-budget...
It’s 50 years since Time declared London ‘swinging’ and foreign film-makers flocked to the...
Iranian film-maker Makhmalbaf endorses international outcry over 20-year jail sentence imposed on...
As Andrew Haigh’s devastating marital drama 45 Years hits cinemas,how well finish you know the...
Christos Nikou’s black comedy about a plague of forgetfulness is intriguingly absurd but not as...
Continuing our series on early cinema,we revisit the birth of sound on film, from lurid (shocking;...
The Oscar-nominated actor is about to star in both TV comedy-drama Girlfriends,and alongside Jake...
The director’s debut film Thirteen was lauded by critics and she broke box office records with...
Molly Ringwald’s reappraisal of The Breakfast Club has thrown an uneasy light on other 80s...
feeble and leaky horror approximately abominable people trying to save themselves from a sinking...
Joseph Fiennes’s Roman soldier goes on the hunt for a lost body and finds Jesus in this retelling...
She’s equally at home in comedian-book blockbusters,arthouse fare and awards bait, but could this...
Selma Blair kept asking herself why she didn’t just hit James Toback and race out of the room. A...
Ridley Scott’s next Alien,current Blade Runner Ryan Gosling and a return of the Jedi are...
Just in time for Halloween,a film emerges that fails to make up in squashed breasts and ripped...
Duncan Jones’s adaptation of the online game has a veneer of grandeur and some intriguing...
New York welcomes its first 4DX cinema – one of just two in the US – where films such as Batman...
While the film industry still struggles with gender inequality today,the history of early and silent...
With a script seemingly written by algorithm,this dour follow-up to Ang Lee’s dazzling original...
Olivia Colman as the leader of a residential retreat where singletons seek fresh mates,and obtain...
Three years ago the actor was on the verge of giving up. Then Homeland came calling. He talks...
As social attitudes evolve,mainstream cinema has begun to treat gay love stories like any other...
This week the Guardian’s film critic presented his shortlist of 2017’s most awards-worthy...
With plot details for Rian Johnson’s upcoming sequel still lean on the ground,the novel video...
Tom Hardy has added fuel to the ongoing rumours that he may be the next James Bond . . . by refusing...
The late 80s and 90s heralded a breakthrough led by Spike Lee’s Do the true Thing and John...
The Scottish actor,ex-Doctor Who companion and Guardian of the Galaxy is making her directorial...
Alexander Polli was an adrenaline junkie,a daredevil who could fly through holes in rockfaces at...
Fede Alvarez’s simple housebound horror film is sparse on dialogue but its editing and sound...
Until it falls apart in the heavy-handed third act,this is a smart and visually sizzling film about...
How the hell did anybody determine that Now You See Me 2 was a film worth making? Seriously,though....
Set in 1830s Wallachia,this shaggy drama is rife (abundant or plentiful, full of sth bad or...
Shootouts and fist-fights are no longer a young man’s game. Hollywood is rebranding ageing actors...
The 21st century has seen a revolution in how we consume cinema,from streaming a movie the day...
Director Rob Reiners comeback film,based on a screenplay by his son, is packed with cliches about...
The documentary film reveals the toxic social divisions caused by low pay for US and UK...
Dexter Fletcher’s biopic of Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards is a by-the-book schmaltzy sports...
Even Kate Winslet carrying her sewing machine like a gunfighter’s pistol can’t redeem this...
Blockbusters keep getting spoiled before anyone has a chance to watch them thanks to plot-filled...
The late 80s and 90s heralded a breakthrough led by Spike Lee’s Do the just Thing and John...
Jonah Hill delivers a charm offensive as a profiteering arms dealer,redeeming a dusky comedy that...
The enigmatic French film-maker is one of cinema’s few authentic visionaries. Her unsettling new...
Actor who played Shakespearean roles and in Hammer horror movies,as well as such well-known films as...
Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson notch up winning performances in an unsentimental comedy celebrating...
Film director who found international success with We All Loved Each Other So Much and A Special...
Can Rogue One prove you don’t need The Force to make a mighty Star Wars film? And will Fantastic...
A female Iranian vampire,forbidden cherish and Pixar’s brilliant depiction of a teen’s inner...
EuropaCorp ha stretto una partnership con Yahoo per promuovere a livello globale la ricerca di un...
Giulio Ricciarelli’s well-intentioned film about the first ever prosecution of death camp crimes...
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene: Era of Maze Runner and rebel could mark...
Body-swapping,a wisecracking cast and a dazzling effects-laden package add up to a game-world film...
The Lovings were a Virginian couple who endured midnight raids and were forced to leave their...
With gay panic jokes,a topless elderly woman and house keys found up a corpse’s bottom, Sandler...
Tom Hanks tinkering with teamsheets as Ranieri,Idris Elba barking orders as captain Morgan, and Tom...
First he was Robb Stark in Game Of Thrones,then Lady Chatterley’s hunky gamekeeper. Now he’s...
In the third part of this engaging trilogy,Ice Cube dispenses paternal wisdom while uniting a tough...
As Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice breaks box office records despite a questionable script...
Natan was deported to Auschwitz after the studio he owned went bankrupt,and his reputation was...
She’s been a Saturday Night Live regular for years,with her hilarious celebrity send-ups, and she...
‘Your barista’s favourite director’ is back with Isle of Dogs - but with his trademark twee...
What are the ingredients of a smash movie or track in 2017? Embrace nostalgia,follow the superstars,...
Tom Cruise rattles through every trope in the book as the vigilante ex-soldier,this time fleeing...
Engaging actor known for his many film and TV roles which included parts in The Man Who Would Be...
Italian film and stage actor best known for his role in Federico Fellini’s I VitelloniThe Italian...
Follow-up to the amiable Bollywood comedy Welcome transplants its Hangover-style goofiness to...
The directors of Jurassic World and Terminator Genisys have criticised the movies’ marketing...
The 90-year-old German American director,who completed a trio of documentaries during lockdown,...
Oskar Röhler has created a heartfelt and appropriately awestruck portrait of the bleary Byron of...
War changed everything,destroying whole film industries and heralding a current era of realism, grit...
In the wake of ongoing allegations,how conclude we process Allen’s reputation for writing award...
A film based on the genuine life fable of its lead,a non-actor from Brooklyn, as he fights to keep...
George Clooney and the Coen brothers’ new movie Suburbicon shows how discrimination is baked into...
Want to make Tom Cruise seem more heroic? Add Simon Pegg. Need Chris Pratt to be more macho? Add...
This humdrum sequel fails to match the precision of its predecessor,while denying Jason Statham the...
While there is a whiff of social commentary in this low-budget spoof of the 2013 horror The...
What does it take to hurry a successful restaurant in novel York City? The answer may just involve...
Tony Staveacre writes: Colin Welland had started to add screenwriting to his distinguished acting...
The BFI’s original film collection sees cross-dressing comedies join anti-feminist propaganda and...
The latest film from acclaimed documentarist Frederick Wiseman takes a long look at a modern York...
Films such as The Florida Project and Get Out absorb led the charge in Hollywood – and while Trump...
As the wartime leader returns to cinemas,a screenwriter reflects on the challenges of portraying...
Back in 2009,James Cameron’s 3D epic was a enormous hit, vindicating its tech and earning...
You may maintain grown up engrossed in the adventures of the mischievous monkey known as Curious...
From small parts in 12 Years a Slave and Misfits to starring roles in AMC’s upcoming TV series...
She originally wanted to be an engineer,but winning Miss World put Priyanka Chopra on the path to...
A raft of Hollywood film-makers are forsaking the likes of Austin Powers and The fabulous Spider-Man...
With the dreamlike film Horse Money,Costa has returned to his most powerful and enduring subject:...
Tom Hardy is bang-on as both Ronnie and Reggie in a cartoonish but entertaining account of the Kray...
Girls on Tops have developed a line of clothing with the names of main female directors and actors...
From an uber-nerd programmer in Silicon Valley to romantic lead in Sundance hit The tall Sick,the...
She may feel more comfortable as a supporting player,but Blythe Danner proves she can hold her own...
The Jewish writer fled the Nazis and fell in appreciate with his unusual domestic,a tropical...
The antithesis of nearly every Holocaust film ever made,the Hungarian film Son of Saul is slim on...
His unique film,The Forbidden Room, features amnesiac chanteuses, and a jungle vampire and tormented...
Like Frankenstein’s creation,Paul McGuigan’s version of Mary Shelley’s classic lumbers around...
Versatile actor from Hollywood’s golden ageFemale stars of Hollywood’s golden era were generally...
The grave of George Méliès stands in a humble plot within a Paris graveyard. For cinema buffs,a...
Cannes will announce its 2018 lineup shortly,but new films by Netflix are likely to be notable for...
Featuring Coen brothers masterpieces and an astonishing run by Michael Haneke,this was the decade in...
Despite brilliant reviews,Denis Villeneuve’s brainy, big-budget sequel has not made enough money...
Zhang Yimou’s crafty flourishes are the highlights of this US-Chinese blockbuster,a monster film...
This story of teenage golf sensation ‘Young’ Tom Morris is a decent rather than dazzling film to...
Film’s unrivaled access takes us inside the inner workings of a cult as never before to reveal a...
Sebastián Silva’s weird movie borders on incoherence but holds interest in its acting and...
The US government wants the movie trade to help counter Isis propaganda. But from shady sheikhs to...
As Ken Russell’s quasi-biopic is released on Blu-ray,even the director noted that Valentino,...
This 50s-set coastguard drama has plenty of big ocean action – but its clean-cut lead nearly sinks...
The first proper watch at the long-awaited big screen adaptation of popular video game World of...
Peace Officer is a unique documentary about the increasingly militarized state of American police as...
The underground film night specialises in camp screenings and immersive events,from Tudor drag balls...
Joanna Scanlan gives the best performance of her career as Mary,a Muslim convert who agonisingly...
Despite the sport’s popularity in the UK,Britain has never produced a fight flick anywhere near...
Cannibalism in France,a latterday Our Gang in Florida, three women in Tel Aviv, and – at final!...
The third of the Planet of the Apes ‘reboot series’ is just as helpful as its predecessors: a...
The Harry Potter star has refused to rule out resurrecting the Boy Who Lived,while Hathaway is keen...
The first Hollywood film to be shot in Cuba since Castro isn’t close but no cigar – the Ernest...
Predators and prey learn to gain along in this lively tale of species coexistence – until a stray...
[img_103][img_104]“The Colorado River has carved some of the most majestic landscapes on the...
The snail-paced teaser for Disney’s current animation is the latest to merrily reject the normal...
It’s no Shaun of the Dead – despite copying a few tricks from it – but this foolish zombie...
A ‘throw everything against the wall’ quality and downright catchy songs lift this sunny...
In buying Fox,Lucasfilm and Pixar, the film studio is on the way to controlling the film universe -...
Male directors beget endlessly projected their sexual fantasies in films starring child actors...
New Yorker Nora Lum,AKA Awkwafina, has been going places since My Vag went viral on YouTube – now...
A world where orcs and elves live alongside humans is wealthy in potential and full of resonance,but...
Feng Xiaogang’s sprawling drama lays on the Spielbergian syrup and covers swaths of China’s...
Shot on Super 16mm black-and-white and expired color film stock,this gorgeously grainy documentary...
In a small dome on a remote volcano in Hawai’i,six people bear spent an entire year simulating...
Leonardo DiCaprio’s experience at the end of Titanic helped him survive The Revenant. The Martian...
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart return as the exuberant cop duo,on the track of a villain so boring he had...
The best of the season’s festive film offerings,from a screening of Elf under Waterloo Station to...
Child star of the Our Gang comedies who went on to perform as an adult in Broadway musicals and...
From dancing for Ellen DeGeneres to lip-synching for Jimmy Fallon,movie stars are increasingly up...
She’s been nominated for a Bafta following her role in Thor: Ragnarok but,despite being an...
Cinematographer who brought dynamism to the films of Scorsese and FassbinderThe cinematographer...
Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed low-budget shocker became a surprise hit and showed viewers a...
With a special reissue of classic Boyz N the Hood,genre surveys, seminars, and concerts and...
final week the cinema chain AMC caused outrage when it announced it would allow phone use in its...
Actor who delighted audiences as the twittish Commandant Lassard in Police AcademyThe actor George...
Carol earns top prizes as Kevin Kline speaks Latin and Saoirse Ronan apologises for interrupting...
College football gets yet another queasy workout from faith based film-makers,in the memoir of...
A novel spate of films,including The Lady in the Van, invites us to empathise with the marginal and...
David Lean’s class-confronting 1945 classic approximately a terribly,terribly British (sort of)...
Besson’s EuropaCorp studio fined over similarities between their 2012 film and Carpenter’s cult...
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene:• Universal’s focused approach shows up...
If you’re casually strolling down Piccadilly after doing some shopping on Regent Street,you might...
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt as star-crossed lovers in space,there’s a lot riding on...
Yes,it’s four hours long, but this rarely seen Edward Yang film evokes the heartache and confusion...
The Welsh-born actor may reckon he ‘didn’t fairly nail’ the caped crusader,but he still rates...
Actor known for his roles in frigid Hand Luke,the bare Gun trilogy and AirportGeorge Kennedy, who...
Our writer-at-large ventures out to his local multiplex and finds out that Bay’s Benghazi...
Cinematographer responsible for superb lighting and photography in The Deer Hunter and Close...
In 2016,space invaders will take over from zombies, we shall laugh at international conflict and see...
After three attempts,you might think that Hollywood’s finest could have approach up with a better...
original documentary charts the epic of National Lampoon,the magazine that spawned Animal House,...
A grim zombie outing starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin that drowns in body fluids...
Rebecca corridor is used to people always wanting to talk approximately her dad,but now the...
As the global streaming giant bypasses the multiplexes with 80 modern films of its own in 2018,the...
He tormented his actors,threw drinks at his cameraman, and died of an overdose at 37, and leaving...
Is it any wonder Rogue One lacks The Force Awakens hype when Abrams recently confirmed franchise...
Expect more diverse superheroes not only in Marvel’s comedian but also in cinemas. It’s...
The Canadian actor’s portrayal of the athlete’s triumph in Race,set in the 1936 Berlin Olympics,...
Adrien Brody plays a crime columnist mixed up with a femme fatale in a steamy drama that manages to...
Swedish director Anders Weberg has taken ‘slack cinema’ to a new level with the preview for his...
Jake Gyllenhaal has driven his body to the limit for his acting roles. Now it’s his mind that’s...