Category: Films
‘Her face is a marvel!’: Vanessa Redgrave’s 20 best films – ranked!
20. Deep Impact (1998) In a brief but memorable role as a socialite dumped by her husband, Redgrave cuts through the schmaltz to provide some [more…]
Flight Risk review – Mel Gibson serves up white-knuckle fun in airplane suspense thriller
Irritating though it is to be conceding anything to the objectionable Mel Gibson (whose 2006 film Apocalypto is very good), his new film does serve [more…]
Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers to direct sequel to 1986’s Labyrinth
Robert Eggers is set to write and direct a sequel to the 1986 fantasy Labyrinth. According to Deadline, the Nosferatu director has just closed a [more…]
Oscars groupthink pushes Emilia Pérez, the weakest nominee, to a record-breaking lead | Peter Bradshaw
So the strange process of Oscar-night groupthink consensus begins, and a certain film becomes mysteriously garlanded as the obvious choice to be preferred over the [more…]
Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival
Sundance remains one of the toughest festivals to truly predict – a smattering of unknown first-timers unfurling distributor-less films that are often shrouded in mystery [more…]
‘He made me feel I didn’t need to fit in’: readers’ tributes to David Lynch – and their most Lynchian photograph
‘My mother shooed me away so she could watch Twin Peaks’ View image in fullscreen I live in a forested part of the UK that [more…]
Stray Dog/High and Low review – Kurosawa lifts crime drama to astonishing new peaks
Akira Kurosawa’s scalding 1949 cop thriller Stray Dog (★★★★★), with its extended closeup shot of a mad dog snarling into the camera over the opening [more…]
‘I will fall over’: Judi Dench says worsening eyesight means she can’t go out alone
Judi Dench has said she can no longer attend events or go out alone due to her deteriorating eyesight, saying she now needs someone to [more…]
I’m just Kenobi: Ryan Gosling set to join Star Wars franchise in as-yet-untitled movie
Ryan Gosling is to become the newest addition to the Star Wars universe after news emerged that he will star in an as-yet-untitled franchise movie [more…]
Presence review – Soderbergh’s ghost’s-eye movie plays it cool with an unhappy family
Steven Soderbergh has made a ghost story with a screenplay from Hollywood veteran David Koepp. It sticks to a single location – the haunted family [more…]
