Category: Films
Armie Hammer denies cannibalism claims in Louis Theroux interview
Armie Hammer has repeated his denial of claims that he is a cannibal and that he sexually abused a number of women. The actor was [more…]
From Brad Pitt’s F1 to Lilo & Stitch: the year’s big Super Bowl movie trailers
While there might have been a brief uptick in the viewership for recent awards ceremonies, the act of communal live TV watching is still not [more…]
Barrio Boy review – Dennis Garcia is a cut above as a closeted Brooklyn barber
The opening scenes of this film, written and directed by Dennis Shinners, have the sensorial feel of a city symphony; the sights and sounds of [more…]
Cara review – psychosis-dogged sex worker goes on a grand guignol rampage
Cara (Elle O’Hara) is a troubled young woman living in a flatshare and engaged in online sex work, for which she earns a meagre living [more…]
‘Delightfully absurd’: why Mamma Mia! is my feelgood movie
Three years ago, I was sitting on the mezzanine of an east London bar when it collapsed. On my way back from the hospital, I [more…]
Emilia Pérez wins top Spanish film prize amid Karla Sofía Gascón furore
The multi-Oscar-nominated narco-musical Emilia Pérez, whose success has been overshadowed by the emergence of a series of racist and Islamophobic social media posts written by [more…]
PH Moriarty obituary
PH Moriarty, who has died aged 86 after suffering from dementia, came late to acting as he approached 40, but made an indelible impression, most [more…]
‘They were trying to do 200 different poses during power cuts’: Bridget Jones director takes on The Joy of Sex
Sex positivity, polyamory, threesomes: they may not be universal practices but the extent to which they are more acceptable these days has a lot to [more…]
Splat’s entertainment: I watched Rotten Tomatoes’ 40 lowest-rated films to find out which was worst
I have seen horrors so limp and lifeless they have turned into comedies. I have seen comedies so dedicated to killing every last one of [more…]
Tony Roberts, versatile actor and longtime Woody Allen sidekick, dies aged 85
Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theatre performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies – often [more…]
