Category: Films
Jigra review – Alia Bhatt is lethal and luminous in sibling jailbreak thriller
Director Vasan Bala has a knack for capturing the way some humans view others as disposable, as lives to spend for power. In Bala’s new [more…]
Al Pacino on the inside story of The Godfather: ‘I was told, you’re not cutting it’
One day in the middle of the afternoon, I got a phone call. On the other end of the line, I heard the name and [more…]
Streaming: Kneecap and the best hip-hop movies
The list of hip-hop acts who have starred in their own biopic is a short one, and it has perhaps its unlikeliest entry in Kneecap. [more…]
No time to film: are James Bond’s Hollywood paymasters holding out for a gen-Z 007?
Like a seasoned croupier brushing the felt off everyone’s chips, Amazon MGM Studios boss Jennifer Salke revealed this week in an interview with the Guardian [more…]
‘It feels very personal’: Anna Kendrick on coercion, not wanting children and making a movie about dating a killer
This may be the year of the childless cat lady, but Anna Kendrick isn’t ready to team up with Taylor Swift just yet. “I don’t [more…]
Lonely Planet review – Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth heat up beach-read travel romance
Be it a quirk of timing or the invisible hand of trend cycles, Hollywood seems ready to reconsider the idea of the “older woman”. A [more…]
Superboys of Malegaon review – boisterous heartwarmer about movie-loving underdogs
Here is a thoroughly enjoyable, big-hearted movie about building a better life through showbusiness. It is a feelgood underdog adventure set in the Indian city [more…]
BFI apologises to film-maker over racial discrimination complaint
The chief executive of the British Film Institute has apologised to a prominent film-maker of colour for mishandling his complaint about racial discrimination. The apology [more…]
Matthew Modine: ‘The film and TV industry chews kids up and spits them out’
Has there ever been a moment on set that you just can’t shake, that even now leaves you thinking: did that really just happen? NomadPoetics [more…]
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon review – heartfelt portrait of a generational talent
Alex Gibney’s docu-celebration of Paul Simon unfolds over an epic three-and-a-half hours, but he persuades you that this is exactly how much time was needed. [more…]
