Category: Films
Mountainhead: first trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s topical Succession follow-up
A summit of influential male billionaires is under way in the first teaser trailer for Mountainhead. HBO unveiled the extended look at the first feature [more…]
‘I still don’t know what it’s about!’ Buckaroo Banzai, the surreal 80s flop that became a cult classic
There are several surefire ways to reveal someone’s character. Do they like pineapple on pizza? Do they think it’s acceptable to talk in the cinema? [more…]
Sinners: vampires, racial politics and a surprise cameo – discuss with spoilers
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners just notched the biggest opening weekend for an original movie since the start of the pandemic, which means the Michael B Jordan-starring, [more…]
Heartstopper to end with feature film finale
Heartstopper, the much-loved Netflix adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series, is to conclude with a feature film directed by Wash Westmoreland, whose previous credits [more…]
‘Were they just voting on vibes?’: Oscars’ new compulsory viewing rule sparks backlash
A new rule introduced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to ensure voters have seen all the films in a category before [more…]
‘Aspirational in the silliest sense’: why The Lizzie McGuire Movie is my feelgood movie
Three years ago, my fiance and I were winding through the narrow streets of Seville when he began a sentence with the words: “Imagine if.” [more…]
Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets
Here to prove once again that movies about internet crime can so easily unravel into implausible silliness is that otherwise estimable Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, [more…]
Neirud review – a mysterious family relationship that unravels Brazil’s complex social fabric
Buried secrets bubble to the surface in Brazilian film-maker Fernanda Faya’s tender and searching documentary, which seeks to disentangle the hidden knots of her fascinating [more…]
Ted Kotcheff obituary
The Canadian film-maker Ted Kotcheff, who has died aged 94, was denied entry to the US for being a suspected communist, banned for life from [more…]
UK taxpayers contributed £89m to the most expensive movie ever made
A leafy corner to the west of Watford was transformed into a jungle last year. Authentic-looking exotic flowers lined the floor, tree trunks soared up [more…]
