Category: Films
September 5 review – taut media procedural revisits Munich Olympics
The story of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist massacre – in which 11 Israeli hostages were killed by the Palestinian Black September group, dying along [more…]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake in the works
A new take on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is reportedly in early development. According to Deadline, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson’s Eon Productions – best [more…]
Fainting, fighting and folk-horror: Florence Pugh’s best films – ranked!
10. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) The only reason this fabulous DreamWorks animation is not nearer the top of this list is that [more…]
Am-dram Alien documentary comes to TV as ‘unintentional pantomime’
For anyone who is weary of the usual feelgood festive films – Love Actually, Elf, Miracle on 34th Street and so on – a more [more…]
Kraven the Hunter review – Russell Crowe busts up laborious superhero yarn
Only the robust presence of Russell Crowe – and what might conceivably be a sly visual joke about exiled Russian plutocrat Mikhail Khodorkovsky – make [more…]
Austin Butler to play Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s American Psycho
Austin Butler is set to play Patrick Bateman in director Luca Guadagnino’s new take on Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho. According to Variety, the Oscar-nominated [more…]
‘Sexuality is as individual as a fingerprint’: Daniel Craig and Luca Guadagnino on Queer
There is no shortage of directors who have made movies about gay life only to then backtrack and claim they were not specifically gay stories [more…]
Sundance 2025: Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O’Connor lead lineup
World premieres starring Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O’Connor spearhead the lineup of next month’s Sundance film festival. The Utah-based festival will showcase 87 [more…]
Emaciated zombie in 28 Years Later is not Cillian Murphy, sources confirm
When the trailer for Danny Boyle’s belated zombie sequel 28 Years Later released on Tuesday, the less-than-rosy-cheeked appearance of the first film’s star, Cillian Murphy, [more…]
Elton John: Never Too Late review – few surprises but plenty of joy in official life story
Here is a snapshot of the great singer-songwriter and pop genius as he prepares to retire from touring; he is to play his final live [more…]