Category: Films
My Stolen Planet review – home-movie bulletins unearths Iran’s forbidden past
Farahnaz Sharifi is an Iranian artist and film-maker who has been exiled from her homeland since 2022, and with this personal essay movie she ponders [more…]
Ladies Only review – striking account of sisterhood’s intricacies on the Mumbai metro
During peak rush hour, the Mumbai metro turns into a bustling microcosm of the city’s social fabric. Largely shot inside women-only carriages, Rebana Liz John’s [more…]
‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’ – Lucy Liu on success, shame and calling out Bill Murray
Boredom is not a feeling with which Lucy Liu is familiar. “Sometimes I wouldn’t mind it,” she says with a smile. “But it feels nonstop. [more…]
‘I was 2cm from being paralysed’: UK stunt artists celebrated with donation to BFI
Gillian Aldam began her career as a stunt professional at the age of 22. It was the 1960s, and she had just spent a few [more…]
And the winner should be… Observer critics choose their alternative Oscars for 2025
Wendy Ide Best picture My shortlist (my winner first) Nickel Boys All We Imagine As Light Anora Conclave Nosferatu The absence of an unstoppable awards [more…]
‘It’s the moment when genius comes into the universe’: the film recreating SNL’s chaotic first night
There is no show in history more obsessed with its own lore than Saturday Night Live. Almost every week the long-running sketch show is sprinkled [more…]
Streaming: Pepe and the best animal films for grownups
If you liked Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo who went viral last year, there’s still no guarantee that you’ll like Pepe – but how [more…]
Mel Gibson to cast de-aged Jim Caviezel in ‘acid trip’ sequel to Passion of the Christ
Mel Gibson says that he is going to cast a de-aged Jim Caviezel in his long-planned sequel to The Passion of the Christ, and that [more…]
Roger Pratt obituary
The cinematographer Roger Pratt, who has died aged 77, rendered some of cinema’s most spectacular fantasy worlds. His films included Harry Potter and the Chamber [more…]
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera review – Gerard Butler’s fun, flirty action bromance sequel
Aside from numbering among its fans the esteemed German arthouse stalwart Christian Petzold, 2018’s cops-and-robbbers potboiler Den of Thieves made a name for itself by [more…]
