Category: Films
‘Friends keep me tethered’: actor Joe Alwyn on fame, dating Taylor Swift and keeping his feet on the ground
If – as projected – The Brutalist goes to the 2025 Academy Awards and cleans up, there will be some knowing, told-you-so nods from critics [more…]
Clues, improvisation and anti-pigeon devices – the vision behind Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths
Mike Leigh is known for asking his cast of actors to develop their characters in rehearsal. It is an improvisational method that has helped make [more…]
‘The more relaxed you are, the better you are as a human’: Nicole Kidman on Kubrick, sharks and risk-taking
Nicole Kidman has finally found a way to impress that trickiest of demographics: her 16-year-old daughter. “The other night, I was interviewed by Amelia, the [more…]
Indie film-maker Jeff Baena dies aged 47
Independent director and screenwriter Jeff Baena – who was known for quirky hits such as Life After Beth and was the husband of that flick’s [more…]
Golden Globes 2025: who will win and who should win the film awards?
After the nominations for this weekend’s Golden Globes were announced last month, there seemed to be an equal mix of cheers and jeers. For every [more…]
Mark Kermode on… director Sean Baker, who thrillingly puts the marginalised centre stage
Last month I wrote about British film-maker Mike Leigh creating a “string of perfectly crafted dramas with an uncanny element of verisimilitude” – dramas such [more…]
Hollywood ushers in hard-to-predict awards season with Golden Globes
Another Hollywood awards season kicks off this weekend with the Golden Globes, the industry’s glitziest yet most consistently troubled ceremony. Nominations for the 82nd edition [more…]
Post your questions for Claes Bang
Claes Bang (“Claes” rhymes with “face”, in case you were wondering) only became an actor by chance, after he was persuaded to join a production [more…]
Andrew Garfield on weepie rom-com We Live in Time: ‘I love that this film wears its heart on its sleeve’
It’s no spoiler to say that We Live in Time is a tearjerker. It begins with the late-stage cancer diagnosis of its female lead, Almut [more…]
‘Are we the first generation that won’t die?’: Bryan Johnson on his controversial lifestyle
Bryan Johnson, the biohacking centimillionaire who made a fortune selling payment apps, knows what his biggest online skeptics have been saying about him ever since [more…]
