Category: Films
The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan says Hollywood stars are ‘afraid’ of Trump
Sebastian Stan, who stars in The Apprentice, a biopic of Donald Trump focusing on his association in the 1970s with lawyer Roy Cohn, has said [more…]
Snow Leopard review – enigmatic tale of man v beast is late Tibetan film-maker’s final word
Tibetan film-maker Pema Tseden died of heart failure last year at the age of 53, just months after completing this movie; his health was almost [more…]
Layla review – heartbreak looms in coming-of-age yarn of a secret affair and queer identity
British-Iraqi drag artist and film-maker Amrou Al-Kadhi makes a strong feature debut with this coming-of-age dramedy of queer identity, which is heartfelt if slightly glib. [more…]
‘Nothing left except quivering protoplasm’: the man who pedalled a plane across the Channel
Bryan Allen is not the type to blow his own trumpet. Colleagues who knew him only as a software engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory [more…]
BAM! review – smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce
Sparkling and vivacious, Jordan Tragash’s heartfelt queer comedy captures with considerable charm the conundrums of the precarious gig worker’s lifestyle. For those familiar with Chicago, [more…]
The Merry Gentlemen review – more forgettable festive filler from Netflix
The unending expansion of Netflix, still easily the most streamed of all the streamers, has turned it into an ambitious one-stop shop for all, home [more…]
Mediha review – remarkable Yazidi victim of Islamic State’s sexual slavery tells her own story
This is impressive work from film-maker Hasan Oswald that allows its subject, as far as possible, to tell her own story. Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad is [more…]
Wicked review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a blast in sugar-rush Wizard of Oz fantasy
As Kermit the Frog and the Hulk discovered: it’s not easy being green. Now another verdant character is gleefully brought to the screen by lyricist-producer [more…]
Post your questions for Aaron Taylor-Johnson
At 34, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has built up one of the best CVs in the business – in part because he started so young: he was [more…]
Stars lead emotional tributes to Quincy Jones at Oscars Governors awards
Quincy Jones died too soon to accept an honorary Oscar at the Governors awards on Sunday night – so the ceremony in Los Angeles became [more…]
