Category: Films

What was it like working with Richard Attenborough in Closing the Ring, Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill? Also [more…]

Is François Ozon the most talented French film-maker currently working? That’s a big ask, in a very crowded field, but Ozon has got the back [more…]

For the opening scene of Wicked, 9m real tulips were planted, improbably, by a farmer in Norfolk. The necessity of this opulence was completely obvious [more…]

If you’re finding it harder than usual to get excited about the Oscars this year, don’t worry. Several factors – from the punishing length to [more…]

Warm and generous performances carry this good-natured movie from director Gia Coppola; it’s actually the sort of approachable, actor-led drama for grownups that pundits complain [more…]

Sean Baker for Anora View image in fullscreen Track record: Baker came out of the US’s microbudget/indie subculture; his first feature, Four Letter Words, was [more…]

Brady Corbet’s Oscar hopeful The Brutalist offers a somewhat skewed depiction of architectural intent, one where public demonstrations of genius and private catharses have an [more…]

We can all agree that Paddington in Peru was, well, fine. Compared to the previous Paddington films it was a bit of a damp squib, [more…]

This film starts with a horrific crime: without warning, a 15-year-old boy stabs his mother and sister to death with a kitchen knife in their [more…]

Thinking about it, I wasn’t sure which image disturbed me more: the one where an eyeball begets another eyeball and the two of them start [more…]