Category: Films

British-born Mischa Barton moved to the US age five where, age nine, she made her screen debut on American soap opera All My Children, and, [more…]

Here is a thoughtful, austere documentary by Sönje Storm that largely avoids the irony-potential hinted at in the title. It is about her great-grandfather, Jürgen [more…]

In another universe, Star Wars ended with David Lynch. Intrigued by the monochromatic surrealism of Eraserhead and The Elephant Man, George Lucas approached the oddball [more…]

For vulgar-minded Brits, a Hollywood film title sometimes carries its own unintended associations and unfortunate resonances. Many were pained at the raucous response from some [more…]

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…]

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…]

For anyone who is weary of the usual feelgood festive films – Love Actually, Elf, Miracle on 34th Street and so on – a more [more…]

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 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…]

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…]