Category: Films
Nick Wade obituary
My younger brother Nick Wade, who has died suddenly at the age of 50, was a talented professional 2D Flash animator. He worked on many [more…]
The Lost Children review – extraordinary story of missing kids in the Colombian rainforest
In the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel dropped pebbles and breadcrumbs. Last year, a real-life sibling group, lost in the Colombian rainforest, left a trail behind [more…]
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – finger-popping theory of the conspiracy to kill Congo’s leader
I last encountered the work of the Belgian artist and film-maker Johan Grimonprez in the documentary-reverie Double Take from 2009, which imagined an encounter between [more…]
Memories of a Burning Body review – tenderly conceived docudrama about the enduring sexuality of women
Costa Rican film-maker Antonella Sudasassi Furniss has curated a docudrama distilled from the experiences of three women in their 60s and 70s, who speak (off [more…]
Lena Dunham to write Sam Bankman-Fried movie for Apple
Lena Dunham has been tapped to write a new movie on the rise and fall of the FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. According to Variety, the [more…]
‘I feel like that was me’: how have Mormons reacted to Hugh Grant horror Heretic?
What is the one true religion? That is one of several leading questions posed by Hugh Grant’s professorial villain Mr Reed in the hit new [more…]
Trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy released
The first trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has been released online. The fourth in the series of hit comedies films featuring Renée [more…]
Curzon Cinemas has been sold for a ‘bargain’ £3.9m – is this good news for UK filmgoers? | Peter Bradshaw
Who wants to buy an arthouse cinema chain? That question may seem unexpected now that being depressed about post-pandemic filmgoing appears to be the industry’s [more…]
‘If we can’t unionise at Amazon, we have no future’: the film about the workers who took on Jeff Bezos and won
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, US trades unions are among the many constituencies bracing themselves for impact. Cheered [more…]
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
The historic 2022 victory in getting union recognition for Amazon workers in a huge warehouse in Staten Island, New York, and the creation of the [more…]
