Category: Films
‘You’re part of the tornado’: the summer of moviegoing game-changer 4DX
During this long, hot, languishing summer, I have come to believe in one thing and one thing only: seeing Twisters in 4DX. The Oklahoma-set film, [more…]
Mark Kermode on… Martin Scorsese’s love of British cinema
This weekend, the BFI Southbank in London begins a season of films entitled Martin Scorsese Selects Hidden Gems of British Cinema. Among the treats that [more…]
Babygirl review – Nicole Kidman overwhelmed by lust as CEO having torrid and toxic affair
Romy Mathis owns a duplex apartment in the city and a big house in the country. She has a doting husband, two adorable daughters and [more…]
AfrAId review – throwaway AI-themed horror devoid of suspense
Given how technology has become the increasingly unstoppable architect of our everyday lives – the world edging closer and closer to a Terminator prequel – [more…]
Controversial Trump biopic to receive pre-election release in US
The controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice is set for a pre-election release in the US. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film which premiered [more…]
Kill the Jockey review – a mercurial, skittish crime drama whose hero is a drug-fuelled rogue
People ride horses for all sorts of reasons, explains the jockey hero of Luis Ortega’s offbeat and stylish Argentinian crime drama. They ride to arrive [more…]
Maria review – Angelina Jolie plays the diva in magnificent stroll around the cult of Callas
Hide the overflowing ashtrays and move that infernal grand piano – Maria Callas, La Diva, is granting a valedictory TV interview. She’s pacing the halls [more…]
Riefenstahl review – deep-dive study takes down the Nazis’ favourite director
Leni Riefenstahl returns to the Venice film festival, after a fashion, as the star of Andres Veiel’s extraordinary deep-dive documentary about the original cancelled artist. [more…]
Angelina Jolie says women are defined too much by other people’s perceptions
Angelina Jolie has said it is often “other people’s perception of a woman” that defines too much who she is, as she discussed portraying the [more…]
Jason Schwartzman: ‘I was the kid driving around all the record stores buying all the Oasis singles’
Does Wes Anderson still make you audition? TopTrampThere have been times when he’s said: “Maybe you should try reading this part,” or: “Let me hear [more…]
