Category: Films
‘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…]
Listy do M 6 (Letters to Santa 6) review – pick ’n’ mix Christmas tales coast on a sugar high
‘When the pressure builds, you don’t notice it. But once that valve blows, it’s chaos. And during the holidays, people’s valves tend to blow.” It’s [more…]
Gladiator II takes $87m to break Ridley Scott opening box-office record
Gladiator II isn’t entertaining audiences in the US, Canada and China until this Friday, but scored the highest ever international opening for a Ridley Scott [more…]
C’est Pas Moi review – Holy Motors director Leos Carax pays witty homage to himself
Here is a 40-minute autobiographical jeu d’esprit from Leos Carax, the renowned director of Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, Bad Blood, Holy Motors and Annette; a [more…]
