Category: Films
David Lynch says he is too ill to direct films in person
Film-maker David Lynch has said he is now too ill to direct films in person and could only work on projects remotely. In an interview [more…]
Together 99 review – quarter-century renuion for Lukas Moodysson’s Swedish commune comedy
More than 20 years ago, Lukas Moodysson directed the Swedish comedy Together: set in 1975, it was about a bunch of hippies living in a [more…]
The Weak and the Wicked/No Trees in the Street review – tough, old school British drama
J Lee Thompson is a British director who could maybe do with a bit more auteur respect: here is a double-bill rerelease of two of [more…]
Rebel Moon: what do Zack Snyder’s extravagant Netflix director’s cuts add?
In the opening moments of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, a cute little computer-generated creature bearing a passing resemblance to Baby Yoda widens his cute little [more…]
British artist’s cartoons that inspired Bond films on show at Oscars museum
“You only live twice, or so it seems” – at least, that is, if you are the work of the late illustrator John McLusky, creator [more…]
Mark Kermode on… director Hayao Miyazaki, who speaks to the child in all of us
Is Japanese film-maker Hayao Miyazaki “the greatest family entertainer of our time”? That was the conclusion I reached about the writer-director behind such animated wonders [more…]
Trap review – M Night Shyamalan’s concert thriller is a mess
The reintroduction of M Night Shyamalan offered the kind of specifically alluring comeback narrative that a certain generation was compelled to blindly support. Those of [more…]
Tom Cruise to rappel off Stade de France in Olympics closing ceremony
He’s scaled the world’s tallest building, dangled mid-air from a plane, set records for holding his breath underwater and, when he broke his foot shooting [more…]
Bafta introduces new prize for best children’s and family film
Bafta has announced a new prize for best children’s and family film, as well as some key eligibility changes for other awards. The children’s and [more…]
‘It’s not a theoretical proposition’: the ‘war game’ imagining a coup in the US
On 6 January 2025, US democracy stands at a crossroads. Congress must certify the results of an election that the loser refuses to concede. The [more…]
