Category: Films
Inside Out 2 becomes highest-grossing animation of all time
Inside Out 2 has overtaken Frozen II to become the highest-grossing animation of all time. Pixar’s sequel to its 2015 smash about emotions battling for [more…]
Brawn, bazookas and killer bots: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s finest films – ranked!
20. Twins (1988) Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito play twins separated at birth. That’s it, that’s the film. The first of three comedies Schwarzenegger made [more…]
‘It’s been a fun ride’: former Bond George Lazenby announces retirement at 84
Former James Bond actor George Lazenby has announced his retirement at the age of 84. The Australian actor, best known for playing 007 in 1969’s [more…]
Jennifer Aniston criticises JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment
Jennifer Aniston has taken issue with JD Vance’s description of some of the most powerful people in US politics as “childless cat ladies”. Writing on [more…]
The Fabulous Four review – starry cast deserves better in silly, simplistic comedy
The Fabulous Four, a film aimed at the historically underserved older female demographic, provides us with a more recent quandary. It’s a comedy that provides [more…]
Chariots of Fire review – classic British take on 1924 Paris Olympics is superbly watchable
In honour of both the imminent Paris Olympics and the centenary of the 1924 Olympics, also in Paris, here is a rerelease of this superbly [more…]
Death Wish at 50: a reactionary and repugnant revenge thriller
We denizens of the present like to presume a higher degree of moral clarity over the past, but some things don’t require the benefit of [more…]
I Saw the TV Glow review – 90s telly-addict chiller set to be future classic
Cinephiles lie awake at night worrying that talented young film-makers are deserting cinema for TV. Jane Schoenbrun, one of the most gifted around, has just [more…]
Deadpool & Wolverine review – Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s sarky gagathon mocks the MCU back to life
Can the ailing Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise be redeemed with a metric tonne of frantically self-aware comedy? Now that fewer and fewer people care, can [more…]
The secret to living longer: join a club
Between the 1970s and 1990s, the number of Americans who attended a single local civic meeting in a year plummeted by 40%. The number who [more…]