Category: Films
Robin and the Hoods review – nostalgic battle cry for children’s imagination
This family comedy is not only another iteration of the legendary outlaw yarn; it’s an entertaining feature film focusing on the importance of a child’s [more…]
Toronto film festival: Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant and Mike Leigh head lineup
Major new films from the directors Mike Leigh and Angelina Jolie and actors such as Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant and Pamela Anderson are toplining this [more…]
‘I lied to get the part’: Melvyn Hayes on his ‘angry young man’ beginnings – and It Ain’t Half Hot Mum
One day in 1957, Melvyn Hayes was on the set of a film called Woman in a Dressing Gown when a man sat down next [more…]
Bad Newz review – racy Bollywood romcom breaks new ground with parenting shenanigans
This slightly racy Hindi-language romcom is mapped across a love triangle between two men and a woman, but its geometry is all out of whack. [more…]
Gaza: A Story of Love and War review – compassionate stories from both sides of the divide
Made on an infinitesimal budget but with compassion, empathy and consideration, this documentary is the product of an encounter between two journalists. Mike Joseph is [more…]
Difficult, fearsome, aggressive: the Faye Dunaway documentary is unusually frank
Faye: The Many lives of Faye Dunaway, now streaming on Max in the US, is a refreshingly frank portrait of a genuinely interesting star. In [more…]
Shayda review – tense Australian-Iranian domestic abuse drama
There’s not much to celebrate for Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi, excellent) and her six-year-old daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia), holed up in an Australian women’s shelter [more…]
From steamy summertime romances to spring-break chaos: the 20 best films about holidays
Holidays in real life tend to go more or less according to plan, as long as your expectations are in check: airport stress, beachside rest, [more…]
Glen Powell: meet the new Hollywood A-lister who can do heart-throb, goofball or action hero
There isn’t much of a reason to remember the 2012 romantic comedy Stuck in Love – an independent production that, despite the presence of big-name [more…]
‘It affects everything’: why is Hollywood so scared to tackle the climate crisis?
A rodeo crowd waves cowboy hats as a man rides a bucking horse. Then comes a shower of leaves, a chorus of mobile phone rings [more…]