Category: Films
Birth at 20: Jonathan Glazer’s magnificent, misunderstood masterpiece
It’s the score that hooks you first in Birth: that light, sprightly, slightly anxious jitter of woodwind that trills over the film’s opening shot, as [more…]
From Anna Kendrick to Dev Patel – how easy is it for actors to direct themselves?
Since the very first directorial cameos – George Méliès’ sorcerer-like appearances in The Vanishing Lady and Playing Cards in the 1890s – directors have often [more…]
Paul Morrissey, cult filmmaker and Andy Warhol collaborator, dies at 86
Paul Morrissey, an early collaborator of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground and the director of cult films such as Flesh, Trash and Women in [more…]
Gérard Depardieu sexual assault trial postponed after actor’s no-show
The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges was postponed until next year after the actor failed to appear in court on Monday, saying [more…]
On my radar: Jacques Audiard’s cultural highlights
Jacques Audiard was born in Paris in 1952, the son of the prolific screenwriter and director Michel Audiard. He began writing films in the mid-1970s [more…]
‘We just have to keep fighting’: a shocking new film on the danger of US abortion laws
In August 2022, Amanda and Josh Zurawski were 18 weeks into a much-wanted pregnancy with their first child when her water broke early. The complication [more…]
No more Mr Nice Guy: how Hugh Grant transformed himself into an edgy national treasure
This week sees the release of Heretic, Hugh Grant’s 45th feature film. Few critics would have predicted that length of career after his pouting 1982 [more…]
The Terminator at 40: did James Cameron see into the future?
For many of the great speculative science fiction classics, the future has not come to pass. The island of Manhattan was not converted into a [more…]
Streaming: The Substance and the best body horror for Halloween
The surprise success of Terrifier 3 in cinemas this month – with stories of underage viewers buying tickets to family fare and sneaking into the [more…]
‘I thought I’d die at Armageddon’: Hollywood action hero Luke Evans on growing up gay as a Jehovah’s Witness
At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an impossible choice – either be true to himself and embrace his sexuality, or stay true to [more…]
