Category: Films
Drømmer (Dreams) review – teen’s high romantic hopes throw adults into disarray
Here is the third in a playful trilogy from Norwegian novelist and film-maker Dag Johan Haugerud (after Sex and Love, which appeared last year at [more…]
‘You just want to rewind and watch it again and again’: readers choose the most romantic moments in cinema
Last week, Guardian writers shared their favourite romantic moments in cinema – here are some more chosen by readers from around the world. The ending [more…]
Cronos review – Guillermo del Toro’s signature wit and gore on show in 1992 debut
Guillermo del Toro’s feature debut from 1992 is a work regarded by many as an early masterpiece, featuring the director’s key repertory players Federico Luppi [more…]
I Am Martin Parr review – enjoyable study of tragicomic Britain’s inspired photographer
The beguiling work of English photographer Martin Parr is the subject of this brief, but thoroughly enjoyable study which sets out to introduce his extraordinary [more…]
I’m Still Here review – Fernanda Torres’s stoic maternal mask never slips
The subtlety and dignity of Fernanda Torres’s Oscar-nominated performance in Walter Salles’s new film have been rightly praised. This is a kind of mother-courage true [more…]
Julian Holloway, Carry On star and father of Sophie Dahl, dies aged 80
Julian Holloway, who starred in eight Carry On films and was a regular in TV shows such as The Sweeney and Doctor Who, has died. [more…]
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet says he has made ‘zero dollars’ from the film
Brady Corbet, the 36-year-old director behind Oscar season’s most acclaimed film, has said he – and many of his fellow nominees – are experiencing severe [more…]
‘The most important thing was getting to the truth’: how Claude Lanzmann broke all the rules to create Shoah
Forty years after its release, Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah (1985) is regarded not just as one of the greatest documentaries ever made, but a film that [more…]
Will Dune: Messiah be Villeneuve’s crowning achievement, or the moment the spice runs dry?
Hollywood has a long history of making great first sci-fi instalments that slowly turn into pompous, inconsequential, and increasingly mind-numbing dross as the sequels keep [more…]
Why Emilia Pérez should win the best picture Oscar
Emilia Pérez, then. It’s the film set in Mexico that angered a whole load of Mexicans. The film with a transgender lead that offended many [more…]