Category: Films
‘Like criticising a book that has 700 pages’: The Brutalist director defends long films
How do you properly do justice to the life story of a Hungarian-born Jew who survived the Holocaust and emigrated to the US, where he [more…]
‘Everyone recognises her now – me, not so much’: Arthur Harari on how Anatomy of a Fall catapulted him and Justine Triet to film power couple status
Rising French cinema notable Arthur Harari is a film-maker, screenwriter and actor – but the last of these only occasionally, and with reservations. He has [more…]
‘You’re part of the tornado’: the summer of moviegoing game-changer 4DX
During this long, hot, languishing summer, I have come to believe in one thing and one thing only: seeing Twisters in 4DX. The Oklahoma-set film, [more…]
Mark Kermode on… Martin Scorsese’s love of British cinema
This weekend, the BFI Southbank in London begins a season of films entitled Martin Scorsese Selects Hidden Gems of British Cinema. Among the treats that [more…]
Babygirl review – Nicole Kidman overwhelmed by lust as CEO having torrid and toxic affair
Romy Mathis owns a duplex apartment in the city and a big house in the country. She has a doting husband, two adorable daughters and [more…]
AfrAId review – throwaway AI-themed horror devoid of suspense
Given how technology has become the increasingly unstoppable architect of our everyday lives – the world edging closer and closer to a Terminator prequel – [more…]
Controversial Trump biopic to receive pre-election release in US
The controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice is set for a pre-election release in the US. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film which premiered [more…]
Kill the Jockey review – a mercurial, skittish crime drama whose hero is a drug-fuelled rogue
People ride horses for all sorts of reasons, explains the jockey hero of Luis Ortega’s offbeat and stylish Argentinian crime drama. They ride to arrive [more…]
Maria review – Angelina Jolie plays the diva in magnificent stroll around the cult of Callas
Hide the overflowing ashtrays and move that infernal grand piano – Maria Callas, La Diva, is granting a valedictory TV interview. She’s pacing the halls [more…]
Riefenstahl review – deep-dive study takes down the Nazis’ favourite director
Leni Riefenstahl returns to the Venice film festival, after a fashion, as the star of Andres Veiel’s extraordinary deep-dive documentary about the original cancelled artist. [more…]
