Category: Films
I’m Still Here review – loving family negotiates the horror of Brazil’s military rule
The Paivas are a liberal middle-class household in sun-splashed Rio de Janeiro, generally joyous in the way of all happy families. They like laughing and [more…]
Don’t believe supposed salary figures for new film Wolfs, says Clooney
Turn up the air con – it’s getting hot in Venice. As the festival sweltered under a prolonged heatwave, the temperature was raised still further [more…]
From Darkness to Light review – Jerry Lewis’ infamous Holocaust film rescued from oblivion
In 1971 Jerry Lewis, America’s most famous comedian, decided to swing for the fences and make his masterpiece. The Day the Clown Cried was a [more…]
‘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…]
