Category: Films
The Apprentice review – cartoon version of chump-in-chief Donald Trump’s early years
Donald Trump will not be the smallest bit worried by this genially ironic, lenient TV movie-style treatment of his early adventures in 70s landlordism, property [more…]
The Substance review – Demi Moore is game for a laugh in grisly body horror caper
Coralie Fargeat, known for the violent thriller Revenge from 2017, now cranks up the amplifier for some death metal … or nasty injury metal anyway. [more…]
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1: Costner casts himself as wildly desirable cowboy
After three saddle-sore hours, Kevin Costner’s handsome-looking but oddly listless new western doesn’t get much done in the way of satisfying storytelling. Admittedly, this is [more…]
Limonov: The Ballad review – Ben Whishaw brilliant as Russia’s outlaw bohemian
Fascism, punk, euphoria and despair … it’s all here, or mostly, in this hilarious biopic of Eduard Limonov, the rock’n’roll émigré Russian writer and patriot-dissident [more…]
German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors
Is Britain leading the way in protecting young people and children from the potential traumas of working on a film set, or has it all [more…]
The Balconettes review – neighbours finding trouble in invitation to hot guy’s flat
Here to prove that “actor project” movies are always the ones with the dodgiest acting is the otherwise estimable French star Noémie Merlant who presents [more…]
Emilia Perez review – Jacques Audiard’s gangster trans musical barrels along in style
Anglo-progressives and US liberals might worry about whether or not certain stories are “theirs to tell”. But that’s not a scruple that worries French auteur [more…]
Sex, rape, cannibals: what Yorgos Lanthimos did after Poor Things
Joe Alwyn, the British star of one of the most disturbing films to compete at the Cannes festival this year, has given his verdict on [more…]
The Fall Guy to Megalopolis: is 2024 the year of the box-office megaflop?
In Hollywood, the first weekend of May is traditionally seen as the official kick-off of the summer movie season: an auspicious blockbuster date that has, [more…]
Man arrested in connection with assault on actor Steve Buscemi
A man wanted in connection with the random attack on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was arrested on [more…]