Dìdi, the feature debut from writer-director Sean Wang and one of the best new films of the year, risks cliche from the jump by zooming
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Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney turn down Oscars host role
A host for next year’s Academy Awards is being headhunted, after the role was declined by chatshow host Jimmy Kimmel – whose stint in March
Dìdi review – impressive Asian-American teen-angst drama takes the unconventional route
Of the movie genres, coming-of-age is, for me, the thorniest; it is a template that invites audience assent on the basis that its story components
Elephant Mother review – sensitive animal documentary with a happy ending
‘Have you ever had death threats?”, asks a voice behind from the camera. The question makes Thai conservationist Lek Chailert chuckle. “Many times. All the
Light Falls Vertical review – startling domestic violence memoir goes deep into past trauma
Enveloped in a sonic cocoon of gentle ocean waves and rustling wind, the sensorial opening of Efthymia Zymvragaki’s feature-length debut could be mistaken for the
Deadpool & Wolverine: Marvel Jesus, potty mouths and bloody cameos – discuss with spoilers
Deadpool & Wolverine is such a strange beast of a movie that some critics have suggested it may not even be a film at all
Outside Noise review – dreamy twentysomethings wander around Europe in charming study
The lethargy of summer hangs pleasantly over Ted Fendt’s ruminative snapshot of quarter-life aimlessness. With a brief beginning in New York, the film drifts between
Deadpool & Wolverine shatters record for R-rated movies with $205m debut
Marvel is back on top with Deadpool & Wolverine. The comic-book movie made a staggering $205m in its first weekend in North American theaters, according
‘I didn’t want to be swallowed up’: actor Josh Hartnett on swapping Hollywood for Hampshire
Every morning, as soon as the actor Josh Hartnett wakes up in his home in the Hampshire countryside, there are mouths to be fed. Most
Documentary-maker Ibrahim Nash’at on filming the Taliban: ‘The secret service asked to see my footage. I left the same day’
In August 2021, as the capital city Kabul fell to the Taliban, the west’s 20-year mission in Afghanistan, spearheaded by the US and Nato, collapsed