Michael Morpurgo’s children’s story is a boy’s-own desert island adventure, closer in spirit to The Coral Island than Lord of the Flies, and here attractively
Category: Films
More than half UK’s film and TV workers still unemployed after Hollywood strikes
More than half of the UK’s film and TV workforce are still out of work a year after the Hollywood strikes of 2023, new research
Dìdi is a rare thing: a genuinely great film about the internet
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
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