View image in fullscreen The Christmas movie has, in recent years, become its own industrial complex, algorithmically churned out by streaming services to hit various
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How to Make Gravy review – a well-intentioned, mawkish misfire
How to Make Gravy is a rare example of a film that originated as a song – in this case, the beloved ballad by Paul
Mark Kermode on… director Mike Leigh, who mines the comedy and tragedy of life
A few years ago I went on a pilgrimage to West Lulworth in Dorset. My wife, Linda, came with me. I stood on the shore
Jim Abrahams obituary
The 1980 disaster movie spoof Airplane! was a flyaway success. Made for $3.5m, it grossed over $170m and forged a new style of film comedy.
‘More brains than brawn’: will the new Captain America be hamstrung by his lack of superpowers?
There’s a weird thing about superheroes. They tend to be a little bit more intriguing when they actually have superpowers. Yes, there is the odd
‘It’s wonderful’: Wicked star Cynthia Erivo says she’s fine with audiences singing along
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has joined the debate over whether it’s acceptable to sing along to the blockbusting musical in cinemas – and she’s fine
‘That’s my own hair. I can really grow whiskers’: Amy Adams and Marielle Heller on toddlers, incontinence and Nightbitch
I have to be careful describing the film Nightbitch. Not because of spoilers, but because there is a very real danger I will walk through it
Silvia Pinal, star of Mexico’s Golden Age of film, dies aged 93
Silvia Pinal, an actor from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema and muse to the director Luis Buñuel, has died aged 93. Pinal got her start
Denzel Washington at 70: his 20 greatest films – ranked!
20. Cry Freedom (1987) Already radiating charisma, and sporting a credible South African accent, Denzel Washington earned the first of his 10 Oscar nominations for
‘A very poor idea’: Julia Roberts rejected Richard Curtis’s proposed Notting Hill divorce sequel
The writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he had been planning a follow-up to romcom hit Notting Hill in which the lead characters