If you’re a card-carrying member of the substantial fanbase of the Chinese animated television series Boonie Bears, which has already spawned half a dozen feature
Category: Films
The Assessment review – Alicia Vikander is future parents’ worst nightmare
First-time feature director Fleur Fortuné comes to Toronto with a high-concept sci-fi of the old school. It’s a speculative and futurist contrivance that’s elegant, amusing,
Eden review – Ron Howard’s nasty, starry survival thriller falls over the edge
The films of Ron Howard – usually polite, Oscar-aiming true stories such as A Beautiful Mind or Apollo 13 or solidly made, anonymous IP blockbusters
Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius
In November 2022, Elton John took the stage for a final rousing US performance at LA’s Dodgers Stadium. The show was part of the Candle
Venice 2024: Almodóvar’s first major festival win is richly deserved – and epically overdue
Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door is a tender, heartfelt drama about a driven former war correspondent who’s in search of the perfect final scene.
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson’s big comeback is a big disappointment
The desire to see Pamela Anderson receive her flowers after being mistreated and denigrated by numerous parties – from the media to men in the
We Live in Time review – Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh charm in heartfelt weepie
There was a warm late summer surprise to be had with last month’s surprisingly thoughtful and tender adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s supermarket bestseller It Ends
Russian documentary accused of falsely showing invading soldiers as victims
A new documentary portraying the lives of Russian soldiers near the Ukrainian frontlines has faced fierce criticism for attempting to whitewash Moscow’s war crimes. Russians
Venice film festival 2024 roundup – Nicole Kidman gets carnal and Lady Gaga goes crazy
In a summer when oppressive heat has turned the Venice Lido into a sauna, the stars at the city’s annual film festival were as numerous
Norman Spencer, David Lean’s collaborator and UK’s second oldest man, dies aged 110
Norman Spencer, who worked on some of the most acclaimed films made in Britain in the 1940s and 50s, has died at the age of