Here is a thoughtful, austere documentary by Sönje Storm that largely avoids the irony-potential hinted at in the title. It is about her great-grandfather, Jürgen
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Dune at 40: David Lynch’s oddball adaptation remains a fascination
In another universe, Star Wars ended with David Lynch. Intrigued by the monochromatic surrealism of Eraserhead and The Elephant Man, George Lucas approached the oddball
Carry-On review – Taron Egerton channels Kenneth Connor in misleadingly titled Netflix thriller
For vulgar-minded Brits, a Hollywood film title sometimes carries its own unintended associations and unfortunate resonances. Many were pained at the raucous response from some
September 5 review – taut media procedural revisits Munich Olympics
The story of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist massacre – in which 11 Israeli hostages were killed by the Palestinian Black September group, dying along
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake in the works
A new take on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is reportedly in early development. According to Deadline, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson’s Eon Productions – best
Am-dram Alien documentary comes to TV as ‘unintentional pantomime’
For anyone who is weary of the usual feelgood festive films – Love Actually, Elf, Miracle on 34th Street and so on – a more
Kraven the Hunter review – Russell Crowe busts up laborious superhero yarn
Only the robust presence of Russell Crowe – and what might conceivably be a sly visual joke about exiled Russian plutocrat Mikhail Khodorkovsky – make
‘Sexuality is as individual as a fingerprint’: Daniel Craig and Luca Guadagnino on Queer
There is no shortage of directors who have made movies about gay life only to then backtrack and claim they were not specifically gay stories
Sundance 2025: Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O’Connor lead lineup
World premieres starring Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O’Connor spearhead the lineup of next month’s Sundance film festival. The Utah-based festival will showcase 87
Emaciated zombie in 28 Years Later is not Cillian Murphy, sources confirm
When the trailer for Danny Boyle’s belated zombie sequel 28 Years Later released on Tuesday, the less-than-rosy-cheeked appearance of the first film’s star, Cillian Murphy,