Fun though it is to see Jackie Chan good-naturedly busting out the classic moves – and very spry he is at 70 years old –
Category: Films
‘Like a big box of chocolates’: Tom Hanks puts his typewriters on display
Some celebrities collect art, rare film prints or plain old action figures. (Welcome to the club, Leonardo DiCaprio.) Tom Hanks, somewhat famously, collects something that’s
Catching Dust review – urbanites and hillbillies clash in confident desert noir
British director Stuart Gatt’s confidently handled debut is a tale of two trailers: one a banged-up redneck bolthole in a godforsaken Texas desert commune; the
Marvel is ready to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa in Black Panther. Should they?
Marvel’s multiverse has become a narrative Swiss army knife capable of slicing through the thorniest of creative dilemmas and papering over the widest of cracks.
Panda Bear in Africa review – bear meets dragon in cross between Lion King and Kung Fu Panda
Here is an animated feature, financed by production companies spanning the European Union, about a panda and his dragon best friend having adventures in Africa;
The Girl in the Pool review – spectacularly schlocky hide-a-body murder mystery
The opening is reasonably suspenseful: in Los Angeles, middle-aged Thomas (Freddie Prinze Jr) is skipping off work on his birthday to spend quality time with
‘Watched it about 12 times’: why Notting Hill is my feelgood movie
It makes toast look delicious. That’s one of Notting Hill’s finest achievements – along with making dating a movie star look realistic. On several occasions
‘Long way to go’ on gender parity in film and TV industry, Bafta chair says
There is still a “long way to go” to achieve gender parity in the film and television industry, Sara Putt, the chair of Bafta has
And the winner should be… Observer critics choose their alternative Oscars for 2025
Wendy Ide Best picture My shortlist (my winner first) Nickel Boys All We Imagine As Light Anora Conclave Nosferatu The absence of an unstoppable awards
Magic Beach: how the beloved picture book became a spell-binding animation
Two and a half hours south-east of Melbourne, in Walkerville South, lies one of Australia’s most beloved beaches. For the last 35 years it has