Documentary-maker Stephen Soucy pays a handsome, thorough tribute to the remarkable independent production company Merchant Ivory, a period-movie powerhouse with an intensely literary kind of
Category: Films
Japanese singer and actor Miho Nakayama dies aged 54
Musician and actor Miho Nakayama, best known for her dual role in the successful 1995 feature Love Letter and for her music career in the
Keira Knightley says she was ‘stalked by men’ after Pirates of the Caribbean and told ‘you wanted this’
Keira Knightley has spoken out about the intimidation and intrusion she experienced at the start of her career, when she was “stalked by men” who
Nightbitch review – Amy Adams doggy fantasy-satire stays fatally muzzled
Writer-director Marielle Heller is swinging for the fences and beyond with this fantasy-satire adapted from the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder, but it shifts away
Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes review – enjoyable look at extraordinary life of mythic star
Kathryn Ferguson’s very serviceable and enjoyable documentary about Humphrey Bogart takes us through his extraordinary, almost mythic life story; it uses clips, voiceovers and existing
Grand Theft Hamlet review – in-game Shakespeare performance is brilliantly exciting
A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed; hilarious, surreal and, yes, in its weird way, genuinely exciting. This could be a Marat/Sade for the 21st century. During
‘We’re all wrestling with something all the time’: Jennifer Lopez on disability, domestic abuse, and dealing with the next Trump presidency
Unstoppable, the new film about the high school and college career of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg, follows the established tropes
An Eddie Murphy-Martin Lawrence romcom is the comfort watch America needs right now
His dad was the Nutty Professor. Her dad was Big Momma. And now they could be teaming up for their biggest blockbuster yet – a
How far she went: why did the Moana films become such a phenomenon?
If you want a quick explanation of why Moana 2 is on target to gross more than a billion dollars worldwide (it’s already made $400m
Wish it away: will the live-action Snow White be a new low for Disney?
Here are two things that recently happened in very quick succession: my oldest son opened his laptop and said: “Daddy! There’s a new Snow White