The rationale for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is not in its artistry. Sure, there’s something lovely and almost tactile
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So This Is Christmas review – most wonderful time of the year in a small Irish town
A modest film with modest ambitions, this is a documentary that paints a portrait of a small Irish town at Christmas, through interviews with various
Is Kraven the Hunter the last chance for Sony’s Spider-Man universe?
Does anyone out there really know why Spider-Man himself never appears in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe? We are now five movies into the studio’s ongoing effort
Scrap review – Vivian Kerr’s subtle performance as flawed single mum comes up trumps
In the press release for her feature-directing debut, actor-turned-director Vivian Kerr describes how she hit rock bottom in 2016. She was drinking too much at
Golden Globes 2025: a lively list guaranteed to get under President-elect Trump’s skin
The Golden Globes nomination list once again raises the curtain for awards season in this new, uncertain era for the movies: post-strike, post-pandemic, but very
Why Anthony Hopkins’ Netflix Herod is Hot Frosty 2 – sort of
Something of a catastrophic category error seems to have happened at Netflix. For some reason it seems to be billing its new film Mary as
‘It is quite creepy’: Keira Knightley flagged ‘stalkerish’ aspects while shooting Love Actually
Keira Knightley has said that she found the much debated placards scene in festive favourite Love Actually “quite creepy” during the shoot. Richard Curtis’s romcom,
Between the Lights review – a truly madly deeply felt love story that transcends time
This low-budget supernatural romance, directed by Michael Groom and co-written with his brother David, is both full of feeling and admirably ambitious with its trio
Kapr Code review – operatic retelling of composer Jan Kapr’s turbulent life
Retelling the complicated life of prolific Czech composer Jan Kapr, Lucie Králová’s category-defying documentary harmonises the artist’s never-before-seen archive with a new libretto from Jiří
‘I always have a moment of confession’: Peter Sarsgaard on truth, ethics and the quirks of family life
Peter Sarsgaard appears on Zoom as he often does on film: quiet, soft-spoken, gentle poise concealing grave thoughts within. Now 53, he has been an