It is a truth almost universally acknowledged that eco-thrillers are films that preach to the converted. So, fair dos to this environmental drama for also
Category: Films
Susan Sarandon, Olivia Colman and Paul Mescal join star donors of Cinema for Gaza auction
A host of film directors and stars, including Susan Sarandon, Paul Mescal and Olivia Colman, have added their names to those offering time and memorabilia
Tom Ripley is a psychopath made for social media | Peter Bradshaw
He’s back. But he never went away. Patricia Highsmith’s diabolically inspired postwar creation Tom Ripley has returned, to luxuriate in our 21st-century age of Instagram
LaRoy, Texas review – Coen-esque crime farce is a hyperactively fun ride
Sadsack husbands, missing suitcases, devious strippers, destabilising conversations with hitmen doubling up as metaphysical emissaries: this hyperactively structured crime thriller lines up many of the
The Stolen Valley review – Thelma and Louise-lite road western has right on its side
On paper this movie looks like it might be following in the footsteps of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of Flower Moon, as another step forward in
Bobcat Moretti review – heartfelt boxing underdog tale goes down the signpost route
Traditionally, genre labels gave a broad sense of what kind of experience you might be in for, whether horror, comedy or action. In the streaming
The Conversation at 50: Francis Ford Coppola’s paranoid and predictive masterpiece
In the 50 years since Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation was released in theaters, the evolution of technology and the devolution of political culture have
Mark Kermode on… Céline Sciamma, the auteur who finds the universal in the unique
“Does French film-maker Céline Sciamma ever put a foot wrong?” That’s a question I posed in my 2021 Observer review of Petite Maman, a sublime
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he will not repeat Joe Biden endorsement
The wrestler turned action star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dealt a blow to Joe Biden, saying he would not repeat his endorsement of the president
Yolo review – smash-hit Chinese boxing drama is a tale of personal transformation
Jia Ling writes, directs and stars in this boxing drama with a twist: there’s not really very much boxing in it. In this smash hit