Edge of Tomorrow was a box office flop when it arrived in cinemas in 2014, but time has been kind to it, the film eking
Category: Films
The Contestant review – the cruelty of reality TV on show in one of its earliest manifestations
There’s an extraordinary story that could be told here about the birth of reality television in all its cruelty and superficiality. In 1998, a Japanese
Tell us your favourite films of 2024
We would like to hear about your favourite films of 2024. Was it a comedy that had you rolling in the aisles, or a horror
Cinema singalongs: is it OK for Wicked fans to belt out all the tunes?
Name: Cinema singalongs. Age: Hard to tell the exact origin but the most recent example is just days old. Appearance: Like a film, but with
The Silent Hour review – intriguing cat-and-mouse thriller with deaf protagonists
This crime thriller unfolds mostly in a nearly empty apartment building supposedly in Boston, Massachusetts, although the end credits reveal it was actually shot on
‘Activates my lizard brain’: why Alita: Battle Angel is my feelgood movie
When I’m in a truly bad mood, about the state of the world or just the state of myself, traditionally uplifting movies (or music, or
Two of a Kind review – Ghanaian summit meeting of the sexes in cleared-out luxury hotel
Fifty minutes in, a Shakespearean twinkle comes over this Ghanian romantic drama; having at first bunkered us into a luxury hotel with squabbling spouses Carl
Wicked slays Gladiator II in ticket sales duel as new films boost box office
With a combined $270m in worldwide ticket sales, Wicked and Gladiator II breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to
‘The Bowie of his era’: new biopic charts wild life of cross-dressing Victorian peer
It’s the costume drama plot with the startlingly up-to-date twist: the fifth marquess of Anglesey, a scandalously extravagant, cross-dressing peer of the realm, who cavorted
Wrestler, film star – and future president? Why we should all take Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson seriously
It’s proving to be a busy period for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, sometime WWE professional wrestler and Hollywood film star. Well, another one. Red One,