‘This is us! Not a cause!” says Samoan husband-to-be Jason (Nick Afoa) in a rare moment of self-illumination in this soapy and stiflingly well-meaning gay
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You Burn Me review – Sappho and suffering in a macabre meditation on desire and death
The three words “you burn me” are a surviving fragment (or micro-poem) by Sappho, and make up the title of this hour-long reverie from the
Mom review – Indigenous Mexican woman contemplates the price of a machismo society
In a culture where discussion of family trauma and gender-based abuse are still considered taboo, Xun Sero’s frank, intimate documentary seeks to find a common
Mr & Mrs Mahi review – Indian cricketing love story is more than just a boys’ own tale
Hindi cinema has thus far spent 2024 in retreat, its commercial failures compounded by a successful run of south Indian crowdpleasers. Timed with Kohli-like precision
Rebel Wilson says idea only gay actors can play gay roles ‘is total nonsense’
Australian actor Rebel Wilson has said the idea that “only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles” is “total
Maya Hawke: I’m OK with having a life I don’t deserve due to nepotism
The Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has said she is “comfortable with not deserving” the kind of life she has. The American actor and singer,
Once Upon a Time in America at 40: Sergio Leone’s brutal gangster epic endures
There’s no mob whacking in movie history as gruesome as the job Warner Bros did on Sergio Leone’s final feature, Once Upon a Time in
Mark Kermode on… David Cronenberg, master of gore as a metaphor for our deepest anxieties
In 2021, French film-maker Julia Ducournau won the Cannes Palme d’Or with her blistering, autoerotic magnum opus Titane. It was a richly deserved victory –
Robert De Niro denied leadership award after speaking out against Trump
Film actor Robert De Niro was scheduled to accept a leadership award from the National Association of Broadcasters, but the group has rescinded the award
The Great Lillian Hall review – Jessica Lange captivates in Broadway-set drama
There’s an almighty performance super-powering HBO’s mysteriously handled TV movie The Great Lillian Hall, an elegant Broadway-set drama blessed with an all-consuming Jessica Lange. It’s