On 6 January 2025, US democracy stands at a crossroads. Congress must certify the results of an election that the loser refuses to concede. The
Category: Films
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie review – another enjoyably madcap SpongeBob adventure
For around a quarter of a century, the happy-go-lucky yellow sea sponge called Bob has been entertaining kids (and a fair number of adults) with
Un oeuf is enough: have we had our fill of movie Easter eggs?
When Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, made $438m worldwide on its opening weekend, Marvel executives must have felt as if Christmas
Cheng Pei-pei obituary
The title of the first female action star is hotly contested, but the Hong Kong actor Cheng Pei-pei is often cited as one of the
The Instigators review – Matt Damon and Casey Affleck can’t save underpowered heist comedy
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck – grizzled veterans of Steven Soderbergh’s classic caper Ocean’s Eleven from back in 2001 – now come together as stars
‘I’m happy for everyone released, but there is also sadness’: film-maker Odessa Rae on today’s momentous prisoner swap
Is Odessa Rae being eavesdropped on? The answer may depend how long the Kremlin holds a grudge. In 2022, the Canadian American producer helped make
My Neighbour Totoro review – Miyazaki’s supernatural masterpiece still enchants
The iconic status of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 Studio Ghibli animation was recently underscored by a smash-hit stage adaptation in London, and now the movie itself
Harold and the Purple Crayon review – garish and charmless kids fantasy dud
Plenty of actors will talk about doing the occasional family film in order to make something that their kids might enjoy. Film-makers, meanwhile, will often
Post your questions for Paul Feig
Paul Feig is one of the most exciting directors of the last 20 years, especially if comedies are your bag. His biggest break came with
‘She lived so much life so quickly’: the lost tapes of Elizabeth Taylor
Imagine the conversation Elizabeth Taylor could have had with Taylor Swift; a generational tete-a-tete between the Cleopatras of their times (to name drop Taylor’s most