There is great archival and historical interest to the 1987 feature film debut of writer-director Stephen Poliakoff, which now on re-release. It is a peculiar,
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Drylongso review – charming 90s indie is a genre-resistant film that keeps its DIY dazzle
The title is an African American term from the US south meaning “ordinary” or “ordinariness” – but there’s nothing ordinary about this 1998 indie from
‘You struggled with my film? Fantastic!’ Alice Rohrwacher and her riotous new tomb-raiding tale
Alice Rohrwacher could be the European arthouse made flesh, or its distilled essence, bottled and preserved for the ages. She’s quoting Italian poets one minute
Mambar Pierrette review – subtle and big-hearted parable of women’s resilience in Cameroon
The simple image of pushing a seam through a sewing machine becomes a profound life statement in Rosine Mbakam’s debut feature, which is focused on
‘I get a little stir-crazy’: Jennifer Connelly on David Bowie, working with family and going back to college
Jennifer Connelly is on a Zoom call from her home in Brooklyn, jetlagged after attending Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall 2024 show in Shanghai, which does not
Post your questions for Jane Asher
Jane Asher has been on our screens for almost 73 years – her first role was aged five, in Mandy, and she turns 78 on
Mark Kermode on… Danny Boyle, a director who defines British pop culture
Lancashire-born film-maker Danny Boyle holds a special place in the nation’s heart, having been responsible for not one but three defining moments in our recent
Star Wars’ Mark Hamill hails ‘Joe-B-Wan Kenobi’ after White House meeting
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” But enough about Washington. The Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who once saw
Tarot review – disappointment is in the cards with silly supernatural horror
As many of us impatiently wait for the sixth Final Destination film, slated for release next year over a decade since the fifth, here comes
‘It’s about valuing their audience’: why Ghostbusters called in a Muslim ‘cultural consultant’
The “sensitivity reader” is a well-established, if controversial, figure in the publishing world, offering advice on whether a book’s content might cause offence. The film