All two human: the Dardenne brothers get a little bit less miserableHuman catastrophe has always loomed large in Dardenne movies, but now, after decades of onscreen misery, the Belgian brothers are begining to let in a little lightFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:00
Why the death of Robin Williams triggers an unquestioned outpouring of griefOpinion: Reaction to the death of Michael Jackson and Princess Diana felt like nothing so much as the incantations of a religious cult at the creation of a martyrSun Aug 17 2014 - 12:01
In praise of: Lauren BacallOne of the most original and beguiling actresses of her generationSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Screenwriter: The moral minefield of cultural boycottsNo singing, no dancing, no film-making: shunning Israeli culture may close the door to dissentFri Aug 15 2014 - 10:45
Dinosaur 13 review: Kafka and a dinosaur named SueThe bittersweet end does genuinely unfair things to the heart strings. Do not miss.Fri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00
Guy Pearce: Face-off with fameHe cut his acting teeth on ‘Neighbours’ and hit the big time in ‘LA Confidential’. Since then – and despite his refusal to join the celebrity circus – Guy Pearce has built an impressive career. As for movie-star glamour: “I don’t need that stuff,” he saysFri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00
Late Lauren Bacall helped define Hollywood noir-era ambienceActress delivered lines with assurance of a fallen maharani, writes Donald ClarkeWed Aug 13 2014 - 13:03
Williams’s lunatic invention set the template for generation of comediansActor had never hidden from his addictions and demons – sadly they caught up to himTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:22
Should we continue to fear another world war?Opinion: The anniversary of Hiroshima last week gives us cause to commemorate the many thousands killed and injuredSat Aug 09 2014 - 00:01
All This Mayhem review: sex, drugs & debauchery with skateboarding’s original hard menFri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00
Lucía Puenzo: angels, demons and Nazis in the atticThe daughter of the great Luis Puenzo has pulled off quite a feat of storytelling with Wakolda, a coming-of-age drama centred on the South American adventures of the notorious Dr Josef MengeleFri Aug 08 2014 - 00:00
The Inbetweeners 2 review: Bigger and bolder, if not quite better (brilliant!)Against the odds, The Inbetweeners sequel just about gets away with itThu Aug 07 2014 - 21:24
Taking on the tyranny of the tieOpinion: It is, for a chap, now fantastically easy to demonstrate that you are ‘making an effort’Sat Aug 02 2014 - 00:01
"Me and my brother didn’t stand a chance" - Aussie skate legend Tas Pappas talks All This MayhemNew documentary All This Mayhem tells the tale of two skateboarding brothers who became the world’s best at the sport – and took a path from winning and partying hard to injuries, drug smuggling, murder and suicideFri Aug 01 2014 - 00:00
Guardians of the Galaxy review: Dumb but hard to resistYou'd need to go back to the Old Testament to find a plot this stuffed with such fantastic nonsenseThu Jul 31 2014 - 23:49
Attempting to drum up interest in a weird colonial hangoverThe Commonwealth Games has been left to those nations that feel an irrational urge to celebrate historic conquestSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:26
Modern anxieties: Ari Folman on Israel, digital acting and his plans to film ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’Ari Folman has followed up his Oscar-nominated Waltz with Bashir with an even more extraordinary piece of work – “We’re going to break your mind. You’re going to enjoy it”Fri Jul 25 2014 - 00:00
James Garner led the way for Clooney, McConaughey & coThe Maverick/Rockford fave helped bridge the divide between film and TVFri Jul 25 2014 - 00:00
No, I am not going anywhere niceForget holidays, a couch, a television and peaceful torpor are all I needSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00
Pudsey the Dog - The Movie review . . . Ruff!Resist the urge to push your fists into your eyes and rotate them furiously - yes it is that mutt from Britain’s Got Talent on your cinema screenFri Jul 18 2014 - 13:41
Some Like It Hot review: A bit funkier than you remember?It may begin with a mass murder, but it’s one of Billy Wilder’s less cynical comediesFri Jul 18 2014 - 00:32
Sex, drugs & a rocker with a soul - Alice Cooper's old hippie handler gets his own movieIt all began when a young Jimi Hendrix enquired: “Are you Jewish? You should become a manager.” Five decades later, Shep Gordon has few regrets as he looks back on one of the most successful careers in rock’n’rollFri Jul 18 2014 - 00:00
The glory and the gloom of the Galway Film FleadhThere are at least half a dozen Irish films worthy of hearty praise this year, so why are Irish film-makers so dark of mood?Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
John Carney goes urban musical Once more‘Once’ director John Carney’s new film has been dubbed ’Twice’ as it is about a couple making music around a city, this time New York, but he says it is part of a portfolioSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Efforts to rebrand the Orange Order are doomed to failureOpinion: North’s Protestant middle class has already abandoned the organisationSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Andy Murray crash-out raises the British/Scottish questionOpinion: If Scotland leaves the union the surviving UK rump state would have to restart its search for the first British male Wimbledon winner since the jazz ageSun Jul 06 2014 - 12:21
Pollyanna McIntosh: Out of this worldRaised in Colombia and Portugal, amongst other places, Pollyanna McIntosh is a true child of the world – but she also resolutely Scottish and proud of itFri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00
Mrs Brown’s Age of Extinction could soon be upon usTwo movies are going to tear up the box office this week. Imagine if they were one . . .Fri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00
Five Go on a Treasure Hunt: Pat McCabe, please bag me a fortuneWhen asked for this series, in competition with four other bargain hunters, to pick up an old item that could turn a profit, I set out to find a decent rare volumeTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
