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2 out of 5 stars.

Brothers in Arms review – Platoon's veterans hold their audience hostage
2 out of 5 stars.

Gruelling, macho and punishingly dull: welcome to the making-of documentary about Oliver Stone’s Vietnam classic

Published: 1 Oct 2020

Venice film festival 2020 roundup – against all the odds, a triumph

The hot ticket was a Pedro Almodóvar short – but who will most impress Cate Blanchett’s Golden Lion jury?

Published: 12 Sep 2020

My streaming gem My streaming gem: why you should watch Animal Factory

Published: 28 Aug 2020
My streaming gem My streaming gem: why you should watch New Rose Hotel

Published: 17 Aug 2020

American Psycho at 20: a vicious satire that remains as sharp as ever

Mary Harron’s divisive adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel is a shrewd articulation of the source, with a star-making turn from Christian Bale

Published: 14 Apr 2020

Paul Schrader slams coronavirus film shutdown, says he'd rather 'die on the job'

Director criticises producers of The Card Counter who halted shoot in Mississippi after a cast member was diagnosed with the virus

Published: 17 Mar 2020

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The Lighthouse review – inner demons get lost in the fog
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This period chiller starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe sacrifices storyline for atmosphere

Published: 2 Feb 2020

Willem Dafoe and Hillary Clinton to attend Berlin film festival

Dafoe stars in Abel Ferrara’s Siberia in a competition that beats out Cannes and Venice for female directors, while a documentary about Clinton shows outside the main lineup

Published: 29 Jan 2020
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First look review The Last Thing He Wanted review – misfiring Anne Hathaway thriller
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Mudbound director Dee Rees stumbles with a confused Netflix adaptation of Joan Didion’s political thriller about a conflicted journalist in the 80s

Published: 28 Jan 2020
The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers on storms, seagulls and spraying Robert Pattinson with a hose

His unorthodox methods saw his leading man nearly punch him in the face. But the end result is one of the past year’s most acclaimed films

Published: 25 Jan 2020
2020 culture preview War epics, airmen and young Sopranos: essential films for 2020

Daniel Craig bows out as Bond, the original Ghostbusters make a slimy return and Dickens gets a razor-sharp reboot – our preview of movie highlights this year

Published: 1 Jan 2020

The most anticipated movies of 2020 The most exciting movies of 2020 – dramas

Paul Thomas Anderson announces his new film, Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play a long-term couple and Tom Hanks maximises his awards chances with three releases

Published: 30 Dec 2019
Robert Pattinson: ‘I don’t really know how to act’

He’s about to appear in what might be his best film yet. So why is one of Britain’s finest actors so convinced he can’t act? Robert Pattinson talks to Alex Moshakis about stage-fright and why he couldn’t say no to a role in The Lighthouse

Published: 22 Dec 2019

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Opus Zero review – Willem Dafoe's no Columbo in auteurist mystery
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Dafoe adds watchability in this story of a composer obsessed with a long-ago disappearance, but this arthouse drama feels like a misstep

Published: 7 Aug 2019

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Birds of a Feather review – swifts and seagulls in an unfunny flap
2 out of 5 stars.

The animated adventures of an orphaned chick growing up on a Côte d’Azur cliff face never takes flight

Published: 24 Jul 2019

Keanu Reeves supports Rome cinema collective attacked by far right

Actors and directors, from Richard Gere to Spike Lee, condemn violence that targeted Cinema America

Published: 28 Jun 2019

5 out of 5 stars.

The Lighthouse review – Robert Pattinson shines in sublime maritime nightmare
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For his follow-up to The Witch, Robert Eggers launches a salty story of two men trapped in a turret

Published: 19 May 2019

3 out of 5 stars.

At Eternity’s Gate review – Van Gogh biopic fades to grey
3 out of 5 stars.

A colourless rendition of the painter’s last years

Published: 31 Mar 2019

Oscar nominations 2019: Roma and The Favourite deserve acclaim, but no female directors is woeful

The Academy consensus has produced two blue chip frontrunners, but passed over some exceptional films directed by women in the process

Published: 22 Jan 2019

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Aquaman review – a complete bellyflop
2 out of 5 stars.

This part-underwater set superhero origin story is a big disappointment and even Jason Momoa’s good-ol-boy persona can’t save it from drowning

Published: 11 Dec 2018

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