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Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) review: sex and lies for the  Snapchat generation

Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) review: sex and lies for the Snapchat generation

Eva Husson displays a fine knack for everyday detail, but this hazy French drama’s lack of focus ultimately reduces it to a hot mess

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 17:00
#WszystkoGra (Game On) review: Warsaw has seldom looked as romantic

#WszystkoGra (Game On) review: Warsaw has seldom looked as romantic

Sisterhood is to the fore in this warm-hearted multi-generational Polish musical comedy

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 14:01
Gods of Egypt review: Gods make complete spectacles of themselves

Gods of Egypt review: Gods make complete spectacles of themselves

Gerard Butler stars as a Glaswegian-accented Egyptian god, but whitewashing is the least of this film’s many problems

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 12:10
Conjuring 2 director James Wan: 'Studio horrors are by-the-book. They don't have to be'

Conjuring 2 director James Wan: 'Studio horrors are by-the-book. They don't have to be'

Saw, Insidious, Furious 7, The Conjuring - James Wan has a magic touch when it comes to box-office horror, but little time for most of his contemporaries

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 08:00
Salma Hayek: ‘If I was a white man, I would be bigger than Harvey Weinstein’

Salma Hayek: ‘If I was a white man, I would be bigger than Harvey Weinstein’

Interviews of the Year: Sex-Mex appeal made Salma Hayek a hot name, but she has continually surprised and challenged Hollywood with her choices, from playing Frida Kahlo to creating Ugly Betty

Fri Jun 10 2016 - 06:00
When Marnie Was There review: a magic melancholic supernatural detective story

When Marnie Was There review: a magic melancholic supernatural detective story

This Academy Award contender from Studio Ghibli, about a pre-teen and her secret friend, can stand proudly beside the other classic animations

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 18:15
Fire at Sea review: a visceral call to arms from those left to ferry the corpses

Fire at Sea review: a visceral call to arms from those left to ferry the corpses

Gianfranco Rosi's multi-award-winning film details life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where death comes ashore with frightening routine

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 17:30
The Boss review: Melissa McCarthy delivers slapstick of a different hue

The Boss review: Melissa McCarthy delivers slapstick of a different hue

The plot is off the cheap rack, but McCarthy’s foul-mouthed performance as a disgraced corporate boss is unashamedly feminised and a little bit irresistible

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 13:00
The Stanford Prison Experiment review:  what could possibly go wrong?

The Stanford Prison Experiment review: what could possibly go wrong?

Kyle Patrick Alvarez's retelling of the infamous 1971 psychological experiment by Philip Zimbardo stays true to the original events to chilling effect

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 11:11
Race review: how Jesse Owens beat the odds - and the Aryans - in Berlin

Race review: how Jesse Owens beat the odds - and the Aryans - in Berlin

The triumphant 1936 Olympic bid by Jesse Owens is given the classic underdog sports movie treatment in this warm and honest biopic

Fri Jun 03 2016 - 14:28
The Nice Guys review: we’ve seen these tricksy charms before

The Nice Guys review: we’ve seen these tricksy charms before

This film can feel like a throwback to the 1990s, but it does serve up the laughs

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 17:00
Me Before You review: might as well have been called '50 Shades of Wheelchair'

Me Before You review: might as well have been called '50 Shades of Wheelchair'

In the glossy, frothy world of this adaptation of Jojo Moyes’s popular novel, paraplegia is not impairment: it is merely a plot device

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 13:00
The Nice Guys director Shane Black: a lethal writing weapon

The Nice Guys director Shane Black: a lethal writing weapon

The Long Kiss Goodnight and Lethal Weapon writer talks frankly about kicking the drink, scoring a billion-dollar hit with Iron Man 3, and making a new Predator

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 11:00
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach review - all hail the soft-spoken subversive

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach review - all hail the soft-spoken subversive

Louise Osmond's documentary offers us a warm, engaging portrait of Britain's most uncompromising film-maker

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 07:59
Orla Brady: from Dublin to Hollywood to kicking ass in  the Badlands

Orla Brady: from Dublin to Hollywood to kicking ass in the Badlands

The star of the new Eileen Gray biopic The Price of Desire talks about why she left Ireland and getting fighting fit for a second season of AMC’s hit show Into the Badlands

Mon May 30 2016 - 14:42
Alice Through the Looking Glass review: a sad reflection on all  concerned

Alice Through the Looking Glass review: a sad reflection on all concerned

The starry cast - including Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and the late Alan Rickman - is not enough to save this dire $170 million SFX dog-and-pony show

Fri May 27 2016 - 10:45
Mon Roi/My King review: beautiful people falling apart beautifully

Mon Roi/My King review: beautiful people falling apart beautifully

Vincent Cassel enjoys playing the jerk to Emmanuelle Bercot's Cannes-winning turn as a stubborn romantic

Fri May 27 2016 - 07:00
Stephen Amell: 'I look at a weight and I start to build muscle'

Stephen Amell: 'I look at a weight and I start to build muscle'

Having started out as a spinning instructor, Stephen Amell is continuing something of a family tradition with his comic-book roles. And he's certainly not short of confidence

Fri May 27 2016 - 06:00
The Daughter review: a directorial debut that’s well worth its weight in woe

The Daughter review: a directorial debut that’s well worth its weight in woe

Australian director Simon Stone, along with big names Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill and Miranda Otto, take Ibsen’s 'The Wild Duck' to dark new places

Thu May 26 2016 - 13:00
Pericles the Black: a smudged antihero on the lam

Pericles the Black: a smudged antihero on the lam

Riccardo Scamarcio never wavers even as this Mob film loses its way

Fri May 20 2016 - 15:32
Risk Cannes review: Julian Assange is back in the spotlight

Risk Cannes review: Julian Assange is back in the spotlight

Laura Poitras returns with a documentary on Assange that’s a sprawling ridealong through the cyber wars

Fri May 20 2016 - 15:22
Geoffrey Rush: ‘I used to be the Fool; now I’m Lear’

Geoffrey Rush: ‘I used to be the Fool; now I’m Lear’

20 years after ‘Shine’, the self-effacing Aussie is the youngest actor to have won the elite acting treble of an Oscar, Emmy and Tony

Fri May 20 2016 - 06:00
Kate Beckinsale: Phone taps and Austen super powers

Kate Beckinsale: Phone taps and Austen super powers

Kate Beckinsale might be a go-to girl for Jane Austen adaptations, in between badass superhero roles. But her family life growing up had more to do with miners’ marches, Trotskyism and having their phone tapped

Fri May 20 2016 - 06:00
The Red Turtle Cannes review: Studio Ghibli makes a stylish return

The Red Turtle Cannes review: Studio Ghibli makes a stylish return

Nerve-wrecking action and a castaway story make for a thrilling, fresh creation

Thu May 19 2016 - 18:26
Journey to the Shore review: a maddeningly spectral ghost story

Journey to the Shore review: a maddeningly spectral ghost story

Kiyoshi Kurosawa veers away from his acclaimed J-horror for a Buddhist riff on ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’

Thu May 19 2016 - 18:21
Graduation Cannes review: A brilliant study in the small evils of cronyism

Graduation Cannes review: A brilliant study in the small evils of cronyism

Director Cristian Mungiu follows a logic that begins with “Do me just this one favour . . . ”

Thu May 19 2016 - 18:04
The Silent Storm review: wind swept, well-chewed scenery

The Silent Storm review: wind swept, well-chewed scenery

Everything about The Silent Storm suggests a screenplay was written entirely IN CAPITAL LETTERS. No “r” goes unrolled, no piece of furniture is unpounded

Thu May 19 2016 - 17:30
X-Men Apocalypse review: latest effort fails to hit the spot

X-Men Apocalypse review: latest effort fails to hit the spot

After 17 years the franchise seems tired, despite some star performances

Thu May 19 2016 - 13:00
The Angry Birds Movie review: delightful all-ages comedy with a subversive streak

The Angry Birds Movie review: delightful all-ages comedy with a subversive streak

A stand-out voice cast – Jason Sudekis, Sean Penn, Peter Dinklage, Danny McBride, Bill Hadar – add great colour to an already brightly hued animated comedy

Fri May 13 2016 - 12:36
Troublemakers review: There’s conceptual art in them thar hills

Troublemakers review: There’s conceptual art in them thar hills

There is much to sea in James Crump’s lively documentary about the Land Art movement

Thu May 12 2016 - 18:00
Green Room review: band on the run from neo-Nazis

Green Room review: band on the run from neo-Nazis

A punk band’s performance turns into a nail-biting thriller that spills into carnage

Thu May 12 2016 - 17:04
Stellan Skarsgård: ‘I never decided to become an actor. I still haven’t decided’

Stellan Skarsgård: ‘I never decided to become an actor. I still haven’t decided’

Stellan Skarsgård is one of Hollywood’s top earners, yet he has little time for the system. ‘I just happened to appear in very successful films,’ he says

Thu May 12 2016 - 16:00
Knight of Cups review: Terrence Malick twirls himself into near-total incoherence

Knight of Cups review: Terrence Malick twirls himself into near-total incoherence

Christian Bale, Natalie Portman and Cate Blanchett mumble codology as the oblique auteur strays even further into self-parody with this narrative-free pretentious mess

Thu May 05 2016 - 17:25
Lucile Hadihalilovic: ‘The first idea was the male pregnancy and the hospital’

Lucile Hadihalilovic: ‘The first idea was the male pregnancy and the hospital’

French writer-director Lucile Hadihalilovic’s transfixing new film Evolution will subvert everything you thought you knew about procreation

Thu May 05 2016 - 15:24
Robinson Crusoe review: Daniel Defoe’s eventful original is deserted “to the max”

Robinson Crusoe review: Daniel Defoe’s eventful original is deserted “to the max”

Two two mangy cats take the lead as the shipwrecked sailor is shoehorned into a wacky animal escapade

Thu May 05 2016 - 13:01
Reissue of the Week: Johnny Guitar - How the west was . . . whoa!

Reissue of the Week: Johnny Guitar - How the west was . . . whoa!

The peerless Joan Crawford stars as a pistol-packin’, cross-dressin’ saloonkeeper in one of the strangest and most subversive of American westerns

Thu May 05 2016 - 08:05
Marvel’s masterplan - here's the MCU superhero schedule from now till 2019

Marvel’s masterplan - here's the MCU superhero schedule from now till 2019

From Dr Strange in November to Avengers: Infinity War Part Two in mid-2019, the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Three is just about complete

Fri Apr 29 2016 - 11:15
Marvel marches on, but when will the bubble burst?

Marvel marches on, but when will the bubble burst?

Captain America: Civil War is the latest staging post in Marvel's attack on the box office. Can it be stopped? Directors Joe and Anthony Russo and star Chris Evans talk to Tara Brady

Fri Apr 29 2016 - 06:00

Welcome to Me review: toe-curling comedy about the horrors of car-crash TV

Kristen Wiig plays a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins $86 million on the lottery - and then the fun/nightmare begins

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 23:12
Golden Years review: a good-natured, if ramshackle, ‘grey pound’ crime caper

Golden Years review: a good-natured, if ramshackle, ‘grey pound’ crime caper

Bernard Hill and Virginia McKenna deliver lovely performances as bank-robbing pensioners, but the film just can’t shake off the TV sitcom vibe

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 17:05
Son of Saul review: wrestles with the impossible to stunning effect

Son of Saul review: wrestles with the impossible to stunning effect

Meticulously organised in its portrayal of dehumanisation and moral chaos, László Nemes Oscar-winner is almost beyond compare

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 15:36
Don Cheadle on Miles Davis: ‘He touched on everything. And he changed everything’

Don Cheadle on Miles Davis: ‘He touched on everything. And he changed everything’

A decade in the making, ‘Miles Ahead’ director-writer Don Cheadle battled to create a film that touched on lots of genres. "I wanted it to feel like a Miles Davis composition"

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 06:38
Jane Got a Gun review: solidly entertaining despite the production shenanigans

Jane Got a Gun review: solidly entertaining despite the production shenanigans

Natalie Portman proves a dab hand with the weapon of the title

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 19:35
Louder Than Bombs review: Exploring the deafening silence  of loss

Louder Than Bombs review: Exploring the deafening silence of loss

The starry ensemble cast excels in Joachim Trier’s film about the tangles of deception that enmesh a grieving family

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 15:47
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures review - Life through a distorted lens

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures review - Life through a distorted lens

Despite some moving contributions from family members and friends, this documentary on the famed photographer never really gets anywhere near its subject

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 15:15
Brand New Testament review: a divine, playful  comedy

Brand New Testament review: a divine, playful comedy

Film portrays God as a jerk living in a Brussels apartment

Fri Apr 15 2016 - 07:13
‘There are people in the military extremely sceptical about drone warfare’

‘There are people in the military extremely sceptical about drone warfare’

When researching his new film Eye in the Sky, director Gavin Hood found that far from a united front, the military is divided on drone strikes

Fri Apr 15 2016 - 06:20
Our Little Sister review: a tranquil reflection on the meaning of family

Our Little Sister review: a tranquil reflection on the meaning of family

An all-female family finds contentment in discontents and bliss in dysfunction in Hirokazu Koreeda warm-hearted feature

Thu Apr 14 2016 - 13:34
Ruth Negga: ‘There aren’t many black people on film sets’

Ruth Negga: ‘There aren’t many black people on film sets’

The actor, who is an early Oscar tip for Loving and also stars in the ‘entrancing’ Iona, talks about the ‘white Oscars’ controversy and her desire to move home

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 06:00
Couple in a Hole review: brilliantly does exactly what it says on the tin

Couple in a Hole review: brilliantly does exactly what it says on the tin

Cinematographer Sam Care carefully counterpoints a very stark existence with verdant vistas

Thu Apr 07 2016 - 22:00
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