28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – a trivial but entertaining series diversion
This fourth episode strays into torture porn and is the most gratuitously nasty of the series so far
Danny Boyle
In 28 Years Later, Brexit Britain runs screaming towards its Apocalypse Now. What took it so long?
Danny Boyle, a stubborn Mancunian of Irish descent, can feel proud of showing how the subject can be addressed without dragging your art into po-faced agitprop
Four new films to see this week: 28 Years Later, Elio, Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, and S/He Is Still Her/e
Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Liza Minnelli and Genesis P-Orridge feature in these movies released in the week of June 20th, 2025
28 Years Later review: Danny Boyle’s rattling zombie epic never lets up in pace or invention
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes star in a quest narrative that, amid its grade-A gore, has bleak fun with the state of Britain
Ralph Fiennes: ‘I don’t feel any need to slow down. Opportunities come my way – and I can’t say no’
The actor, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning Conclave, arrives to Uberto Pasolini’s The Return as a known property – but is still also a bit of a mystery
Dev Patel: ‘I thought, What would young Dev want to see on screen? I created a movie for that guy’
The star is on both sides of the camera in his directorial debut Monkey Man, an action movie that is really a ‘Trojan horse’ for more serious themes
Henpocalypse!: A bash, bawdy chortle-fest with a sliver of ice in its soul
Television: A hen party has to survive on chocolate penises as civilisation collapses in Caroline Moran’s offbeat comedy horror series
John Lydon on The Sex Pistols, or ‘those unpleasant f**ks I used to work with’
The punk rock legend feels betrayed by his former bandmates and upcoming Disney+ series, Pistol
Oscars: The last 22 best picture winners – in order of greatness
Where does this year’s winner, CODA, sit in our ranking of 21st-century Oscar winners?
This Is Going To Hurt: A bruisingly real medical drama, brimming with comedy
TV review: Based on the diaries of a doctor, you’ll be glad you stayed with this – even if you’re squeamish
Former Sex Pistols win legal battle against John Lydon over use of music
Frontman known as Johnny Rotten had objected to use of material in new series
Cillian Murphy: ‘The less that people know about me the better’
‘I didn’t see myself as a personality. I see myself as an actor. I think those are two distinct jobs’
Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend: Power pop, power ballads and grunge
London band deliver a safe but effective collection on their 'difficult third album'
The Mauritanian: Guantánamo drama in need of greater bite
Review: Tahar Rahim’s subtle performance lifts a gripping but flawed film about torture
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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