I didn’t ask for the - probe: how not to interview stars
The latest video to go viral in the United Kingdom features Robert Downey Jr, star of Avengers: Age of Ultron, walking out of a ra…
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Film Review: CYMBELINE: it brought us Posthumus, but plays preposterous
The freshest element of director Michael Almereydas contemporary gadget filled film adaptation of a lesser William Shakespeare pla…
Film Review: A LITTLE CHAOS – no floral tribute from me
For almost two hours, Kate Winslet struggles to erect a water feature in the 17th Century costume drama, A Little Chaos, director …
Trailer Review: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice – the voice distorter rises
Not to be outdone by the premiere of the second Force Awakens trailer The Force is strong in my family on Thursday 16 April 2015…
Film Review: JOHN WICK – burnt at both ends
How much plot does a film need? In the case of John Wick, a hyper-violent revenge drama starring Keanu Reeves in the title role, t…
What cinema owes to Robert Altman
Great directors redefine cinema. Cecil B. De Mille, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Coppola, Sam Peckinpah, Billy Wilder, …
Film Review: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG: mescaline feminine
I remembered the first time I knew I was old. I was watching the new CGI version of Thunderbirds no Jeff Tracy and a character il…
Film Review: THE FACE OF AN ANGEL – how do you dramatise senseless murder?
Michael Winterbottom is one of Britains most prolific directors. He produces at least a film a year. (A documentary on Russell Bra…
Film Review: GET HARD – Ferrell and Hart, the best comedy pairing since Wilder and Pryor
Hedge fund manager James King, the co-protagonist of the comedy Get Hard, is another of comedian Will Ferrells likeable idiots. He…
Preview: SECRET CINEMA: The Empire Strikes Back – what will it be like?
The Secret Cinema is a London-based phenomenon that shows classic films in site-specific environments to create a more immersive e…
