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Martin Scorsese
‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s picks: Blue Moon, Wake Up Dead Man

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s picks: Blue Moon, Wake Up Dead Man
Wendy Ide
Pillion shows the hard and soft sides to leather culture

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Pillion shows the hard and soft sides to leather culture
Guy Lodge
The ice-cold movie to spoil your Thanksgiving

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The ice-cold movie to spoil your Thanksgiving
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Ice Tower, The Thing with Feathers, and more

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Ice Tower, The Thing with Feathers, and more
Wendy Ide
In Wicked: For Good, the magic is gone

Thu 20 Nov 2025

In Wicked: For Good, the magic is gone
Guy Lodge
Why Ari Aster’s Eddington deserves a reappraisal

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Why Ari Aster’s Eddington deserves a reappraisal
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Jay Kelly, Left-Handed Girl, Nuremberg and more

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Jay Kelly, Left-Handed Girl, Nuremberg and more
Wendy Ide
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is propulsive popcorn entertainment

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is propulsive popcorn entertainment
Jude Rogers
Sheffield goes to Hollywood

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Sheffield goes to Hollywood
Olivia Ovenden
A love letter from the afterlife

Sun 9 Nov 2025

A love letter from the afterlife
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Train Dreams, Dragonfly, Predator: Badlands, The Choral and more

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Train Dreams, Dragonfly, Predator: Badlands, The Choral and more
Wendy Ide
Die My Love explores the feral side of motherhood

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Die My Love explores the feral side of motherhood
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Relay, Facing War, Palestine 36 and more

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Relay, Facing War, Palestine 36 and more
Wendy Ide
Yorgos Lanthimos’s conspiracy comedy Bugonia is deranged

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Yorgos Lanthimos’s conspiracy comedy Bugonia is deranged
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Hedda and more

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Hedda and more
Wendy Ide
Kelly Reichardt rewrites the heist movie

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Kelly Reichardt rewrites the heist movie
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Frankenstein, Roofman, Ballad of a Small Player and more

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Frankenstein, Roofman, Ballad of a Small Player and more
Olivia Ovenden
How daddy issues took over this year’s Oscars race

Fri 17 Oct 2025

How daddy issues took over this year’s Oscars race
Wendy Ide
After the Hunt isn’t as clever as it thinks it is

Fri 17 Oct 2025

After the Hunt isn’t as clever as it thinks it is
Simran Hans
The women who made David Lynch

Tue 14 Oct 2025

The women who made David Lynch
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A Want in Her, The Perfect Neighbor

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A Want in Her, The Perfect Neighbor
I Swear is a touching, transformative tale of Tourette syndrome

Fri 10 Oct 2025

I Swear is a touching, transformative tale of Tourette syndrome
Wendy Ide
Films of the week: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Films of the week: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more
Wendy Ide
A House of Dynamite is terrifyingly plausible

Wed 1 Oct 2025

A House of Dynamite is terrifyingly plausible
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dead of Winter, Brides, Homebound and more

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dead of Winter, Brides, Homebound and more
Wendy Ide
Anarchy in the USA

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Anarchy in the USA
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Lost Bus, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Solo and more

Sat 20 Sept 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Lost Bus, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Solo and more
Wendy Ide
Steve is a nerve-shredding portrait of troubled souls

Fri 19 Sept 2025

Steve is a nerve-shredding portrait of troubled souls
Wendy Ide
Robert Redford, the magnetic maverick who reshaped Hollywood

Tue 16 Sept 2025

Robert Redford, the magnetic maverick who reshaped Hollywood
Stephen Armstrong
Viral success of KPop Demon Hunters poses problem for Netflix

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Viral success of KPop Demon Hunters poses problem for Netflix
Wendy Ide
The Long Walk, Downton Abbey and more

Sun 14 Sept 2025

The Long Walk, Downton Abbey and more
Wendy Ide
Spinal Tap loses its satirical edge

Fri 12 Sept 2025

Spinal Tap loses its satirical edge
Guy Lodge
On Swift Horses, Christy and The Courageous

Fri 5 Sept 2025

On Swift Horses, Christy and The Courageous
Jonathan Romney
Glitz, glamour and Gaza at Venice film festival

Fri 5 Sept 2025

Glitz, glamour and Gaza at Venice film festival
Guy Lodge
A detective surveys the wreckage of a single-vehicle collision

Wed 3 Sept 2025

A detective surveys the wreckage of a single-vehicle collision
Wendy Ide
Caught Stealing, The Thursday Murder Club and more

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Caught Stealing, The Thursday Murder Club and more
Wendy Ide
The Roses: An astringent, sweary screwball comedy

Fri 29 Aug 2025

The Roses: An astringent, sweary screwball comedy
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sorry, Baby, The Life of Chuck, and more

Sat 23 Aug 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sorry, Baby, The Life of Chuck, and more
Mark Kermode
Every soundtrack tells a story: Mark Kermode’s favourite film music

Fri 22 Aug 2025

Every soundtrack tells a story: Mark Kermode’s favourite film music
Wendy Ide
Eddington is a sour-spirited and self-indulgent parody

Fri 22 Aug 2025

Eddington is a sour-spirited and self-indulgent parody
Rebecca Liu
How Hollywood lost the plot

Fri 22 Aug 2025

How Hollywood lost the plot
John Niven
‘A decades-long saga of suffering’: the 20-year battle to film my novel

Thu 21 Aug 2025

‘A decades-long saga of suffering’: the 20-year battle to film my novel
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love, Nobody 2, Night Always Comes and more

Sat 16 Aug 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love, Nobody 2, Night Always Comes and more
Wendy Ide
Materialists satirises the transactional nature of modern dating

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Materialists satirises the transactional nature of modern dating
Stephen Armstrong
Where is Studio Ghibli going next?

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Where is Studio Ghibli going next?
Guy Lodge
Guy Lodge’s pick of other films: Freakier Friday, The Kingdom, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Guy Lodge’s pick of other films: Freakier Friday, The Kingdom, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Guy Lodge
Cinema’s greatest Jane Austen adaptations

Fri 8 Aug 2025

Cinema’s greatest Jane Austen adaptations
Guy Lodge
The real horror of Weapons is US blame culture

Fri 8 Aug 2025

The real horror of Weapons is US blame culture
Kate Riley
Bob Odenkirk: ‘I wanted the audience'

Fri 8 Aug 2025

Bob Odenkirk: ‘I wanted the audience'
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Late Shift, The Naked Gun and more

Sun 3 Aug 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Late Shift, The Naked Gun and more
Wendy Ide
Dreams is a window into the mind of a teenage girl

Fri 1 Aug 2025

Dreams is a window into the mind of a teenage girl
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dying, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Bad Guys 2

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dying, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Bad Guys 2
Wendy Ide
Bring Her Back is the most unsettling film of the year

Fri 25 Jul 2025

Bring Her Back is the most unsettling film of the year
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Friendship, Four Letters of Love, Gold Songs and Smurfs

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Friendship, Four Letters of Love, Gold Songs and Smurfs
Jonathan Coe
The Bond film that made me a writer

Fri 18 Jul 2025

The Bond film that made me a writer
Wendy Ide
Harvest is a hallucinogenic tale of displacement

Fri 18 Jul 2025

Harvest is a hallucinogenic tale of displacement
Ellen E Jones
Apocalypse in the Tropics, The Other Way Around, Modì and more

Sat 12 Jul 2025

Apocalypse in the Tropics, The Other Way Around, Modì and more
Ellen E Jones
Can Superman save the movie business?

Fri 11 Jul 2025

Can Superman save the movie business?
Yoel Noorali
‘Monetised standing’: the art of being a film extra

Fri 11 Jul 2025

‘Monetised standing’: the art of being a film extra
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Jurassic World Rebirth, Hot Milk and more

Sun 6 Jul 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Jurassic World Rebirth, Hot Milk and more
Guy Lodge
Great escapades: the best caper films

Sun 6 Jul 2025

Great escapades: the best caper films
Wendy Ide
The Shrouds is morbid, unsettling – and tedious

Fri 4 Jul 2025

The Shrouds is morbid, unsettling – and tedious
Wendy Ide
F1: the Movie is one long midlife crisis

Fri 27 Jun 2025

F1: the Movie is one long midlife crisis
Guy Lodge
Streaming: Four Mothers and the growing canon of queer acceptance

Sun 22 Jun 2025

Streaming: Four Mothers and the growing canon of queer acceptance
Vanessa Schneider
My cousin, Maria Schneider, and Last Tango in Paris

Sat 21 Jun 2025

My cousin, Maria Schneider, and Last Tango in Paris
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Elio, Red Path, Rust and more

Sat 21 Jun 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Elio, Red Path, Rust and more
Wendy Ide
28 Years Later lacks political bite

Fri 20 Jun 2025

28 Years Later lacks political bite
Louise Tickle
The real-life story behind the film Lollipop

Fri 20 Jun 2025

The real-life story behind the film Lollipop
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: How to Train Your Dragon, Lollipop, Echo Valley and more

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: How to Train Your Dragon, Lollipop, Echo Valley and more
Wendy Ide
Review: John Maclean’s Tornado is Kurosawa in a kilt

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Review: John Maclean’s Tornado is Kurosawa in a kilt
Wendy Ide
Film review: Attenborough’s deep dive reveals the pearls and perils of our oceans

Mon 9 Jun 2025

Film review: Attenborough’s deep dive reveals the pearls and perils of our oceans
Wendy Ide
Film review: ‘Ballerina’ – blood-and-guts John Wick spin-off

Fri 6 Jun 2025

Film review: ‘Ballerina’ – blood-and-guts John Wick spin-off
Eva Wiseman
Up close with the world’s leading intimacy coordinator

Thu 5 Jun 2025

Up close with the world’s leading intimacy coordinator
Wendy Ide
Film review: The Salt Path, Karate Kid: Legends, Along Came Love and Bogancloch

Tue 3 Jun 2025

Film review: The Salt Path, Karate Kid: Legends, Along Came Love and Bogancloch
Guy Lodge
Dinner and a movie: 17 films to feast on

Tue 3 Jun 2025

Dinner and a movie: 17 films to feast on
Wendy Ide
The Ballad of Wallis Island: A balm for battered souls

Fri 30 May 2025

The Ballad of Wallis Island: A balm for battered souls
Ellen E Jones
Even Wes Anderson superfans must be a little sick of this shtick

Sat 24 May 2025

Even Wes Anderson superfans must be a little sick of this shtick
Xan Brooks
Cannes film festival: an epic affair and one last ovation

Sat 24 May 2025

Cannes film festival: an epic affair and one last ovation

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