Movies
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3 out of 5 stars.A corrupt minister and a delusional pair of dance contestants are just two of the monsters of mediocrity who haunt Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s strange film
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3 out of 5 stars.
Róise & Frank review – a shaggy-dog story with easy Irish charm
3 out of 5 stars.This Irish-language comedy has a touch of the supernatural in its warm story about a grieving widow and a stray dog -
2 out of 5 stars.Nice vistas and a scenery-chewing Famke Janssen aren’t enough to save this absurd scriptural rehash from movie hell
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2 out of 5 stars.
Where the Crawdads Sing – hit novel crashes on the big screen
2 out of 5 stars.The Reese Witherspoon-produced adaptation of the best-seller remains faithful to the fantasies of the book, for better and mostly for worse -
4 out of 5 stars.
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris – Lesley Manville charms in light soufflé
4 out of 5 stars.The Oscar nominee is on reliably excellent form in a sweet-natured Cinderella tale about a cleaner on a mission to buy a Dior dress
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Don’t Make Me Go – mediocre family weepie with a cheap twist
2 out of 5 stars.
Video & audio
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This week, Sirin Kale meets former Tory MP and hit podcaster Rory Stewart, columnist Eva Wiseman counts the clinical cost of heartbreak, and Ryan Gilbey sits down with the queen of Blaxploitation Pam Grier
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Raymond Briggs, the creator of the British children's classic The Snowman, has died aged 88
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The stage and screen veteran’s multifaceted career included roles in Titanic, Time Bandits and The Omen
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This weekend, journalist Elle Hunt on why thousands of people are embracing the ‘age of anti-ambition’, Aaron Hicklin meets with John Cho – or as you may know him – Harold of Harold and Kumar, now Sulu in the new Star Trek, and Kelsy Burke strips away the pretence after trying out naked yoga
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A look at some of James Caan's finest performances
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For the third episode of season three of Comfort Eating, Grace welcomes the Ridley Road, Ray Donovan and Sherlock actor Eddie Marsan round to hers
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Netflix’s attempt to modernize the classic novel has led to a disaster of anachronistic dialogue and annoyingly wry glances at the camera
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The ‘hot chef’ sensation of Darren Star’s romantic comedy has roles in two new films that offer the chance to show he’s more than a heart-throb
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Taken into care, abused, objectified: the actor had a traumatic start to life – and her career. Why does she feel such a strong connection to her new TV role: privileged, notorious Catherine de Medici?
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Michael Kirk’s documentary Lies, Politics and Democracy is a chilling study in how Trump subdued the Republican party
Regulars
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3 out of 5 stars.
Mark Kermode's film of the week Crimes of the Future review – Cronenberg’s slightly creaky tribute to his own past
3 out of 5 stars.The body horror auteur returns to favourite themes, if not the peak of his powers, as Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart star in this playfully grisly tale of surgery as the new sex -
Director Patty Jenkins recently condemned films produced by streamers as “fake movies”, but the evolution has opened doors for diversity
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Wise, witty, patient, crisp, faintly martyred or skydiving with James Bond … our film critic looks at how cinema portrayed the monarch – and recalls the night she put him on the spot at Windsor Castle
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The actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood has died aged 104. Blacklisted in the 1950s, she went on to dedicate her life to humanitarian causes
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I Used to Be Famous unites a washed-up pop idol with an autistic musician. The film-makers reveal why working with a neurodivergent cast was so rewarding
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The internet was already frothing at the mouth over the backstage wrangles on Olivia Wilde’s new film. And then its stars started opening their mouths
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With streamers taking down beloved titles and digital purchases at the mercy of rights agreements, how do we hold on to old movies?
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Empire of Light review – Olivia Colman shines in Sam Mendes’ darkening hymn to cinema
4 out of 5 stars.