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Wendy Ide
Rob Reiner made the movies we love

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Rob Reiner made the movies we love
Alexi Mostrous
Here’s Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Here’s Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel
Wendy Ide
Eleanor the Great, Goodbye June and more

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Eleanor the Great, Goodbye June and more
Wendy Ide
Lurker is an unflinching portrait of our parasocial times

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Lurker is an unflinching portrait of our parasocial times
Anna Leszkiewicz
Chloé Zhao’s year of magical thinking

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Chloé Zhao’s year of magical thinking
Andrew Anthony
Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’
2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…

38 mins • S1, E12

2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…
Netflix - Warner Bros

42 mins • S1, E294

Netflix - Warner Bros
Jude Rogers
Timothy Spall: ‘The great thing about life now is that I really know I’m living it’

Mon 8 Dec 2025

Timothy Spall: ‘The great thing about life now is that I really know I’m living it’
Marie Le Conte
Finally, a sex scene filmed in the right place: behind a high street bin

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Finally, a sex scene filmed in the right place: behind a high street bin
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more
Wendy Ide
It Was Just an Accident is a furious attack on the Iranian regime

Fri 5 Dec 2025

It Was Just an Accident is a furious attack on the Iranian regime
Wendy Ide
The 25 best films of the century so far

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The 25 best films of the century so far
Stephen Armstrong
Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’
Olivia Ovenden
Noah Baumbach wants one more shot

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Noah Baumbach wants one more shot
Liv Little
What Pillion gets right about sex on screen

Thu 4 Dec 2025

What Pillion gets right about sex on screen
Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film

40 mins • S1, E11

Spotify Wrapped 2025 and how to have good sex on film
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’
Barbara Ellen
ScarJo in an Exorcist remake? It’s already making my head swivel

Sun 30 Nov 2025

ScarJo in an Exorcist remake? It’s already making my head swivel
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
Killian Fox
Arinzè Kene: ‘The film My Father’s Shadow had me in tears’

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Arinzè Kene: ‘The film My Father’s Shadow had me in tears’
Róisín Lanigan
In defence of manic pixie dream girls

Fri 28 Nov 2025

In defence of manic pixie dream girls
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
Wicked: For Good suffers from sequel overload & Timothée Chalamet’s shenanigans

44 mins • S1, E10

Wicked: For Good suffers from sequel overload & Timothée Chalamet’s shenanigans
Kate Maltby
Films still sell myths about sex work

Tue 25 Nov 2025

Films still sell myths about sex work
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
Sarah Manavis
Tearful stars and fan videos strap a rocket to Wicked 2’s broomstick

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Tearful stars and fan videos strap a rocket to  Wicked 2’s broomstick
Killian Fox
Maggi Hambling: ‘I was warned to drink only one but I had three and a half’

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Maggi Hambling: ‘I was warned to drink only one but I had three and a half’
Rowan Moore
Wes Anderson’s life in detail

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Wes Anderson’s life in detail
Wendy Ide
In Wicked: For Good, the magic is gone

Thu 20 Nov 2025

In Wicked: For Good, the magic is gone
Jude Rogers
Clive Owen: ‘The best career move is just to be good’

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Clive Owen: ‘The best career move is just to be good’
The Michael Jackson movie controversy & Christmas advert wars

37 mins • S1, E9

The Michael Jackson movie controversy & Christmas advert wars
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
Killian Fox
Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’
Olivia Ovenden
‘My philosophy is, go for it! Squeeze the pips until they squeak’

Fri 14 Nov 2025

‘My philosophy is, go for it! Squeeze the pips until they squeak’
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
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Diane Ladd, actor

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Obituary: Diane Ladd, actor
Lynn Barber
The redemption of Anthony Hopkins

Thu 6 Nov 2025

The redemption of Anthony Hopkins
Olivia Ovenden
The last days of Pasolini

Thu 6 Nov 2025

The last days of Pasolini
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
Barbara Ellen
Save us from ‘Shrekking’ – we have plenty of dating horrors already

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Save us from ‘Shrekking’ – we have plenty of dating horrors already
Wendy Ide
Yorgos Lanthimos’s conspiracy comedy Bugonia is deranged

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Yorgos Lanthimos’s conspiracy comedy Bugonia is deranged
Carolina Unzelte
Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing
Erica Wagner
The Bruce Springsteen biopic will be blinded by his light

Sun 26 Oct 2025

The Bruce Springsteen biopic will be blinded by his light
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
Vanessa Thorpe
Titanic director is sub tragedy’s ‘mystery interviewee’

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Titanic director is sub tragedy’s ‘mystery interviewee’
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
Miranda Sawyer
Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life
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
Patrick Kidd
Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’
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
Olivia Ovenden
Rebecca Miller: ‘I could identify with Martin Scorsese’s spiritual journey’

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Rebecca Miller: ‘I could identify with Martin Scorsese’s spiritual journey’
Simran Hans
The women who made David Lynch

Tue 14 Oct 2025

The women who made David Lynch
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
Michael Hogan
‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’

Tue 30 Sept 2025

‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’
Róisín Lanigan
Harry Potter and the deathly rehash culture

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Harry Potter and the deathly rehash culture
Kate Mossman
A table for… Steven Soderbergh

Sat 20 Sept 2025

A table for… Steven Soderbergh
Barbara Ellen
Harris’s memoir will be a rude awakening for Sleepy Joe

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Harris’s memoir will be a rude awakening for Sleepy Joe
Rachael Healy
Brontë meets Barbie: purists slate Wuthering Heights trailer

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Brontë meets Barbie: purists slate Wuthering Heights trailer
Matt Alagiah
Olivia Cooke: ‘There aren’t a lot of working-class actors’

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Olivia Cooke: ‘There aren’t a lot of working-class actors’
Andrew Anthony
The genre-hopping director whose early success remains unmatched

Thu 28 Aug 2025

The genre-hopping director whose early success remains unmatched
Francisco Garcia
David Simon on the ‘fear, greed and repetition’ of Hollywood

Fri 22 Aug 2025

David Simon on the ‘fear, greed and repetition’ of Hollywood
Rebecca Liu
How Hollywood lost the plot

Fri 22 Aug 2025

How Hollywood lost the plot
Barbara Ellen
Nepo parent Daniel Day-Lewis: just another dad who can’t say no?

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Nepo parent Daniel Day-Lewis: just another dad who can’t say no?
Kate Riley
Bob Odenkirk: ‘I wanted the audience'

Fri 8 Aug 2025

Bob Odenkirk: ‘I wanted the audience'
Barbara Ellen
Will Lindsay Lohan’s talent finally be recognised?

Mon 4 Aug 2025

Will Lindsay Lohan’s talent finally be recognised?
Alex O’Connell
Fire up the DB5, Bond could be licensed to thrill on Gravelly Hill

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Fire up the DB5, Bond could be licensed to thrill on Gravelly Hill
Yoel Noorali
‘Monetised standing’: the art of being a film extra

Fri 11 Jul 2025

‘Monetised standing’: the art of being a film extra
Chloe Hadjimatheou
What’s in the book, and what The Observer has found

Sun 6 Jul 2025

What’s in the book, and what The Observer has found
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Video: ‘She broke the trust’

Sun 6 Jul 2025

Video: ‘She broke the trust’
Chloe Hadjimatheou
How a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation

Sat 5 Jul 2025

How a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation
Erica Wagner
Deborah Levy, outsider author, hits the big screen

Sun 29 Jun 2025

Deborah Levy, outsider author, hits the big screen
Killian Fox
Marina Warner’s cultural highlights

Sun 29 Jun 2025

Marina Warner’s cultural highlights

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