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Vanessa Thorpe
How a love-starved childhood inspired David Lean, cinema’s great romantic

Sat 16 May 2026

How a love-starved childhood inspired David Lean, cinema’s great romantic
Vanessa Thorpe
Sun, sea and sexy slashers at Cannes film festival

Fri 15 May 2026

Sun, sea and sexy slashers at Cannes film festival
Wendy Ide
The Christophers paints the colourful lives of artists

Wed 13 May 2026

The Christophers paints the colourful lives of artists
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Romería, Kokuho, Our Land and more

Sun 10 May 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Romería, Kokuho, Our Land and more
Wendy Ide
The Sheep Detectives: has crime ever been this cosy?

Fri 8 May 2026

The Sheep Detectives: has crime ever been this cosy?
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of the week’s films: Wild Foxes, Hokum, Swapped, and more

Sun 3 May 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of the week’s films: Wild Foxes, Hokum, Swapped, and more
Wendy Ide
The Devil Wears Prada 2 won’t wear well

Wed 29 Apr 2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2 won’t wear well
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Mother Mary, Primavera, Rose of Nevada, and more

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Mother Mary, Primavera, Rose of Nevada, and more
Wendy Ide
Michael is everything that’s wrong with the music biopic

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Michael is everything that’s wrong with the music biopic
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Rebuilding, Glenrothan, The Blue Trail and more

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Rebuilding, Glenrothan, The Blue Trail and more
Wendy Ide
The Wizard and The Kremlin has one big problem

Fri 17 Apr 2026

The Wizard and The Kremlin has one big problem
Vanessa Thorpe
British censors adopt AI to age-rate streamer favourites

Thu 16 Apr 2026

British censors adopt AI to age-rate streamer favourites
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Stranger, California Schemin’, Undertone, You, Me & Tuscany

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Stranger, California Schemin’, Undertone, You, Me & Tuscany
Wendy Ide
Father Mother Sister Brother is a curiously compelling portrait of complicated families

Fri 10 Apr 2026

Father Mother Sister Brother is a curiously compelling portrait of complicated families
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Fuze, Night Stage, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and more

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Fuze, Night Stage, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and more
Wendy Ide
The Drama is a caustic dissection of a relationship on the rocks

Thu 2 Apr 2026

The Drama is a caustic dissection of a relationship on the rocks
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Splitsville, DJ Ahmet, Below the Clouds and more

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Splitsville, DJ Ahmet, Below the Clouds and more
Wendy Ide
Two Prosecutors is a chilling study of Stalin’s red tape terror

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Two Prosecutors is a chilling study of Stalin’s red tape terror
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dead Man’s Wire, Broken English, Arco and more

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dead Man’s Wire, Broken English, Arco and more
Wendy Ide
Ryan Gosling’s charm can’t save Project Hail Mary

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Ryan Gosling’s charm can’t save Project Hail Mary
Wendy Ide
An Oscars full of politics – but few political statements

Mon 16 Mar 2026

An Oscars full of politics – but few political statements
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Love That Remains, Everybody to Kenmure Street, Reminders of Him and more

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Love That Remains, Everybody to Kenmure Street, Reminders of Him and more
Guy Lodge
How to make a successful sequel

Sun 15 Mar 2026

How to make a successful sequel
Wendy Ide
Oscars 2026 predictions: who will win in the biggest categories?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Oscars 2026 predictions: who will win in the biggest categories?
Wendy Ide
Has Glen Powell run out of steam?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Has Glen Powell run out of steam?
Melissa Denes
Why can’t film’s leading women age like Sean Penn?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Why can’t film’s leading women age like Sean Penn?
Anthony Cummins
Why Hollywood has fallen in love with Thomas Pynchon

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Why Hollywood has fallen in love with Thomas Pynchon
Alex O’Connell
Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera any more. I used to agree

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera any more. I used to agree
Carolina Unzelte
The Secret Agent reveals why Brazil has entered a golden era of film

Sun 8 Mar 2026

The Secret Agent reveals why Brazil has entered a golden era of film
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Hoppers, Sound of Falling, Peaky Blinders, Mother’s Pride

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Hoppers, Sound of Falling, Peaky Blinders, Mother’s Pride
Wendy Ide
The Bride! is an oddly beautiful collision of ideas

Fri 6 Mar 2026

The Bride! is an oddly beautiful collision of ideas
Tim Adams
James Bond books once deemed ‘not good enough’ for film, new papers reveal

Mon 2 Mar 2026

James Bond books once deemed ‘not good enough’ for film, new papers reveal
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Testament of Ann Lee, All You Need Is Kill, Molly vs the Machines and more

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Testament of Ann Lee, All You Need Is Kill, Molly vs the Machines and more
Wendy Ide
Sirāt is a mind-bending journey to the abyss

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Sirāt is a mind-bending journey to the abyss
Oliver Franklin-Wallis
An hour with… Aidan Zamiri

Thu 26 Feb 2026

An hour with… Aidan Zamiri
Wendy Ide
The Baftas was a night of surprise British wins

Mon 23 Feb 2026

The Baftas was a night of surprise British wins
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Moment, Cold Storage and more

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Moment, Cold Storage and more
Wendy Ide
The Secret Agent is an anarchic, supremely entertaining thriller

Thu 19 Feb 2026

The Secret Agent is an anarchic, supremely entertaining thriller
Jonathan Romney
The best and worst from the Berlin film festival

Wed 18 Feb 2026

The best and worst from the Berlin film festival

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