Film

Latest

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
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The President’s Cake, Crime 101, Looney Tunes and more

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The President’s Cake, Crime 101, Looney Tunes and more
Olivia Ovenden
What The Brutalist film-makers did next

Thu 12 Feb 2026

What The Brutalist film-makers did next
Wendy Ide
Wuthering Heights is red-blooded, raunchy and entirely unfaithful

Tue 10 Feb 2026

Wuthering Heights is red-blooded, raunchy and entirely unfaithful
Guy Lodge
Deleted scenes: the scandal-hit Sundance favourites

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Deleted scenes: the scandal-hit Sundance favourites
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: My Father’s Shadow, Send Help, 100 Nights of Hero

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: My Father’s Shadow, Send Help, 100 Nights of Hero
Wendy Ide
The Chronology of Water is the abrasive work of an auteur

Fri 6 Feb 2026

The Chronology of Water is the abrasive work of an auteur
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Is This Thing On?, Kangaroo, Shelter and more

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Is This Thing On?, Kangaroo, Shelter and more
Wendy Ide
An admiring portrait of a turning point in cinema

Fri 30 Jan 2026

An admiring portrait of a turning point in cinema
Barbara Ellen
Take That is an antidote to the ‘big glossy doc’

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Take That is an antidote to the ‘big glossy doc’
Guy Lodge
The best films about the trials of motherhood

Sun 25 Jan 2026

The best films about the trials of motherhood
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: No Other Choice, The History of Sound, Saipan, Mercy

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: No Other Choice, The History of Sound, Saipan, Mercy
Wendy Ide
What to do this weekend, from a modernist walking tour to the London Short Film festival

Fri 23 Jan 2026

What to do this weekend, from a modernist walking tour to the London Short Film festival
Wendy Ide
H Is for Hawk is a soaring portrait of life after death

Fri 23 Jan 2026

H Is for Hawk is a soaring portrait of life after death
Wendy Ide
Sinners leads the pack with record 16 nominations

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Sinners leads the pack with record 16 nominations
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Rental Family, The Rip and more

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Rental Family, The Rip and more
Wendy Ide
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a bold, brutal tale of good versus evil

Thu 15 Jan 2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a bold, brutal tale of good versus evil
Sean O’Hagan
Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Giant, Becoming Victoria Wood

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Giant, Becoming Victoria Wood
Guy Lodge
The pop star-to-actor pipeline

Sat 10 Jan 2026

The pop star-to-actor pipeline
Wendy Ide
Hamnet is an earthy, grounded tale of grief

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Hamnet is an earthy, grounded tale of grief
Wendy Ide
Song Sung Blue is the definition of middle-of-the-road film-making

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Song Sung Blue is the definition of middle-of-the-road film-making
Wendy Ide
The films to look out for in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The films to look out for in 2026
Wendy Ide
The best films of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best films of 2025
Guy Lodge
The best alternative Christmas films

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The best alternative Christmas films
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sentimental Value, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth and more

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sentimental Value, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth and more
Wendy Ide
Marty Supreme is bold, brash – and one of the best films of the year

Fri 19 Dec 2025

Marty Supreme is bold, brash – and one of the best films of the year
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
How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner

Fri 12 Dec 2025

How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner
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’
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
Olivia Ovenden
Noah Baumbach wants one more shot

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Noah Baumbach wants one more shot
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

Follow

The Observer
The Observer Magazine
The ObserverNew Review
The Observer Food Monthly
Copyright © 2025 Tortoise MediaPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions