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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
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’
Wendy Ide
An admiring portrait of a turning point in cinema

Fri 30 Jan 2026

An admiring portrait of a turning point in cinema
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
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
Olivia Ovenden
How daddy issues took over this year’s Oscars race

Sat 25 Oct 2025

How daddy issues took over this year’s Oscars race
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
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
One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson’s glorious, messy return

Fri 26 Sept 2025

One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson’s glorious, messy return
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

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