Paddington in Peru review – hard stares at all involved
Paddington in Peru review – you can take the bear out of South America, but think twice before taking him back
August 2024
Babygirl review – Nicole Kidman overwhelmed by lust as CEO having torrid and toxic affair
Halina Reijn’s film about a company executive’s carnal adventure with her intern is expertly done but suspect at its core, despite Kidman’s bold performance
February 2024
Interview With the Vampire review – Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt’s brilliant bloodsucking bromance
Neil Jordan’s horror-comedy features Cruise in scene-chewing form in a film that outrageously explores the vampire’s actually rather complex lived experience
November 2023
Journey to Bethlehem review – Antonio Banderas steals show as evil Herod in Bible musical
If Disney made Christian movies, they would look like this, with Mary in the mould of Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, Joseph giving Aladdin vibes and Banderas stealing every scene
February 2023
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish review – sharp, striking Shrek spin-off
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish review – sequel no one wanted resembles longform DVD extra
January 2023
The Enforcer review – thuddingly predictable crime thriller
The Enforcer review – Antonio Banderas adds class to straight-to-video throwback
August 2022
Official Competition review – Penélope Cruz is a deadpan dream in wicked film-world satire
Official Competition review – Penélope Cruz on fire in delicious movie industry satire
June 2022
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas team up for Spanish venture
Composer and actor launch theatre production company focusing on Spanish-speaking audiences
February 2022
Uncharted review – Tom Holland game adaptation is action-movie by committee
Holland gives his all as rogueish treasure hunter Nathan Drake in a by-the-numbers PlayStation adaptation that’s heavy on spectacle but light on heart
September 2021
Venice film festival 2021 roundup – a formidably good year on the Lido
Venice film festival red carpet: from Helen Mirren to Timothée Chalamet – in pictures
August 2021
Ranked
Pedro Almodóvar’s films – ranked!
With his new film, Parallel Mothers, to be shown at Venice film festival, we take a look through the director’s ribald, pell-mell and beautifully colour-co-ordinated output
June 2021
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard review – Ryan Reynolds back in a tiresome sequel
Reynolds returns as bodyguard Michael Bryce, with Samuel L Jackson as an assassin, Salma Hayek as his badass wife and Antonio Banderas as a Greek supervillain. Please stop
September 2020
'Very colourful': Pedro Almodóvar making 'a different kind of western'
Legendary Spanish director outlines his plans and vision at Venice film festival
August 2020
Antonio Banderas reveals he has coronavirus on 60th birthday
The actor has said he is celebrating in quarantine and otherwise relatively unaffected, other than being ‘a little bit more tired than usual’
April 2020
'Treated us like simpletons': Pedro Almodóvar criticises Madonna over documentary
Spanish film director says the pop star treated him and Antonio Banderas disrespectfully during filming of 1990’s Madonna: Truth or Dare
