Shadows on the Wall

Awards season continues to gather speed, with the Golden Globes on Sunday. I vote in these, and it was nice to see some sign of the internat...

During our second short work week in a row, there were once again fewer press screenings than usual. But I still kept busy, and caught sever...

With yet another long weekend in the UK, we're all getting used to the idea of a four-day week. But the next holiday here isn't unti...

With so many critics away in Cannes this week, you'd think it would have been a quiet one back here in London. But screenings have conti...

The weather in London has been diabolical this week, more wintry than spring-like with grey skies, rainshowers and weather that's oddly ...

Finally back in-person, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival kicked off with a gala opening night on Wednesday,  as Finnish filmmaker A...

As movie awards season heats up, things are getting busier for me - we're in the final week of voting in the London Critics' Circle ...

Another week of isolation, with a list of streaming releases so long that I can't possibly keep up with all of them. Frankly, it's...

Most films I've seen this week have been previews for BFI Flare, the festival that kicks off on Thursday night, so I'll be writi...

I'm in Los Angeles this week visiting my parents for Thanksgiving and enjoying the warm late-November sunshine. There were no movies o...

I was able to catch up with the London Film Festival gem Their Finest this week, a lightly handled drama about government-sponsored filmm...

It's been a slow week for screenings, perhaps a brief intake of breath before the awards season kicks off in earnest. My first awards-...

This week, London-based critics finally got to see the latest Studio Gibli film When Marnie Was There, which is getting a very late relea...

London-based critics had a chance to catch a press screening of Effie Gray , the true story of a Victorian woman (Dakota Fanning) trying t...

Things always get a bit surreal for critics this time of year, as our usual press screenings are augmented by  Raindance (25 Sep-6 Oct) an...

Oscar voters scattered awards around among the year's top films last night, leaving smiles on the winners' faces and confounding t...

Here are my hopes and expectations for the big ceremony on Sunday in Los Angeles. For the first time in about four years, I'll be in L...

The British Academy Film Awards - better known as the Baftas - were held last night at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, a gorgeou...