Shadows on the Wall

In the run-up to voting deadlines for the Golden Globes, I've been watching rather a lot of TV (including stand-up specials and, this ye...

Cinemas are a bit busier, as a bunch of high-profile movies arrive in the weeks before the autumn festival season kicks off awards season. T...

The 37th edition of the British Film Institute's Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival kicked off last night at BFI Southbank in defianc...

I saw fewer films this week for a variety of reasons, including extended celebrations of my birthday and a two-day trip to Brighton to visit...

I caught up with a bunch of films opening this week in the US and UK, including some high-profile ones. Written by Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy...

With my time largely consumed by the London critics awards, it was a slower week for screenings, with just one big title: the ghost story ...

The weather returned to sunshine today, so I took a break in the middle of the day and went for a long walk on the beach. I have another g...

Big movies screened to the press this week include the action romp Monster Trucks , which is a proper guilty pleasure with a solid cast i...

I finally caught up with a press screening last week for Eye in the Sky , starring Helen Mirren (above) as a British military officer coo...

The opening night red carpet at the 59th London Film Festival was interrupted last night by a group of activists protesting government cut...

I finally caught a late press screening this week for Woman in Gold , the true drama that opened in US cinemas last week and hits the UK t...

It doesn't get much more luvvie than this: Oprah Winfrey producing a movie starring Helen Mirren that's all about delicious-lookin...

There were two memorable screenings in London this week, including Hammer of the Gods , the corny ancient-Britain  300 / Braveheart romp,...

London critics have finally been able to catch up with some big awards contenders this past week, including Ang Lee's remarkable Life ...