How Nicolas Cage became the internet’s ‘one true god’
Clementine is such a fan of the actor Nicolas Cage that on her online dating profile, she uses him as the benchmark to which potential suitors need…
Ten Percent, review: the British Call My Agent has star power – but where’s the bite?
Call My Agent is the French drama it became cool to namedrop during lockdown. It is a smart comedy-drama based in the offices of a Parisian talent…
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an unbearable waste of Nicolas Cage
But the fun and games themselves… sheesh. The mere fact that Actual Nicolas Cage shows up in this scenario blows the minds of the two CIA agents…
Welcome to ‘Grange hell’, in the most panic-attack-inducing film of the year
Laura Wandel’s Playground captures exactly what it feels like to be seven years old and starting a new school, which is another way of saying that it’s…
The Secrets of Dumbledore’s box office hasn’t killed Fantastic Beasts – yet
The global outlook The dip in box office across the franchise is mirrored in North America, where The Secrets of Dumbledore opened at the weekend with $42.2m…
Brian Blessed: ‘My biggest love in life, apart from space, is women… they’re my religion’
Best relationship? I have a wonderful wife, Hildegard Neil, who was Cleopatra to Charlton Heston’s Mark Antony. We live in a cottage with a few acres, full…
How Bend It Like Beckham changed British culture
In a film filled with strong, multi-dimensional female characters (a rare feat at the turn of the millennium), the men can appear, at first watch, to take…
The best movies to watch on Netflix UK now
Genre: War drama. Cert: 15. Time: 108 mins. In 1961, a handful of poorly-equipped Irish soldiers held off an army of 3,000 mercenaries in what is now the Democratic…
The Nan Movie, review: Catherine Tate’s ‘comedy’ is as interminable as it is revolting
During an appearance on Lorraine Kelly’s ITV breakfast show earlier this week, the actor Mathew Horne said he was struggling to promote his new film The Nan…
Is The Batman too long? The box office says no
If the blockbuster successes of Bond film No Time to Die and Sony/Marvel property Spider-Man: No Way Home were seen as exceptional results that didn’t necessarily reflect…
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a slick hybrid of live theatre and film
There has been no shortage of theatre productions broadcast for the screen as a result of the pandemic. But the nature and quality of this screen work…
Tate Modern in trans rights row as women protest against ‘one-sided’ film
The Tate rejected the activists’ criticisms, telling The Telegraph: “We have chosen to screen a work that does not propose one perspective on the question of womanhood,…
Tom Holland is the box office superhero Hollywood needs
When, in early 2015, Sony Pictures announced it was teaming up with Marvel Studios to create a reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, the general chorus of reaction…
How Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast became a surprise box-office hit
For years, prior to the pandemic, January and February had proved golden months for the UK’s independent cinemas, boutique chains and more-upscale multiplexes, with the warm glow…
The hidden treasures from location scouts – and where to plan a stay
Berkeley Castle reopens to visitors on April 3, in time for the Easter school break. In the meantime, those looking to get ahead of crowds could book…
Golden Globes 2022: Power of the Dog starring Benedict Cumberbatch wins best film
Cast members Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook were both individually recognised at this year’s Globes for their performances. The pair play the sniping Roy siblings Kendall and…
One skinny-dipping scene proves it – Peter Bogdanovich was Hollywood’s unsung master
Then there is 1973’s sublime Paper Moon – another black-and-white period piece set in the rural America that Ford knew so well, but this time channeling the…
The 20 best films of 2021
After cinemas were out cold with Covid for months on end, what a joy it’s been to see them punching back. The latest haymaker was landed this…
Why aren’t people flocking to see West Side Story?
The Ansel factor Opinions differ regarding the impact of the scandal that erupted after West Side Story’s leading actor, Ansel Elgort, was accused of sexual assault in…
The Hand of God, review: a wistful, winking cinematic scrapbook of growing up in 1980s Naples
A boy is following an older man through the streets of Naples after dark. The man (Ciro Capano), a famous filmmaker, has just stormed out of a…
Warn public before they watch films depicting blacked-up actors such as Laurence Olivier, says official censor
Films in which actors black up such as Laurence Olivier in Othello should carry a ratings warning, says the official censor. Prospective audiences will be able to…
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, review: Oliver Stone adds evidence to his conspiracy theories
“Conspiracy theories are now conspiracy facts,” declares Oliver Stone in his new documentary about the JFK assassination, 30 years after the rabble-rousing feature that made his position…