Movies
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The Fleabag and Killing Eve writer has expanded on her role polishing the script for the 25th 007 film – which is rumoured to concern genetic engineering
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Denounced on TV, they train at secret locations watched by armed guards. We meet the woman from Hastings who made a fascinating film about Libya’s guttsiest football squad -
The actor has taken issue with the phrase, saying that such labels block communication, and that women can also be toxic -
The comedian confirms that Kid Rock was so incensed by the 2006 comedy that he filed to end his marriage to Baron Cohen’s co-star -
The star of The Office and The Mindy Project has defied typecasting by writing her own roles – and working very hard. She talks about Late Night, her new film with Emma Thompson, remaking Four Weddings, and her own real life rom-com
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2 out of 5 stars.
Always Be My Maybe Another middling Netflix romantic comedy
2 out of 5 stars.Ali Wong and Randall Park can’t spin enough charm from a flat-looking regurgitation of a formula we know all too well -
2 out of 5 stars.
I Love My Mum On the road from Morocco
2 out of 5 stars.In this unlikely comedy, a mother and son must find their way back to Essex after accidentally ending up in north Africa -
3 out of 5 stars.
Ma Octavia Spencer kills it in creepy exploitation thriller
3 out of 5 stars.The Oscar winner devours her role as a lonely woman preying on a group of teenagers in a patchy yet mostly entertaining cross between Carrie and Misery
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Sunset Intrigue and terror as the shadow of war falls on Budapest
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Domino Atrocious thriller is new low for Brian De Palma
1 out of 5 stars.
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Actor who stars in Elton John biopic says he is crestfallen at removal of gay scenes
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Sacha Gervasi, the director of Hitchcock and Anvil!, is attached to write and direct a film about the life of the Culture Club frontman -
Disneyland has offered a first glimpse of its newest attraction, the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park -
Bob Iger says many Disney employees would not want to work there if law that bans abortion as early as six weeks takes effect
In focus
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How Gordon Brown, Harvey Weinstein and a milkman ensured film was a ‘ghastly disaster’ -
Tim Burton’s live-action remake scores Disney’s fourth No 1 of the year – and aims to remain airborne into the Easter holiday -
A new breed of directors are making Loach’s approach to sociopolitical drama look old hat, says film writer Caspar Salmon -
The number of films classified 18 for sex has plummeted. We explore how studio pressure, #MeToo nerves and the proliferation of porn created a new puritanism
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As a greying Linda Hamilton dusts off the rocket launcher for the next Terminator, we look at how the cowering victims of 70s horror paved the way for today’s grizzled gunslingers -
Bong Joon-ho’s is a superbly worthy winner of this year’s Palme d’Or – though it’s a real shame there was no recognition for Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood -
Franchises thrill fans and enrich studios. But in a fast-changing world, familiar comforts may be more harmful than we think -
The actress, who has died aged 97, worked with the greats of Hollywood’s golden era to rival the crossover success of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley
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The former teen star on being born into an acting dynasty, her anger at the abortion ban in Alabama and the trouble with American cinema -
Freed from Game of Thrones and waging eco-terror in the new monster flick, cinema’s go-to bad aristo talks about turning down 007 and paparazzi ambushes -
The Broadway powerhouse talks about trusting Sondheim, hearing others sing her songs and waiting to be taken seriously
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The acclaimed film-maker talks about the barriers faced by female directors in Hollywood and her Netflix miniseries about the injustices faced by the Central Park Five -
Michael Sheen’s many roles, from Caligula to Blair, have always been full-blooded. But now it’s social injustice that really gets him going, says Tim Lewis -
The American star on re-energising the high-school movie with her directorial debut
What to watch
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As the Queen and Elton John biopics prove, great concert performances are at the heart of the best films about music. Here are 15 of the finest -
With mutts all over our screens in John Wick 3, A Dog’s Journey, Paw Patrol and more, which of film’s furry friends can melt the most hearts? -
As the Oscar-winning actor, screenwriter and climate change protester returns to cinemas in Men in Black International and Late Night, we count down her top 10 turns
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JRR Tolkien’s family have disowned the forthcoming biopic, starring Nicholas Hoult, but they are far from the only clan disenchanted with films about their loved ones
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From her 1964 big-screen debut to the 90s roles – including James Bond’s boss, M – that made her a Hollywood star, here’s the rundown of every single Dench movie -
Today’s film-makers seem to be avoiding them – and all too often they are awkward and problematic. But some sex scenes are defining moments in cinema
Regulars
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Tim Burton’s live-action remake scores Disney’s fourth No 1 of the year – and aims to remain airborne into the Easter holiday
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5 out of 5 stars.
Mark Kermode's film of the week Rocketman review – Elton's sparkliest spectacle yet
5 out of 5 stars.Taron Egerton is terrific as the singer, but the real star of this electric biopic is director Dexter Fletcher -
Sudabeh Mortezai’s feature about a trafficked Nigerian sex worker gets a Netflix boost; plus, a shimmering art-rock short -
Ridley Scott has announced his intention to make a third Alien prequel. When will he and sci-fi’s other great auteurs learn to leave their franchises alone?
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Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly ambitious take on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness premiered at the Cannes film festival 40 years ago – and won the Palme d’Or. Next month, recently discovered on-set photographs by Chas Gerretsen will be shown for the first time at KINO Rotterdam -
The immersive film team are dusting off the martini shakers and tight blue trunks to mount a Casino Royale experience. But which 007 movies might have made for more pressing engagements? -
Will Smith, Anthony Hopkins and Robert Downey Jr have all been digitally rejuvenated. Now Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are having their wrinkles zapped
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In new documentary Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, the defining festival gets a closer look with never-before-heard insight -
Elton John is the latest rock star to get the movie treatment in Rocketman. When did singers become as bankable as superheroes at the box office? -
The unlikely buddy drama, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, remains a compelling study of poverty and loneliness
Film genres
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As a greying Linda Hamilton dusts off the rocket launcher for the next Terminator, we look at how the cowering victims of 70s horror paved the way for today’s grizzled gunslingers
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3 out of 5 stars.
Animation The Secret Life of Pets 2 review – so-so sequel
3 out of 5 stars.Laughs are thinner on the ground in a story that pitches the animated chums into unfamiliar territory -
3 out of 5 stars.
Crime A Vigilante review – feminist domestic-abuse revenge drama
3 out of 5 stars.Olivia Wilde is on a quest to help victims of violence in this tough, tense tale imbued with a commendable naturalism
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3 out of 5 stars.
Drama Sunset review – murky Hungarian drama
3 out of 5 stars.A young woman seeks her way in pre-first world war Budapest -
Denounced on TV, they train at secret locations watched by armed guards. We meet the woman from Hastings who made a fascinating film about Libya’s guttsiest football squad
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2 out of 5 stars.
Family Aladdin review – can’t put the genie back in the bottle
2 out of 5 stars.Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake of the 90s Disney animation fails to capture the magic
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