Film

Is Blazing Saddles racist? Not at all – it shines a torch on a nation undergoing a serious identity crisis | Stephen K Amos
Mel Brooks’s unapologetically in-your-face western spoof broke all the rules and redefined satire – it is just as relevant for today’s polarised world
Stephen K Amos
14, Feb, 2025 @9:26 AM

The Gorge review – guarding hellish monsters is aphrodisiac in silly horror
Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy flirt over an abyss full of creatures in a slickly made but increasingly dumb Apple mockbuster
Benjamin Lee
14, Feb, 2025 @8:00 AM

James Bond in battle to keep hold of 007 super spy’s name
Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer is challenging trademark registrations, including the saying ‘Bond, James Bond’
Mark Sweney
14, Feb, 2025 @6:00 AM

‘The camera is more impactful than a rifle’: the married Ukrainian artists who filmed the war – and are now up for an Oscar
Anya Stasenko and Slava Leontyev felt the responsibility of history upon them when they chose to film the everyday people defending their homeland from the Russian onslaught
Cath Clarke
13, Feb, 2025 @4:00 PM

The Burden of Black Genius: documentary examines career of Sly Stone
Questlove’s probing new film looks at the incredible life and works of the one-of-a-kind talent while also taking a broader look at the specific difficulties faced by Black artists
Owen Myers
13, Feb, 2025 @3:08 PM

Ke Huy Quan: ‘I wish everyone could have their own Oscar moment’
The actor on being star-struck by Harrison Ford, colour-blind casting and the question he is asked the most
As told to Rich Pelley
13, Feb, 2025 @2:00 PM

Oscars short films 2025 review – from immigration hell to kiss-averse kids and inspirational octogenarians
Fifteen films have been nominated in the categories of live action, animation and documentary – some cliched, some excellent and others truly powerful
Peter Bradshaw
13, Feb, 2025 @9:00 AM

Sidelined: The QB and Me review – hot cheerleader meets star quarterback movie is streaming-age bubblegum
Slickly made high-school movie is packed with slow-motion corridor walks and flawless cheer-squad routines – but it’s hard to get caught up in a plot with so few surprises
Catherine Bray
13, Feb, 2025 @7:00 AM

‘Comedy and art should push up against a line’: Rich Peppiatt on class, controversy and Kneecap
Ex-tabloid reporter shares how an encounter with Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan led to his acclaimed film about an Irish-language rap trio
Lisa O'Carroll in Belfast
13, Feb, 2025 @6:00 AM

From Blitz to Gladiator II: the Oscar-aiming films that missed this season
This year’s nominations were led by smaller, less expected films like The Brutalist, Anora and Emilia Pérez, which left bigger bets in the cold
Benjamin Lee
12, Feb, 2025 @6:11 PM

Captain America: Brave New World review – Harrison Ford juggles green screens, red fists and vanilla plotting
Ford has gravitas as the new president and Anthony Mackie makes a charismatic captain, but this is a tired and uninspired dollop of content from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Peter Bradshaw
12, Feb, 2025 @5:00 PM

The Dead Thing review – sexy state-of-dating thriller opens up the algorithmic death-drive
Office drone Alex meets Kyle on a dating app and he seems perfect. But all is not what it seems in Elric Kane’s clever supernatural foray
Phil Hoad
12, Feb, 2025 @1:00 PM
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