Ethan Hawke

Maya Hawke: ‘I would have found a way to be an artist, even if I had been adopted’

As the child of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, the star has had to fight off ‘nepo baby’ claims. But, after acclaimed roles in Stranger Things and Tarantino and Wes Anderson films, she’s now forging her own path with a daring folk album

Owen Myers

17, Feb, 2024 @11:55 AM

And the Oscar nomination doesn’t go to … 20 great performances snubbed by the Academy

Ahead of the release of year’s nominations later today, here are the best acting turns not even shortlisted for an Academy Award this century

Leigh Singer

23, Jan, 2024 @10:01 AM

Leave the World Behind review – Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali excel in cracking apocalyptic thriller

Sam Esmail’s sharp, hugely enjoyable dramatisation of Rumaan Alam’s acclaimed novel is exec produced by the Obamas

Wendy Ide

26, Nov, 2023 @12:00 PM

Leave the World Behind review – Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke’s apocalypto-paranoid thriller

Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke’s weekend getaway starts to go wrong when two mysterious strangers appear at the door. Then things get weirder

Peter Bradshaw

23, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM

Strange Way of Life review – Almodóvar’s stylish but slight cowboy love story

Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke do their best with meagre material in this underpowered short from the Spanish director

Wendy Ide

24, Sep, 2023 @10:00 AM

Toronto film festival 2023 roundup – solidarity, swearing, swimming and one standout film

While a clutch of directorial debuts by actors mostly misfired, a return to form for Alexander Payne and award-worthy performances by Jamie Foxx and Jodie Comer offered plenty to get excited about

Wendy Ide

16, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM

Wildcat review – Ethan Hawke directs daughter in mediocre literary biopic

Maya Hawke makes for an unconvincing Flannery O’Connor in an obvious, misfiring drama that takes big creative swings but mostly misses

Charles Bramesco in Toronto

13, Sep, 2023 @12:36 PM

Training Day review – Denzel Washington’s finest, most sinister hour

Superbly watchable tale of corrupt cops is led by Washington’s swaggeringly malign detective, out to bully Ethan Hawke into wrongdoing

Peter Bradshaw

23, Aug, 2023 @8:00 AM

Strange Way of Life review – Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke sizzle in Almodóvar’s queer cowboy yarn

The director gets back in the saddle at Cannes with this dusty lusty tale of long-lost lovers bound by a bloody fate

Peter Bradshaw

17, May, 2023 @4:04 PM

Richard Linklater: ‘Boyhood was one thing, but I’m going to be in my 80s by the time this next one’s done’

The director shot his 2014 film over 12 years, documenting his cast growing older. As it’s re-released, the director reflects on his beautiful ‘time sculpture’ as well as a potential follow-up to Before Midnight and his 20-year project with Paul Mescal

Xan Brooks

09, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM