Anna Kendrick
Alice, Darling and the importance of showing emotional abuse on screen
The new film starring Anna Kendrick is one of the few visual narratives to deftly handle the insidious effects of an emotionally abusive relationship
Adrian Horton
22, Jan, 2023 @9:19 AM
‘How do you have authority? Not by screaming’: Mary Nighy on misogyny, famous parents and channelling Mary Poppins
As the child of Bill Nighy and Diana Quick, she would be plonked in a rehearsal room after school – so it’s no surprise she’s stepping behind the camera. The film-maker talks about her extraordinary debut feature, Alice, Darling
Cath Clarke
20, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM
Alice, Darling review – Anna Kendrick excels in abusive relationship thriller
Kendrick impresses as a woman being deprived of emotional oxygen by a toxic boyfriend, though Mary Nighy’s film gets distracted by a subplot
Peter Bradshaw
19, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
George Clooney’s Up in the Air had prescient insights about how to stay grounded
The 2009 comedy-drama about a suave frequent flyer is laced with profound sentiments about travel, stability and love
Maddie Thomas
06, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Alice, Darling review – Anna Kendrick compels in chilling relationship drama
Toronto film festival: A career-best performance from the Oscar nominee anchors a smart and sensitive look at emotional abuse
Benjamin Lee in Toronto
12, Sep, 2022 @9:51 PM
Stowaway review – a devastating dilemma drives tense Netflix sci-fi
Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette star in a believably wrought drama about an oxygen emergency that ends up losing air in the finale
Benjamin Lee
22, Apr, 2021 @7:01 AM
Love Life review – light romcom glides by on Anna Kendrick's charms
There is nothing very deep or challenging to find in this tale of a 20-something’s romantic New York endeavours. But the comic writing is effortlessly good
Lucy Mangan
06, Oct, 2020 @8:30 PM
Love Life review – HBO Max launches with a patchy, low-key romcom
The splashy new streaming platform kicks off with an easily binged if uneven show with Anna Kendrick as a woman whose relationships are analysed
Benjamin Lee
27, May, 2020 @7:20 AM
The Day Shall Come review – Chris Morris goes back to war on terror | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Nine years after his incendiary Four Lions, Morris returns with a movie about a tiny urban community and crooked FBI agents
Peter Bradshaw
11, Oct, 2019 @7:00 AM
The Day Shall Come review – Chris Morris returns with wild farce
The mysterious writer-director travels to Miami for a short but sharp comedy about an idealistic preacher targeted by the FBI
Benjamin Lee
12, Mar, 2019 @12:57 AM
A Simple Favour review – delicious black comedy from Paul Feig
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are wicked fun in this tale of an odd couple friendship turned bizarre mystery
Wendy Ide
23, Sep, 2018 @7:00 AM
A Simple Favour review – sublimely silly battle of the moms
In Paul Feig’s comedy-thriller, Anna Kendrick turns detective after her new friend, played by Blake Lively, disappears
Cath Clarke
21, Sep, 2018 @5:00 AM
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