Ben Wheatley
The Strays to Kill List: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Ashley Madekwe heads up a smart, snappy psychological thriller about escaping a murky past, while Ben Wheatley’s visceral film about a hitman really packs a punch
Simon Wardell
17, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
Blood, gore and a healthy dose of catharsis: why horror can be good for us
A grisly feast of scary British films is heading our way. Why now? Once seen as ‘video nasties’, many believe they have a positive role to play in a pandemic
Vanessa Thorpe
14, Aug, 2021 @5:00 PM
In the Earth review – a breath of frightening fresh air from Ben Wheatley
Wheatley unleashes an hallucinogenic horror story of madness, malevolence and mushrooms
Mark Kermode Observer film critic
20, Jun, 2021 @7:00 AM
In the Earth review – Ben Wheatley’s trippy occult horror is a fine return to form
This low-budget folk-horror is back in Wheatley’s weird, sly world as Joel Fry and Ellora Torchia get lost in the forest
Peter Bradshaw
16, Jun, 2021 @3:00 PM
Ben Wheatley: ‘Early on the pandemic felt like a time for getting a crossbow ready to hunt for petroleum’
The director on his new horror movie set during a pandemic, fearing he’d never work again, and why audiences love Jason Statham
Tim Lewis
13, Jun, 2021 @8:30 AM
From Black Widow to unseen Beatles footage: what films to see as cinemas reopen
The dazzling Nomadland leads the way with a medieval thriller, a Ben Wheatley chiller and Emma Stone’s Cruella hot on its heels
Peter Bradshaw
16, May, 2021 @3:30 PM
In the Earth review – Ben Wheatley's patchy pandemic folk horror
An ambitiously shot mid-lockdown B-movie boasts some eerie visuals and genuine suspense but stumbles with an overly convoluted mythology
Benjamin Lee
30, Jan, 2021 @3:07 PM
Sundance 2021: which films might break out this year?
From buzzy horrors to difficult dramas, this year’s low-key, mostly virtual festival offers a restricted yet intriguing selection
Benjamin Lee
28, Jan, 2021 @8:04 AM
Lily James: 'I got sucked into the vortex. I didn't know which way to turn'
She made her name playing sunny sweethearts, but now James is going gothic in a new Rebecca. She talks getting spooked on set, Covid bubbles and co-stars
Sophie Heawood
24, Oct, 2020 @7:00 AM
Rebecca review – perfectly watchable romp
Kristin Scott Thomas is a flawless Mrs Danvers in Ben Wheatley’s conventional take on the Du Maurier classic
Wendy Ide
18, Oct, 2020 @10:00 AM
Rebecca review – overdressed and underpowered romantic thriller | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Ben Wheatley’s take on the Daphne du Maurier story has moments of spectacle and disquiet but hunky Armie Hammer is miscast as the troubled widower
Peter Bradshaw
15, Oct, 2020 @4:00 AM
Call me by my dead wife's name: can Netflix persuade us we need another Rebecca?
You read the book, you know the drill. Will Armie Hammer and Lily James offer any surprises? You already know the answer
Stuart Heritage
09, Sep, 2020 @12:44 PM
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