Comedy
A Minecraft Movie breaks records to become highest opening video game movie of all time
First-weekend takings of $163m in North America puts the adaptation of the wildly popular video game ahead of previous record holder The Super Mario Bros Movie
Andrew Pulver
07, Apr, 2025 @3:48 PM
Fran the Man review – Irish football-coach mockumentary gets the fans onside
Spin off from Irish TV comedy doesn’t really raise its game for feature about plucky amateurs taking on a strong team
Catherine Bray
07, Apr, 2025 @10:00 AM
‘Unfailing ability to cheer me up’: why The Rebel is my feelgood movie
The next entry in our series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort watches is a look back to the 1961 Tony Hancock comedy
Andrew Pulver
07, Apr, 2025 @9:00 AM
Four Mothers review – a put-upon writer is run ragged in Irish comedy charmer
James McArdle plays a novelist whose care-giving duties are suddenly expanded in this nicely acerbic remake of Italian hit Mid-August Lunch
Wendy Ide
06, Apr, 2025 @2:00 PM
Death of a Unicorn review – Jenna Ortega shines in B-movie-style satire on big pharma
Murderous unicorns run amok in Alex Scharfman’s gory American horror that gleefully embraces a lo-fi aesthetic but lacks sufficient bite
Wendy Ide
06, Apr, 2025 @7:00 AM
First trailer for Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot released
Neeson steps into the role of the bumbling detective made famous by Leslie Nielsen in the TV show and film series created by the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team
Catherine Shoard
03, Apr, 2025 @5:55 PM
Block-busted: why homemade Minecraft movies are the real hits
The bestselling video game ever has a devoted, vocal, following. Can a faceless corporation make a successful film based on such beloved IP without involving its fanbase?
Stuart Heritage
03, Apr, 2025 @11:00 AM
Muriel’s Wedding review – Toni Collette is outstanding in the film that brought Abba back
Brilliantly led by Collette, PJ Hogan’s 1994 story of a lovable loser was the feelgood sensation that rescued the band’s reputation – how can you resist it?
Peter Bradshaw
03, Apr, 2025 @6:00 AM
A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun
Full-throttle star turns from Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge raise laughs but don’t help the perfunctory plotting in this screen take on the game franchise
Catherine Bray
02, Apr, 2025 @7:00 PM
Black Cab review – Nick Frost on outstanding form in creepy taxi-driving Brit horror
Though the narrative goes the long way round, there are plenty of strong performances and good ideas to keep this journey interesting
Leslie Felperin
01, Apr, 2025 @6:00 AM
Four Mothers review – remake of Mid-August Lunch moves to Dublin and brings out queer subtext
Irish-set remake of Italian film about a bachelor who cares for his elderly mum never quite matches the charm of the original, despite occasional shimmers
Peter Bradshaw
31, Mar, 2025 @10:00 AM
‘Can kick me out of any funk’: why Sullivan’s Travels is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series on writers’ top comfort films is a reminder of why Preston Sturges’s 1941 comedy is unbeatable
Alaina Demopoulos
31, Mar, 2025 @9:00 AM
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