Comedy

The Boss Baby 2: Family Business review – noisy and nonsensical sequel

The plot is pointlessly convoluted but perhaps the biggest disappointment is how humourless the movie is

Cath Clarke

21, Oct, 2021 @6:00 AM

Quentin Tarantino says he wants to make a comedy

Director suggests he is thinking about making a spaghetti western in which ‘everybody’s speaking a different language’ at Rome film festival

Andrew Pulver

20, Oct, 2021 @10:46 AM

Bigfoot Hunters review – hipster Sasquatch hijinks lampooning Vice Media videos

Mockumentary sends a jaded TV reporter on the trail of the mysterious monster with moderately funny consequences

Phil Hoad

19, Oct, 2021 @2:00 PM

Do we really need a new version of Home Alone?

A new trailer has surfaced for Home Sweet Home Alone, which looks to be a sequel that’s also a carbon copy of an original that doesn’t need bettering

Stuart Heritage

13, Oct, 2021 @5:30 AM

The Phantom of the Open review – Brit sporting underdog movie right on par

Mark Rylance stars in this amiably daft film about real-life golfing eccentric Maurice Flitcroft, who gatecrashed the British Open in the 70s

Peter Bradshaw

12, Oct, 2021 @10:00 PM

Enough Said, Friends With Money and The Last Duel: post your questions for Nicole Holofcener

What would you like to ask the writer/director behind Enough Said, Friends With Money, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Lovely and Amazing and the upcoming The Last Duel?

Catherine Shoard

12, Oct, 2021 @11:15 AM

The Beta Test review – shiny satire of Tinseltown culture is a study in smarm

Indie director Jim Cummings and co-star PJ McCabe have made a scornful part-thriller about an unctuous agent in thrall to the system

Leslie Felperin

11, Oct, 2021 @2:53 PM

Ghostbusters: Afterlife review – a slimy, stinking corpse of a sequel

Jason Reitman takes over his father’s franchise and immediately tanks it with a tonally misjudged blend of fan service and bizarrely played-straight spectacle

Charles Bramesco

11, Oct, 2021 @2:13 PM

From Annette to Shang-Chi: eight new films to watch as Australian cinemas reopen

As locked-down regions reopen this month, here’s our guide to the best bet for your next night out

Michael Sun

11, Oct, 2021 @2:01 AM

The Addams Family 2 review – frightfully awful

The only scary thing about the second animated feature of Hollywood’s eternal ghouls is just how bad it is

Wendy Ide

10, Oct, 2021 @10:00 AM

Ron’s Gone Wrong review – a cheeky tech spin on ET

A lonely boy and a sparky bot team up for in a tender film that dials up the charm but swerves the big-tech questions