David Oyelowo

See How They Run review – a starry, theatrical Agatha Christie romp
Christie’s The Mousetrap inspires Tom George’s fun whodunnit meta-spoof, with Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan making a fine comic double act
Nick James
11, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM

See How They Run review – Agatha Christie spoof scampers through 50s theatreland
This likable whodunnit comedy sees Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan on the trail of high-camp crime in the original production of The Mousetrap
Peter Bradshaw
07, Sep, 2022 @3:00 PM

‘It’s almost like a soap’: Saoirse Ronan and David Oyelowo on how the whodunnit rose from the dead
See How They Run, Tom George’s tongue-in-cheek murder mystery, is riding high on the genre’s new wave. Its director and stars discuss the rich history of the format – and why it always returns in trying times
Xan Brooks
26, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM

The week in TV: The Amazing Mr Blunden; The Girl Before; The Wonder Years; Emily in Paris
Mark Gatiss updates another 70s time-travelling classic; murder mystery meets 50 Shades meets Grand Designs; and The Wonder Years gets a bold reboot
Barbara Ellen
26, Dec, 2021 @9:30 AM

'My father thought actors were one step above cat burglars!': Alfred Molina meets David Oyelowo
The actors talk about applause, auditions, how they fell in love with the theatre – and the extraordinary high of delivering the perfect line
Chris Wiegand
23, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM

Sunday with David Oyelowo: ‘I unwind by watching MMA fights'
The actor on discovering hiking, choosing dessert, and attending church online
Michael Segalov
20, Dec, 2020 @6:36 AM

Come Away review – an indigestible lump of kid-lit stodge
Combining elements of classic children’s books and starry cameos, this leaden family fantasy is flatter than an empty sweet wrapper
Peter Bradshaw
17, Dec, 2020 @7:00 AM

David Oyelowo: 'Nowhere on Earth has been better at covering up racism than Great Britain'
The actor is tired of talking about race, but the trolling of his latest film shows why he still has to. He talks religion, the secret of his happy marriage – and why he worried he had failed the legacy of Martin Luther King
Simon Hattenstone
16, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM

The Midnight Sky review – beardy George Clooney marooned in bland cosmic yarn | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Clooney desperately tries to warn a returning spaceship of earthly apocalypse in this languid space caper
Peter Bradshaw
09, Dec, 2020 @2:00 PM

A black Alice in Wonderland? That's a real fairytale ending
Rightwing ‘review-bombers’ couldn’t be more wrong: the casting of David Oyelowo in a kind of prequel to the Peter Pan and Alice stories is inspired
Ben Child
20, Nov, 2020 @3:43 PM

The Water Man review – David Oyelowo's charming directorial debut
The star’s first foray into film-making is a sweet, if flawed, attempt to recapture the spirit of 80s kids adventures buoyed by a charismatic turn from Lonnie Chavis
Benjamin Lee
18, Sep, 2020 @7:14 PM

The most exciting movies of 2020 – family films
Mulan fights her way out of controversy, Pixar jams with a jazz Coco and Keanu Reeves stars opposite SpongeBob Squarepants in next year’s most promising kids’ flicks
Guardian film
25, Dec, 2019 @7:00 AM
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