Gael Garcia Bernal
The Mother review – Jennifer Lopez goes kick-ass in abject kidnap thriller
Lopez plays an ex-special forces parent aiming to rescues her kid from the bad guys in this formulaic and muddled Netflix caper
Peter Bradshaw
12, May, 2023 @1:00 AM
Old review – M Night Shyamalan’s beach thriller is all washed up
Gael Garcia Bernal and Vicky Krieps are all at sea in this holiday-from-hell drama
Wendy Ide
01, Aug, 2021 @10:30 AM
Old review – M Night Shyamalan’s fast-ageing beach horror is top notch hokum
With a cast worthy of Agatha Christie, this tale of a resort where time has been terrifyingly accelerated is brilliantly poised between serious and silly
Peter Bradshaw
22, Jul, 2021 @4:00 PM
It Must Be Heaven review – Palestine's holy fool lives the dream
The latest satire-fable from Elia Suleiman is as droll as ever, but while there’s a kernel of seriousness here it too often lapses into elusive mannerism
Peter Bradshaw
14, Jun, 2021 @8:17 AM
Death of man after face mask arrest shines light on Mexican police brutality
Video shows officers forcing man into a police truck as bystanders plead for his release
David Agren in Mexico City
05, Jun, 2020 @1:35 AM
Ema review – Pablo Larraín dances to a different tune
The Jackie director switches tone in this melodramatic portrait of a dancer and her choreographer husband’s fraying marriage
Wendy Ide
02, May, 2020 @2:00 PM
Gael García Bernal: 'The pandemic has taught me that I need something to say'
He’s played a revolutionary hero, a horny teen – now Gael García Bernal is a reptilian choreographer in Ema, and locked down in Mexico city. Just don’t ask him to move to LA when all this is over
Ryan Gilbey
01, May, 2020 @5:00 AM
Ema review – a sexual odyssey, with flame-throwers
In Pablo Larraín’s emotional drama, a woman embarks on a bizarre journey after regretfully returning an adopted child
Peter Bradshaw
29, Apr, 2020 @5:00 PM
Ema review: Pablo Larrain proves a master rug-puller in domestic teaser
Gael Garcia Bernal and Mariana Di Girolamo blame each other for quitting on their adoptive son. Is either correct? And will we ever meet him?
Xan Brooks in Venice
01, Sep, 2019 @11:45 AM
Coco wins best animated feature at Oscars 2018
The Pixar film, a critical hit and box-office juggernaut, was a shoo-in for best animated film at the 90th Academy Awards
Jake Nevins
05, Mar, 2018 @2:40 AM
Museum review – Gael Garcia Bernal's student waster ballasts fun Mexican heist movie
Inspired by a real life robbery, this yarn about a pair of gormless students stealing priceless ancient artefacts is an entertaining and highly watchable thriller
Peter Bradshaw
22, Feb, 2018 @6:00 PM
The Kindergarten Teacher review - brilliantly observed ethical pretzel about a poetically gifted kid
A precociously five-year-old is discovered by pre-school teacher Maggie Gyllenhaal in a wonderfully sensitive American remake of an Israeli original
Jordan Hoffman
20, Jan, 2018 @3:00 PM
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