Jacki Weaver
Father Stu review – histrionic boxer-turned-priest drama
Mark Wahlberg goes all out in the title role, inspired by the true story of Stuart Long
Wendy Ide
15, May, 2022 @11:30 AM
Father Stu review – Mark Wahlberg’s renegade-turned-priest blesses Catholic drama
Mark Wahlberg stars in a based on truth story ably supported by Jacki Weaver –though Mel Gibson is a much less welcome presence
Leslie Felperin
12, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
Post your questions for Jacki Weaver
What will you ask the Oscar-nominated star of Animal Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook and the forthcoming Father Stu?
Catherine Shoard
29, Apr, 2022 @11:05 AM
Father Stu: the Catholic drama aiming to redeem Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg
The controversial stars have teamed up for a film made by Gibson’s girlfriend Rosalind Ross about the power of redemption
Stuart Heritage
11, Feb, 2022 @4:00 PM
Penguin Bloom review – Naomi Watts saved by a magpie in charming drama
An Australian family moves on from tragedy with the help of a bird in a modest and warm-hearted true story
Benjamin Lee
12, Sep, 2020 @4:37 PM
Stage Mother review – feelgood drag film falls flat
A small-town Texas choir director takes over a California drag joint, with mixed results
Simran Hans
25, Jul, 2020 @2:00 PM
Jacki Weaver: 'Michael Powell said I was headed for great things. He didn't tell me it would take 50 years'
Silver Linings Playbook and Animal Kingdom catapulted her to global stardom after a career stretching back to the 70s. She talks about her ‘renegade life’, her spat with Anjelica Huston and her latest role as a woman running a drag club
Ryan Gilbey
24, Jul, 2020 @6:00 AM
Stage Mother review – drag-queen heartwarmer never rises above tepid
Jacki Weaver is a housewife forced to rethink her prejudices in a well-meaning drama that ambles along the middle of the road
Peter Bradshaw
23, Jul, 2020 @8:00 AM
The Grudge review – workmanlike reboot of the horror franchise
Despite new blood in writer-director Nicolas Pesce, it’s ghostly goings-on as usual for vengeful spirit Kayako
Wendy Ide
26, Jan, 2020 @5:30 AM
Zero stars: is James Franco's starry Zeroville the worst film of 2019?
The actor-writer-director’s adaptation of Steve Erickson’s 2007 book on 70s Hollywood is a film of staggering incompetence
Charles Bramesco
26, Sep, 2019 @6:01 AM
Poms review – Diane Keaton turns cheerleader in cheer-free comedy
A frothy tale of retirees starting a cheerleading group wastes the talents of its cast and fails to provide the crowd-pleasing moments it so desperately needs
Benjamin Lee
09, May, 2019 @2:29 PM
Flying high: how Bird Box became Netflix's biggest hit to date
The Sandra Bullock-starring horror movie has left critics cold but since its streaming release, it’s become a magnet for memes and racked up the platform’s best film numbers ever
Benjamin Lee
07, Jan, 2019 @8:00 AM
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