JK Simmons
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers review – surprisingly sharp Disney+ update
The short-lived late 80s animated series gets a satirical yet earnest reboot with sly jabs at the industry and a host of comedians doing voice work
Benjamin Lee
19, May, 2022 @8:13 PM
Tokyo Vice to Night Sky: the seven best shows to stream this week
A thriller about an American reporter on the Tokyo crime beat, Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons in an intriguing sci-fi … plus Lindsay Lohan in your new guilty pleasure, Lovestruck High
Phil Harrison
13, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
Being the Ricardos review – Nicole Kidman makes light comedy look like hard work in Lucille Ball biopic
Aaron Sorkin’s ingeniously structured but weirdly mannered film offers an exhausting peek behind the scenes on I Love Lucy
Peter Bradshaw
07, Dec, 2021 @5:00 PM
The Tomorrow War review – time stretches in Chris Pratt’s alien-invasion sci-fi
Pratt plays a teacher turned pre-emptive conscript for a future war with aliens in this overlong and derivative actioner
Peter Bradshaw
01, Jul, 2021 @7:00 PM
Palm Springs review – amusing time-loop romance is back … again
With Covid having turned all our lives into Groundhog Day, it’s perfect timing for this razor-sharp take on the genre
Peter Bradshaw
08, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
Oscars speeches expected to be more 'direct, forceful and correct'
Winners and presenters pressured to provide memorable moments at Sunday’s Academy Awards, while previous winners weigh in on what makes a good acceptance speech
Benjamin Lee in Los Angeles
07, Feb, 2020 @5:15 PM
21 Bridges review – Chadwick Boseman takes Manhattan
A New York detective pursues a deadly hunt for cop killers, in a slick crime thriller that teams the Black Panther star with a fierce Sienna Miller
Peter Bradshaw
22, Nov, 2019 @12:00 PM
Klaus review – animated arctic adventure with a warm heart
A postman despatched to a faraway frozen outpost befriends a vaguely familiar bearded toymaker in this festive origins story
Mike McCahill
06, Nov, 2019 @6:00 PM
The Front Runner review – evasive account of Gary Hart's downfall
Hugh Jackman stars as the US Democrat whose presidential ambitions were scuppered by allegations of misbehaviour on board the Monkey Business
Peter Bradshaw
09, Jan, 2019 @6:00 PM
JK Simmons: 'I still get emotional – how could the universe be so unfair?'
As Hollywood’s go-to character actor for kindly dads and stoic cops, Simmons was used to being overlooked for the big roles. But since winning an Oscar, he finally gets to play the lead – twice
Amy Nicholson
10, Dec, 2018 @6:00 AM
The Front Runner review – Hugh Jackman makes headlines in nuanced drama
Starring as disgraced US senator Gary Hart, the Oscar nominee delivers a thoughtful performance in a film about morality in both politics and the newsroom
Benjamin Lee
08, Sep, 2018 @6:09 AM
Renegades review – ho-hum gung-ho actioner about US special forces
JK Simmons gives ballast to this Luc Besson-produced film set in Sarajevo in 1995, but it still resembles an egregiously average TV movie
Peter Bradshaw
04, Jan, 2018 @2:00 PM
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