Kurt Russell

Screen play: our writers pick their favourite sports movies

To celebrate the release of Creed III, Guardian writers have made the case for why their favourite sports movie should also be yours

Scott Tobias, Adrian Horton, Bryan Armen Graham, Benjamin Lee, Lisa Wong Macabasco, Andrew Lawrence, Lauren Mechling, Radheyan Simonpillai, Veronica Esposito, Andrew Pulver and Charles Bramesco

04, Mar, 2023 @7:16 AM

Out of this world: Guardian writers on their favourite movies with aliens

To celebrate the release of Jordan Peele’s new UFO thriller Nope, critics have picked their top films about extra terrestrials

Charles Bramesco, Radheyan Simonpillai, Lisa Wong Macabasco, Benjamin Lee, Andrew Pulver, Scott Tobias, Veronica Esposito, Andrew Lawrence, Jesse Hassenger, AA Dowd and Adrian Horton

20, Jul, 2022 @6:04 AM

Putin’s Hollywood pals – the stars who snuggled up to the Russian dictator

From Leonardo DiCaprio to Steven Seagal, Tinseltown’s biggest names were once happy to hang out with the invading president. Are they all now cringing? Not entirely

Phil Hoad

07, Mar, 2022 @8:00 AM

Escape From New York at 40: John Carpenter rebelling against the system

The director’s rule-breaking action adventure saw him doing his own thing, whether Hollywood was willing to accept it or not

Scott Tobias

10, Jul, 2021 @5:29 AM

My streaming gem: why you should watch Breakdown

Continuing our series of writers recommending underseen films available to stream, a shoutout for a suspenseful Hitchcockian thriller from 1997

Guy Lodge

03, Apr, 2020 @8:20 AM

Nepotism in the movies: it's time to call out the acting school of mum and dad

If you’ve got famous parents, your chances in the film industry appear to improve exponentially. If we’re serious about equality, this has to change

Caspar Salmon

24, Jul, 2019 @2:20 PM

2019 in pop culture: from Adele’s 30 to ‘zapping’ your TV

A guide to everything you’ll need to know about TV, film and music next year, including Tarantino’s Charles Manson obsession and what’s next for Richard Madden’s bum

Leonie Cooper, Michael Cragg, Hannah J Davies, Harriet Gibsone, Joel Golby, Ellen E Jones, Steve Rose and Jack Seale

29, Dec, 2018 @7:00 AM

If you thought Snake Plissken’s New York was a dangerous place... | Kevin McKenna

Trump in power; the farce of Brexit; dire warnings of power shortages – welcome to dystopia now

Kevin McKenna

02, Dec, 2018 @5:59 AM

The Christmas Chronicles review – Kurt Russell's Santa can't save Netflix turkey

The streaming giant is releasing a string of festive movies this year but their glossiest option is a shoddy sign of things to come

Stephen Snart

21, Nov, 2018 @8:00 AM

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2: the tunes, the rows – discuss with spoilers

Did you spot the big twist coming? Did the music paper over narrative cracks? Has there ever been a more engaging all-CGI character than Baby Groot?

Ben Child

28, Apr, 2017 @3:07 PM

Deepwater Horizon review – gripping real-life disaster

Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and John Malkovich star in this explosive yet intelligent take on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Wendy Ide

02, Oct, 2016 @7:00 AM

Deepwater Horizon review – BP oil spill drama captures heroics and heartache

Mark Wahlberg stars in Peter Berg’s excellent nail-biting drama about the 2010 disaster that cost 11 lives

Peter Bradshaw

29, Sep, 2016 @10:00 PM

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