Michelle Pfeiffer

Batman Returns at 30: still as weird as big-budget blockbusters get

Tim Burton’s kinetic and kinky sequel pushed the boundaries for the summer movie template helped by a standout movie star turn from Michelle Pfeiffer

AA Dowd

19, Jun, 2022 @5:22 AM

The First Lady review – star-studded series is a third-rate disappointment

The series on three first ladies falls flat despite a stacked cast, including Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt

Adrian Horton

13, Apr, 2022 @6:33 PM

Kapow! Our writers pick their favorite Batman movie

To celebrate the release of The Batman, Guardian writers have written about their all-time favorite Caped Crusader films from Adam West to Ben Affleck

Peter Bradshaw, Andrew Pulver, Radheyan Simonpillai, Janelle Zara, Lisa Wong Macabasco, Charles Bramesco, Simon Abrams, Luke Holland, Benjamin Lee, Toby Moses, Nicholas Barber and Ben Child

04, Mar, 2022 @7:22 AM

French Exit review – a duff display case for Pfeiffer’s jewel of a performance

Often stilted and self-conscious, this adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s 2018 novel nevertheless has one huge asset…

Wendy Ide

03, Jul, 2021 @2:00 PM

The 20 best Michelle Pfeiffer films – ranked!

She blazed a trail as gangsters’ molls and slinky lounge acts, then returned from a career break to essay a variety of wicked witches, comic turns and grand dames. Next month she’ll be seen as a penniless heiress in acclaimed comedy French Exit. But which are her best roles?

Peter Bradshaw

25, Feb, 2021 @12:05 PM

French Exit review – Michelle Pfeiffer can't save disastrous sinking souffle

A misjudged performance from the star is one of many bum notes in an irritating and indulgent story of rich people becoming less rich

Benjamin Lee

11, Oct, 2020 @2:00 AM

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil review – panto fun is missing in action

Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer and Elle Fanning do their best to justify a second revisionist fairytale, but CGI battles replace narrative clarity

Peter Bradshaw

15, Oct, 2019 @1:00 PM

'I'm sucking up your IQ!': what 90s Batman tells us about Hollywood

The dialogue is corny, the heroes moody, the fights risible, but the Batman films of Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher paved the way for today’s blockbusters

Alex Hess

14, May, 2019 @11:10 AM

Streaming: Where Is Kyra? Good question…

The neglected 2017 Sundance hit starring Michelle Pfeiffer film is available – if you know how to find it

Guy Lodge

08, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM

Al Pacino on Scarface 35 years later: ‘Bombast was what we were trying to say’

The team behind the crime classic reunited at the Tribeca film festival to celebrate the film’s 35th anniversary with some awkward moments

Jordan Hoffman

20, Apr, 2018 @2:38 PM

Murder on the Orient Express review – delicious whodunnit fun

Kenneth Branagh’s lavish, all-star take on the Agatha Christie classic is endearingly nostalgic

Simran Hans

05, Nov, 2017 @8:00 AM

Kenneth Branagh: ‘I want you to smell the steam of the Orient Express’

The actor-director’s latest film, Murder on the Orient Express, boasts a stellar cast, including Branagh himself as Poirot. He discusses magnificent moustaches, moral brooding and the passion of Agatha Christie

Sarah Crompton

27, Oct, 2017 @10:00 AM