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
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