Paul Thomas Anderson
The best New Year’s Eve scenes – ranked
We trawl acres of celluloid for the best New Year’s Eves, from romcoms and musicals to gangster flicks and comedies, from parties-for-two to hellishly elaborate dance sequences
Stuart Heritage
29, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM
Best films of 2022 in the UK: No 5 – Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson’s funniest film yet makes stars of newcomers Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim as unlikely lovers in 1970s LA
Peter Bradshaw
19, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM
Philip Baker Hall obituary
Actor who brought gravitas, daftness and darkness to character roles after being ‘discovered’ in his 60s
Chris Wiegand
14, Jun, 2022 @11:33 AM
The best films of 2022 so far
Tilda Swinton aces Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s dreamy fable, director Clio Barnard’s forbidden affair and Catherine Clinch in The Quiet Girl rank in the pick of this year’s films
Guardian film
09, Jun, 2022 @6:03 AM
Mark Wahlberg’s 20 best films – ranked!
From Transformers to Daddy’s Home, Marky Mark’s made some stinkers, so hopefully the actor will find redemption in Catholic drama Father Stu. And we’ll forgive him everything for Boogie Nights
Stuart Heritage
14, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM
Why Licorice Pizza should win the best picture Oscar
Kicking off our annual series ahead of the Academy Awards, the Guardian’s chief film critic cheerleads for Paul Thomas Anderson’s delirious, delectable retro comedy
Peter Bradshaw
14, Mar, 2022 @9:08 AM
Peter Bradshaw’s Bafta 2022 predictions – who will win and who should win?
Jane Campion, Kenneth Branagh, Benedict Cumberbatch … our critic weighs up who will leave Sunday’s ceremony with a gong
Peter Bradshaw
11, Mar, 2022 @1:32 PM
Oscars nominations 2022: the full list
From Dune to The Power of the Dog, all the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards, which take place on 27 March
Guardian film
08, Feb, 2022 @2:01 PM
My award goes to... our film critics reveal their personal Oscars shortlists
Ahead of the official Academy nominations, Observer film critics pick their own favourites
Mark Kermode, Wendy Ide, Simran Hans, Guy Lodge
06, Feb, 2022 @12:00 PM
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson’s joyously nostalgic coming-of-age tale
Anderson crafts an offbeat love story that manages to be sweet, hilarious, absurd – and wholly believable
Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
02, Jan, 2022 @8:00 AM
What links Licorice Pizza to The Gong Show?
From San Fernando Valley to Chuck Barris via Haim, we go down the rabbit hole with Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age tale
Larry Ryan
01, Jan, 2022 @1:00 PM
The Guide #15: all the films, TV and music to get excited about in 2022
In this week’s newsletter: from Kendrick Lamar’s return to a Game of Thrones spin-off, there’s something coming for everyone
Gwilym Mumford
31, Dec, 2021 @11:45 AM
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