Venom

Venom: Let There Be Carnage review – middling monster mush

Tom Hardy returns as the conflicted antihero in an admirably light-hearted but utterly disposable sequel

Benjamin Lee

30, Sep, 2021 @1:00 PM

Blue-tongue lizards are resistant to red-bellied black snake venom, Australian study finds

Researchers say blue-tongues seem to have evolved a chemical resistance while goannas that feed on venomous snakes have not

Donna Lu

05, Sep, 2021 @5:30 PM

007th heaven: why Tom Hardy as the new Bond is too good to be true

If a post on an obscure Star Trek blog is to be believed, Hardy will be the next 007. Could fans cope with his villanous side?

Stuart Heritage

21, Sep, 2020 @11:45 AM

Tom Hardy's 20 best film performances – ranked!

The actor’s latest movie, Capone, further builds upon his beefy and menacing screen presence, but there is another side that shines through in some of Hardy’s great roles

Peter Bradshaw

14, May, 2020 @11:00 AM

The most exciting movies of 2020 – superhero films

Wonder Woman takes on big business, the X-Men says farewell – and Angelina Jolie joins the Marvel mega-crew

Guardian film

23, Dec, 2019 @10:22 AM

From zero to hero: how the Spider-Man franchise was saved

Bringing diversity to the ailing Spidey universe has helped free the characters, leading to an increase in both box office and critical acclaim

Gretchen Smail

13, Dec, 2018 @3:46 PM

It's a kind of magic as Bohemian Rhapsody stays top of UK box office

Muscular Freddie Mercury biopic reaches a stunning £20m as Mike Leigh’s passionate Peterloo rallies support in the north

Charles Gant

06, Nov, 2018 @1:12 PM

Bohemian Rhapsody champion of UK box office as A Star Is Born rocked off top spot

The biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury sweeps Lady Gaga aside while YA drama The Hate U Give wins a lot of love

Charles Gant

30, Oct, 2018 @1:11 PM

A Star Is Born hexes Halloween at UK box office

It’s another week at the top for Bradley Cooper’s music-world drama, which sees off Jamie Lee Curtis’s return

Charles Gant

23, Oct, 2018 @11:14 AM

A Star Is Born outshines Venom and Johnny English at UK box office

The acclaimed romance starring Lady Gaga takes a late leap to the top spot as Neil Armstrong biopic First Man steps in at No 4

Charles Gant

16, Oct, 2018 @11:00 AM

Is Tom Hardy's Venom the new Greatest Showman?

Critics mostly hated the ‘poisonously dull’ superhero movie – but it’s a monstrous worldwide hit with cinema-goers

Tom Beasley

15, Oct, 2018 @9:08 AM

Go gaga: Venom beats A Star Is Born (and Johnny English) at UK box office

Despite a critical pasting – and a campaign from some Lady Gaga fans – Marvel’s superhero goes straight in at No 1, ahead of Rowan Atkinson comeback and Oscar-tipped musical

Charles Gant

09, Oct, 2018 @11:19 AM