Wes Anderson

Happy new year: will cinema finally cheer up in 2023?

After the sour, teary family dramas of 2022, this year’s schedule presents some sweeter cinematic confectionery that suggests plain old fun at the movies might be back in fashion

Catherine Shoard

30, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM

The best films of 2023 to look forward to

New movies from Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Sam Mendes, Greta Gerwig and Florian Zeller, among others, mean there’s a feast of cinema to look forward to in the coming months

Peter Bradshaw

30, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘Nepo baby’ fall preview: new films and TV from children of famous parents

The offspring of Denzel, Uma, Phoebe, Andie and Judd – and a Gainsbourg for good measure – follow in their parents’ celebrated paths

Caspar Salmon

12, Sep, 2022 @6:00 AM

Crossword roundup: a jeroboam of snakebite?

Goths’ favourite tipple and a very old puzzle in our collection of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptics

Alan Connor

04, Apr, 2022 @10:01 AM

Wes Anderson to make new Roald Dahl adaptation with Benedict Cumberbatch

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, about a magical gambler, is the latest project to arise from Netflix’s purchase of author’s catalogue

Andrew Pulver

07, Jan, 2022 @11:22 AM

The Royal Tenenbaums at 20: Wes Anderson’s finest and funniest movie

The precise dysfunctional family film set a template for the writer-director’s ouevre and gave Gene Hackman and his on-screen offspring some of their greatest roles

Scott Tobias

14, Dec, 2021 @7:06 AM

From Milked to Night Raiders: Ten films to see at the New Zealand film festival

Films from 51 countries, including new offerings from Jane Campion and Paolo Sorrentino, are on the programme

Luke Buckmaster

05, Nov, 2021 @7:00 PM

The French Dispatch review – exasperating Wes Anderson portmanteau picture

A stellar cast enliven the director’s uneven three-story anthology featuring a student protest, an insane artist and a heist thriller

Wendy Ide

23, Oct, 2021 @2:00 PM

From Dune to The Power of the Dog: 10 films to see at the 2021 Sydney film festival

New films from Jane Campion, Eva Orner, Wes Anderson and more are all coming to this year’s partly-back-in-cinemas program

Luke Buckmaster

09, Oct, 2021 @7:00 PM

Jeffrey Wright: ‘There’s a relentless, grotesque debasement of language in the US’

Cinema’s classiest actor on being wooed by Wes Anderson for The French Dispatch, playing Bond’s CIA buddy Felix and why he’s fighting for thinkers in an age of vulgarity

Steve Rose

02, Oct, 2021 @7:00 AM

Where does the Oscar race stand after this year’s big festivals?

With a more normal awards season on the way, it’s time to sift through what’s been loved and hated and look forward to what performances could make an impact

Benjamin Lee

27, Sep, 2021 @6:38 PM

West Side Story, a Sopranos prequel and Bond: the best films to see in autumn 2021

Spielberg revamps Bernstein, young Tony is lured by the mob, Phyllida Lloyd tackles spousal abuse, Top Gun returns – and Daniel Craig calls time on 007 with bangs galore

Peter Bradshaw

24, Aug, 2021 @7:00 AM