Jon Hamm

Landman review – Billy Bob Thornton lets rip with the one-liners in this gritty oil industry drama

This new series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan is absolutely packed with zingers. If only its attitude to women wasn’t so repellent

Jack Seale

18, Nov, 2024 @8:00 AM

Unfrosted review – Jerry Seinfeld delivers a surreal toast to Pop-Tarts

The history of how the all-American breakfast snack was created is served up with lashings of goofiness in this comedy caper

Peter Bradshaw

03, May, 2024 @2:00 AM

Mean Girls review – high-school sadism comedy as sugar-rush movie musical

In some ways the musical format suits Mean Girls better than the original movie version, with Angourie Rice in the role once occupied by Lindsay Lohan

Peter Bradshaw

10, Jan, 2024 @9:45 PM

Kristen Wiig’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As the comic actor and supreme scene-stealer turns 50, we rate her greatest roles, from the oddball to the outrageous

Stuart Heritage

24, Aug, 2023 @11:00 AM

Good Omens series two – have David Tennant and Michael Sheen really only been a double act since 2019?

The two lead actors bring so much swaggering mischief to this Neil Gaiman-created series you’d think they’ve been working together for ever. Sadly, the rest of the show has run out of ideas

Jack Seale

28, Jul, 2023 @4:00 AM

The best movies of 2022 … you may not have seen

From a sharp comedy reboot to an erotic political thriller, Guardian writers pick the hidden films of the year that people should know more about

Adrian Horton, Catherine Shoard, Scott Tobias, Benjamin Lee, Lauren Mechling, Andrew Pulver, Guy Lodge, Radheyan Simonpillai, Veronica Esposito, Jesse Hassenger, Lisa Wong Macabasco and Andrew Lawrence

28, Dec, 2022 @6:34 AM

Confess, Fletch review – Jon Hamm wisecracks through screwball mystery

Greg Mottola’s amiable film rattles along with a host of wacky characters and Hamm’s more sophisticated portrayal of Irvin Fletcher

Peter Bradshaw

17, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

Mad Men at 15: how the genius advertising drama foresaw the death of the American dream

From the micro-aggressions toward Black, female and LGBTQ characters to its depiction of a worrying narcissist named Donald, this forward-thinking drama was a warning from history

Phil Harrison

19, Jul, 2022 @4:08 PM

Top Gun: Maverick review – Tom Cruise is still speedy, less needy in a rock’n’roll sequel

Cruise presides over some surprising differences from his first outing as the navy pilot hotshot in a film that’s missing the homoerotic tensions of the 80s original

Peter Bradshaw

12, May, 2022 @1:17 PM

No need for speed: does anyone care about a Top Gun sequel?

The much-delayed follow-up to the 1986 fan favourite is almost here, with Tom Cruise back as mentor, but it remains to be seen if audiences are willing to return to the skies

Stuart Heritage

31, Mar, 2022 @1:58 PM

Wild Mountain Thyme review – Emily Blunt in an awful Irish stew

This bucolic romance, co-starring bashful Jamie Dornan, is awash with whimsy, wonder – and laughable accents

Peter Bradshaw

30, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM

Richard Jewell review – Clint Eastwood's bomb-hero drama fails to detonate

The true story of the nerdy security guard who saved many lives during a terror attack at the Atlanta Olympics features a couple of great performances – and a lot of silliness

Peter Bradshaw

31, Jan, 2020 @7:00 AM