Film

‘Celebrity Traitors’ season two: Complex and compelling

Reality TV series The Traitors has returned with its celebrity version and has topped viewing charts for a second time. People are hooked on the show where logical reasoning and random chance are simultaneously at play, in a game full of drama, tension, and cliffhangers.
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How cinema has taught us to see Autumn

Autumn is clearly a time for comfort and reflection, a fact the film industry has learnt very well and pumps into new releases.
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A jarring Mann: ‘Fatherland’ (2026) in review

'Fatherland', which recounts celebrated Modernist author Thomas Mann’s return to a Germany in wreck and rubble, deals with great personal malaise against a backdrop of great political unease.
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NAZA: The most important film of the year

The filmmakers of NAZA clearly know that beyond physical distance, emotional distance is what allows the violence in Gaza to continue, and shows us just how easy it is to ignore what is going on right under our noses.
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Andrew Graham-Dixon: Bridging the gap between high culture and mass media

Art history documentary maker Andrew Graham-Dixon talks contemporary art and BBC spending to Altair Brandon-Salmon

TV memes for deadline-drowning teens

Becky Cook comments on the importance of film and TV shows in meme culture

Nihilism, narcissism and noobnoob as ‘Rick and Morty’ returns

Despite the criticism, Olivia Webster is impressed with season three of Rick and Morty

‘Blade Runner 2049’ pleases fans of the cult classic

Matthew Nicholson compares the 'Blade Runner' sequel to the classic original

Don’t just break the fourth wall, go and watch a film outside

Jack Allsopp reflects on a summer vac spent basking in the joys of outdoor cinema

Ones to watch: Science fiction’s signature moves

Donnie Darko, Signs and Terminator are classics of the genre

Rewind: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is still relevant 15 years on

Esther Borsi reflects on the romantic comedy classic on its anniversary

‘Kingsman’: The sequel’s disservice

Cinema's latest spy flick fails to charm Charles Britton

‘It’ review – the most purely entertaining horror movie of the year

Jonnie Barrow reviews the latest silver screen horror sensation

A Thinly Veiled Story of A Damsel in Distress

Francesca Salisbury is surprised and frustrated to find To the Bone filled with unhelpful gender stereotypes

Three Strikes and you’re onto a very enjoyable TV show

Susannah Goldsbrough enjoys the latest Rowling screen adaptation of Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling

The everyday art of living

Ramani Chandramohan is enthralled by the creativity behind Japan’s cities and homes, explored in the BBC documentary, The Art of Japanese Life

The Handmaid’s Tale: unnervingly familiar and uncomfortably relevant

Beccy Swanson is impressed by the cruel visuals setting Channel 4’s The Handmaid’s Tale apart from Atwood’s original novel, but warns against binge-watching

Simian Success, or Weird Monkey Movie?

Jonnie Barrow argues the latest Planet of the Apes installment is the crowning glory of the franchise

Guys, I’ve got a text! – Love Island comes to a close

Alice Robinson breaks down the latest season of Love Island and questions the reputation of trash TV.

“One of the greatest war movies ever made”

Matthew Vautrey is entranced by Christopher Nolan's visual spectacle for the summer

Despicable Me 3 and Cars 3: this summer’s prime animated franchises

Jonnie Barrow reviews the newest instalments of two popular animated trilogies

Adaptating our perception of film adaptations

Jack Allsopp questions whether film adaptations can ever match or even supersede their literary predecessor

My Cousin Rachel: a disturbing world of unanswered questions

Becky Cook is unsettled and intrigued by the latest film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier

‘Baby Driver’ dazzles and thrills

Daniel Kodsi reviews 'Baby Driver', an action story that packs a musical punch, with a love story at its heart
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