Willow Smith on life in Hollywood’s most talked-about family: ‘I always knew I was different from my parents’
At 10, she was so sick of fame that she shaved off her already-famous hair. Now 21, and five albums in, has the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith learned to live in the spotlight?
June 2021
Life in a Year review – Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith in vacuous cancer weepie
Delevingne dispenses dying-girl wisdom to Smith’s aspiring rapper in this narcissistic terminal-illness fairytale
August 2019
Jaden review – rap enigma reaches an energetic frenzy
Thrashing around, the artist shooting for the sad-rap stars lets his lighter side shine with summer singalongs alongside melodic trap meditations
September 2018
Skate Kitchen review – freewheeling fun on the streets
A band of female skateboarders raise mayhem as they roar around New York City in this likable, laid-back drama
August 2018
Skate Kitchen review – spiky youth culture drama keeps you on board
Crystal Moselle’s narrative follow-up to acclaimed documentary The Wolfpack is a mostly naturalistic and atmospheric tale of skateboarders in New York
May 2018
The best US summer festival lineups: from Janelle Monáe to James Taylor
A range of star-packed festivals, ranging from R&B to rock, offer unusual collaborations, stage theatrics and stunning locations
May 2017
Met Gala 2017: who nailed the trickiest dress code ever?
What happened when the world’s most glamorous guest list met fashion’s most avant garde theme? Decoding Comme des Garçons/Rei Kawakubo on the red carpet
December 2016
Make Will Smith great again!
Britain's fashion awards makes nod to youth and internationalism
July 2016
Fashion blog
Should we rethink men in skirts?
The trend of men wearing skirts may highlight the vast distance between catwalk and high street, but does the phenomenon semaphore a more ‘woke’ masculinity?
March 2016
Stylewatch
Stylewatch: Willow Smith at Chanel's Paris show
Chanel’s new ambassador looks like a superhero – and is just what the fashion label needs
January 2016
Jaden Smith laughs in the face of gender stereotypes in Louis Vuitton ad
When the actor poses in a skirt, he shows that he doesn’t need his self-expression to be dictated by his maleness
November 2014
Guide daily
The day Jaden Smith released an album and Interpol cheated icy oblivion
Say what? The arcane wisdom of Jaden and Willow Smith
April 2014
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith to return for Karate Kid 2
Sahara's Breck Eisner to direct sequel to Karate Kid, which took $343m worldwide despite failing to contain karate
June 2013
Box office analysis: UK
Mr and Mr Smith: After Earth tops UK box office
Charles Gant: It's top of the UK box office in spite of lacklustre figures, while Behind the Candelabra and Made of Stone sneak up the list
Saturation point
After Earth: keeping it in the family
Almost as old as Hollywood itself, nepotism has had the movie industry stitched up for decades and Will Smith's family are keeping up the tradition
Reel review
After Earth - video review
Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review M Night Shyamalan's sci-fi epic starring father-and-son duo Will and Jaden Smith.
May 2013
Oliver Burkeman column
Will and Jaden Smith give the most bizarre interview in Hollywood history
Oliver Burkeman
Father and son 'After Earth' stars explain their quest for a theory of everything. Warning: it involves 'multidimensional mathematics' and will make your brain hurt
