He’s been in (almost) every Wes Anderson movie, is related to Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola and drummed for the Beastie Boys. Now’s your chance to ask him – what’s it like being Jason Schwartzman?
November 2023
The Hunger Games: the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review – handsome but undercooked prequel
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review – back to an empty future
June 2023
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Asteroid City review – smug Wes Anderson comedy falls to earth
The writer-director’s knowing meta-tale set in a space-obsessed 1950s desert town has a starry cast and meticulous attention to detail, but its studied quirkiness is often more irritating than amusing
May 2023
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Asteroid City review – Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style
This tale of earth-shattering events in a space-obsessed desert town leans nicely into its own artificiality, and every delicious, microscopic detail is a delight
September 2022
‘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
February 2021
Hear me out
Hear me out: why S1m0ne isn't a bad movie
Continuing our series of writers defending unloved films is a reappraisal of Andrew Niccol’s flop satire starring Al Pacino as a director who creates a virtual actor
November 2019
Klaus review – animated arctic adventure with a warm heart
A postman despatched to a faraway frozen outpost befriends a vaguely familiar bearded toymaker in this festive origins story
July 2019
Nepotism in the movies: it's time to call out the acting school of mum and dad
Caspar Salmon
If you’ve got famous parents, your chances in the film industry appear to improve exponentially. If we’re serious about equality, this has to change
January 2017
First look review
The Polka King review – Jack Black shines in a weirdly enjoyable film
Based on the life of disgraced a polka sensation, Jacki Weaver, Jason Schwartzman and Jenny Slate round out a wacky comedy that’s full of heart
September 2016
First look review
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea review – animated disaster movie smartly captures teenage life
This visually unique comedy of teens trying to survive a Poseidon Adventure-style castastrophe is also an acutely observed look at school structure
August 2016
His name is Jonah: an unscientific analysis of the War Dogs actor's skills
Hill is one of the funniest comics working in Hollywood, but are his ‘straight’ roles anything more than funny teeth and wigs? We launched an investigation
January 2016
Golden Globes 2016: after parties – in pictures
See what this year’s guests got up to post-ceremony at the various Hollywood shindigs
December 2015
Bill Murray meets Phoenix – hear their festive single Alone on Christmas Day
Hear what happened when the comedian and the French band joined David Johansen and Jason Schwartzman to take on a Beach Boys song
July 2015
TV review
Bored to Death review – the hipster event horizon
Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis are back for more (and less) in Jonathan Ames’s none-more-meta literary New York comedy
June 2015
The Overnight review – the boldest swingers in town
When an LA couple agree to join another pair on a ‘playdate’, things go from empowering to embarrassing
The Overnight review – silly swinging fun
Taylor Schilling, Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman dabble in the shallow end of sexual manners in this disposable but diverting comedy
Jason Schwartzman talks about The Overnight - video
The Overnight: clips from Jason Schwartzman's swinging new comedy
