The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review – a long, cathartic walk for Jim Broadbent
A pensioner walks the length of Britain to save a dying friend in Hettie Macdonald’s deceptively low-key road movie
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review – Jim Broadbent hits the road
Jim Broadbent’s Harold goes on a 600-mile quest in Rachel Joyce’s sad and quirky story that is undermined by its implausibility
TV review
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? review – a classic whodunnit with delight in every scene
Written and directed by Hugh Laurie, this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s coastal mystery has it all: tight dialogue, a starry cast and exquisite 1930s nostalgia
December 2022
Charlotte review – absorbing animation about a remarkable artist, murdered at Auschwitz
Keira Knightley gives voice to Charlotte Salomon, the German-Jewish painter who said she killed her own grandfather after he abused her, in a powerful but flawed biopic
June 2022
Best culture of 2022 so far
The best films of 2022 so far
Tilda Swinton aces Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s dreamy fable, director Clio Barnard’s forbidden affair and Catherine Clinch in The Quiet Girl rank in the pick of this year’s films
February 2022
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Duke review – Jim Broadbent excels in true tale of art-stealing pensioner
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
The Duke review – Jim Broadbent steals show in warm-hearted 60s-set crime caper
Observer New Review Q&A
Jim Broadbent: ‘I like the idea of actors being anti-establishment’
‘A testament to his joyous personality’: the stars of Roger Michell’s final film, The Duke, pay tribute
November 2021
A Boy Called Christmas review – charming quest gets its Claus in all the family
Adventure, elves and home truths mingle in this big-hearted movie based on a Matt Haig children’s book
July 2021
Coronavirus: singing celebrities make film urging Britons to get Covid jab – video
Singing celebrities make film urging Britons to get Covid jab
June 2021
Moulin Rouge at 20: the dazzling musical that continues to shine
Baz Luhrmann’s glittery spectacle remains as captivating as it was in 2001 thanks to a magnetic star turn from Nicole Kidman and its relentless energy
April 2021
Bridget Jones’s Diary at 20: a gloriously messy ode to imperfection
While elements of the hit British comedy have aged quite notably, the charm remains as strong as ever as does Renee Zellweger’s Oscar-nominated turn
September 2020
The Duke review – art thief takes one for the common man
Art thief's story The Duke steals limelight at Venice film festival
December 2019
The most anticipated movies of 2020
The most exciting movies of 2020 – crime films and thrillers
The Sopranos gets a prequel, Jennifer Lawrence jumps back into action and Jim Broadbent stars as a real-life cabbie who stole a Goya in next year’s buzziest crime capers and thrillers
November 2018
Tax breaks would focus minds on real diversity in film and TV
Letters: A group including leading British film and television actors, writers and directors is calling for tax relief to encourage diversity throughout their industry
October 2018
Did Hans Christian Andersen keep a woman in cage? A Very Very Very Dark Matter review
Bridge theatre, London Jim Broadbent is brilliantly buffoonish and sadistic in Martin McDonagh’s wildly inventive dismantling of the great Danish storyteller
September 2018
King of Thieves review – old lags and old jokes
A cast of heavyweights fails to animate James Marsh’s staid retelling of the 2015 Hatton Garden heist
