Orphan: First Kill review – horror prequel is parasitical in all the wrong ways
Demonstrating how difficult it is to make a 25-year-old look as if they are still aged nine, this can’t compete with its 2009 forebear
July 2021
The God Committee review – Kelsey Grammer lords it in organ-donation drama
This look at the ethics of transplantation, starring Grammer as a surgeon, doesn’t wind up as tough-minded as it first appears
February 2021
52 perfect romcoms for Valentine's day in lockdown
For Richard Curtis it’s Gregory’s Girl, Gurinder Chadha prefers Tootsie and Katy Brand goes for Dirty Dancing. Whatever your relationship status, here are the film and TV romances to curl up with
November 2020
Remote controller
Julia Stiles: ‘I need a Queer Eye makeover’
The Riviera star on her TV loves and hates, from the Wall Street drama Black Monday to the ‘old white dudes’ of Married With Children
September 2019
How Hustlers shows the importance of female solidarity
In the acclaimed fact-based drama, the bond between women is shown with rare sensitivity and depth even as they engage in criminal acts
February 2019
Ranked
The best Shakespeare films – ranked!
Kenneth Branagh graduates from player to playwright this week for All is True, in which he plays an ailing Bard. But which big-screen Shakey is the greatest?
January 2018
Best podcasts of the week
Modern Love: the star-studded guide to true romance – podcasts of the week
With stars like Greta Gerwig and Angela Bassett reading tales of love and loss, the New York Times podcast manages to be fun, while tugging at heart strings
June 2017
The Neil Jordan series that isn’t: film-maker disowns Riviera
Millions have viewed or downloaded the drama, but director says his ‘darker’ version was reworked by others
The other side
Riviera: life in the lap of luxury isn’t all it's cracked up to be
Part murder mystery, part soap opera, Sky Atlantic’s new show revolves around one woman’s struggle with extreme wealth
TV review
Riviera review – where’s Dynasty when you need it?
This expensive new 10-part series has good actors, good writers, helicopters, car chases and impressive artworks – but somehow the characters never come to life
July 2016
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Jason Bourne review – triumphant return of the strong, silent type
First look review
Jason Bourne review – Matt Damon back in fun but forgettable action revamp
June 2016
Misconduct review – Al Pacino stars in lazy patchwork thriller
Thanks to a well-stocked cast and slick direction, this crime drama survives its shameless cribbing from other films
April 2016
Five things we learned from the debut trailer for Jason Bourne
Matt Damon’s up against a post-Snowden CIA, Julia Stiles knows where the next high-octane set piece is and Vincent Cassel is killing in the name of state secrets
July 2015
The Q&A
Q&A: Julia Stiles, actor
‘The best kiss of my life? It might have been this morning’
February 2015
Watch television with …
Julia Stiles’s favourite TV
The Bourne and Dexter actor on her strange fascination with Geordie Shore, and why Strangers With Candy is a classic
August 2013
TV and radio blog
Dexter: where did it all go wrong?
Stuart Heritage: The serial killer show is building towards its series finale, but it's difficult to get excited about a programme that has wasted so much of its potential
June 2011
TV matters
TV matters: Saturday Kitchen
Mark Lawson
Chef-presenter James Martin interviews while slaving over the stove – does cooking get any tougher than that, asks Mark Lawson
December 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Rental and retail: A crisply efficient conclusion to the Bourne trilogy, in which our anti-hero discovers, along with the rest of us, who he really is and how he came to be what he is
August 2007
The Bourne misogyny
Sarah Churchwell
Sarah Churchwell: The Matt Damon trilogy obeys the action movie rule: women just stand around looking anxious.
