The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s star-stuffed Roald Dahl yarn
At just 37 minutes, Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Dev Patel and Richard Ayoade never get beyond the two-dimensional
October 2022
TV tonight
TV tonight: one hell of a dinner party in House of the Dragon
The Hightowers are squaring up against Westeros, plus Vicky McClure’s dementia choir prepare to record at Abbey Road studios. Here’s what to watch this evening
April 2022
The Bad Guys review – Looney Tunes meets the Oceans series in animated crime caper
Animal villains get a taste of being good in this sharp, snappy family film
March 2022
The Bad Guys review – Tarantino-style kids’ crime caper is amiable animated fun
Sam Rockwell and Awkwafina are among the voices of a ragtag bunch of animal thieves in a derivative yet enjoyable Ocean’s 11-lite
February 2022
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Souvenir Part II – Joanna Hogg’s soul-searching sequel is a triumph
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
The Souvenir Part II review – a flood of austere sunlight in Joanna Hogg’s superb sequel
June 2021
From Riz Ahmed to Michaela Coel: who should be the next Doctor Who?
Jodie Whittaker’s departure from the BBC role has been heavily rumoured – but who should be next in the Tardis? Here are 14 faces we’d love to play the 14th Doctor
February 2021
It started on stage
Garth Marenghi: how the Edinburgh award winner found his Darkplace
Our series exploring the stage origins of hit comedies continues with the cult hospital horror show that scared up audiences to become a fringe sensation
December 2020
TV review
Celebrity Crystal Maze review - rollicking fun with Richard Ayoade
Could you press 100 coloured buttons in the right order?! This celebrity special sees the bizarre tasks of the Crystal Maze prove an a-maze-ing distraction from the world’s woes
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 50 best comedians of the 21st century
From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest people of the era
This much I know
Richard Ayoade: ‘I’m even more humble than people expect’
The comedian, 42, tells Rich Pelley about cheap shoes, law degree shaming, meeting The Edge and being from Ipswich
Culture webchats
Richard Ayoade on film-making, supporting Richard Gere and living with Ipswich inside him
The director, presenter, author and overachiever on a childhood wardrobe that said ‘youth is wasted on me’, Alex Turner, Alice Coltrane, Dinosaur Jr and Zazie Dans Le Metro
April 2019
TV tonight
TV tonight: Empire returns for the first time since the Jussie Smollett saga
The hip hop saga is back after a mid-season hiatus that packed in more drama than the show itself. Plus the Horrible Histories team have a scream in Ghosts. Here’s what to watch this evening
January 2019
The Souvenir review – Joanna Hogg back on form with sly, disconcerting drama
‘We’re working on the reunion’: why comedy needs the Smack the Pony comeback
January 2018
Joe Dunthorne: ‘This novel took more out of me than the others’
The author of new comic novel The Adulterants on how becoming a parent helped him create his latest misanthropic anti-hero
December 2017
Graham Linehan confirms The IT Crowd is set for US remake
Writer is on board for NBC’s ‘reimagining’ of the British comedy, which will be the channel’s third attempt to deliver the show to an American audience
October 2017
Paddington 2 review – Hugh Grant steals the show in sweet-natured and funny sequel
Grant is on top form as a cravat-wearing villain who frames Paddington for theft in a follow-up that lives up to Michael Bond’s evergreen original
TV review
Travel Man: 48 Hours in … Rome review – a gentle mini-break for the mind
Richard Ayoade takes Matt Lucas on a surreal whistlestop tour through the byways and white-knuckle highways of Rome
Sound and vision
This week’s best TV: George Michael narrates his own documentary
Finished days before his death, Freedom is a poignant autobiography. On a lighter note, Matt Lucas and Richard Ayoade spend a weekend in Rome
