Forrest Gump review – Tom Hanks’ chocolate box hero still gets under your skin
Forrest Gump at 30: a wildly popular movie that remains as light as a feather
March 2024
Damsel review – Millie Bobby Brown goes Rambo in diverting Netflix adventure
The Stranger Things star isn’t always convincing as a princess fighting for her life, but there’s some fun to be had from this rousing subversion of storybook tropes
February 2023
‘We’re going through a big revolution’: how AI is de-ageing stars on screen
Stars like Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford are being rendered younger digitally but voices in the industry express concern about where we might be heading
June 2021
First look review
Land review – Robin Wright heads into the wild for tame drama
The actor makes a muted directorial debut with a conventional film about a woman going off the grid after a devastating tragedy
February 2021
From raw drama to foot trauma: the best of Sundance 2021
Films from first-time directors including Rebecca Hall, Robin Wright and Fran Kranz were the standouts at this year’s virtual festival
December 2020
Sundance 2021: a low-key lineup announced for semi-virtual festival
Directorial debuts from Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright and documentaries about Covid-19 and wildfires to premiere at festival
November 2020
Unbreakable at 20: the film that finally took superheroes seriously
M Night Shyamalan’s 2000 fantasy drama showed that superhero narratives can be told with patience and a straight face which changed the genre forever
November 2018
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Little Drummer Girl; The First; House of Cards and more
Let’s cut to the chase about hunting and how it brazenly flouts the law
Barbara Ellen
TV review
House of Cards: season six review – we still need to talk about Kevin
House of Cards returns without Kevin Spacey heading the cast
January 2018
From Veep to House of Cards: what to expect from TV shows ending in 2018
It’s a big year of small-screen goodbyes but what do fans want to see from the final episodes of their favorite shows?
December 2017
How the return of House of Cards is both a blessing and a curse
House of Cards to resume production in 2018 with Robin Wright as lead
October 2017
The Princess Bride review – golden-age throwback glows brighter than ever
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Blade Runner 2049 review – a future classic
June 2017
The crush
Why I love… Robin Wright
Resolve, strength, practicality, vulnerability. It’s all there in her eyes, her jaw, her smile. It’s what makes her so compelling
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Handmaid’s Tale; The Kennedys: Decline and Fall; House of Cards; Catching a Killer
The long-awaited adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale had some dark and disturbing parallels, as did the returning House of Cards
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography: May 2017
Beth Ditto, cult TV, politicians, playwrights and performers feature in this month’s showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer