Marvel announces Fantastic Four cast including Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby
The two actors will be joined by The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Stranger Things breakout Joseph Quinn
January 2024
Biopic woman: move over Napoleon, Ferrari and Oppenheimer … here come the wives
From Ridley Scott’s Napoleon to Michael Mann’s Ferrari, this has been a year of biopics about men, by men. But it’s the female powerhouses who deserve equal billing
December 2023
Every episode of The Crown – ranked!
From devastatingly poignant drama about unforgettable events to ghost Diana and a breakdancing Prince Charles – the royal saga has been a rollercoaster ride. Here are the highs and lows
November 2023
Like the rest of France, I couldn’t wait for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. Then I actually saw it
Agnès Poirier
I took my seat expecting a masterful take on French history. Instead, we got an industrial-grade sex-and-battles disaster, says critic and writer Agnès Poirier
Wendy Ide's film of the week
Napoleon review – Ridley Scott’s sturdy epic only fully comes alive on the battlefield
The impressive combat sequences pull you right in, but both the director and Joaquin Phoenix as Bonaparte struggle to show us what drove the military mastermind
Napoleon film is marred by a younger Joséphine
Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again
Napoleon review – Joaquin Phoenix makes a magnificent emperor in thrilling biopic
July 2023
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One review – Tom Cruise does it better
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One review – Tom Cruise is still taking our breath away
December 2022
The best movies of 2022 … you may not have seen
From a sharp comedy reboot to an erotic political thriller, Guardian writers pick the hidden films of the year that people should know more about
September 2022
The Son review – laceratingly painful drama of familial fear and loathing
Florian Zeller’s follow-up to The Father features a tremendous performance from Hugh Jackman, as a divorced lawyer who agrees to look after his troubled offspring
January 2022
Down the rabbit hole
What links HBO’s Euphoria, an ‘affable arms dealer’ and the 1996 Perrier prize?
From Zendaya’s Spider romance to Dylan Moran via 90210, we dive down the teen show’s deep, dark rabbit hole
December 2021
The best movies of 2021 … that you didn’t see
Guardian writers pick their favourite hidden gems from the year including a jumpy supernatural thriller and a tender queer romance
July 2021
The World to Come review – desire runs deep in slow-burn frontier romance
In 1850s America, farmers’ wives Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston connect in this absorbing drama
The World to Come review – secret passions in frontier-era America
Two wives fall in love amid the grinding exhaustion and violence of pioneer life, hoping to build a future for themselves
Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston’s frontier romance: ‘She let me be more full-bodied’
The north-eastern US is not the only uncharted territory explored in the pair’s 19th-century period drama. They discuss becoming friends, learning how to act and sexism in showbiz
April 2021
And the winner should be … Peter Bradshaw’s predictions for the 2021 Oscars
Will Nomadland clean up this year? Will Anthony Hopkins get best actor? Our film critic gives the low down on the contenders for the Academy Awards
March 2021
Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland and The Crown win big – as it happened
A semi-virtual kickoff to the awards season saw wins for Schitt’s Creek, Chadwick Boseman and Borat but there was continued outrage over diversity and alleged corruption
February 2021
Golden Globes 2021: who will win and who should win the film awards?
Will Nomadland or Promising Young Woman scoop best drama? And will Viola Davis best Vanessa Kirby to best actress? Peter Bradshaw offers his predictions and preferences
