With The Last Duel out now, and House of Gucci at the end of the month, we rate the top 20 movies by the go-to director for swords, sandals, cyborgs and Sigourney
October 2018
Week in geek
Where will Hollywood's search for authenticity end?
Long-running franchises, in their attempts to bottle the essence of the original movie, are going back to source material and bringing back the old protagonists
May 2018
Steve Rose on film
Solo: A Star Wars Story – why prequels are killing the art of storytelling
They have become Hollywood’s favourite franchise-saver, but are they any substitute for a story well told?
January 2018
The 10 film performances that deserve more awards attention this year
The many guilds and academies are forgetting a number of impactful turns, including from Sally Hawkins and Michael Fassbender
October 2017
Film blog
Can Michael Fassbender survive his year of flops?
The Snowman is melting at the box office. It only continues what Assassin’s Creed and Song to Song started: threatening to ruin this actor’s previously sparkling career
May 2017
Box office analysis: UK
King Arthur topples Alien: Covenant to reign supreme at UK box office
Five of the best… new films
Colossal and Machines: the best films in the UK this week
Box office analysis: UK
Alien: Covenant eclipses Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 at top of UK box office
Week in geek
Alien: Covenant to Blade Runner 2049 – why does Hollywood keep ruining the mystery of sci-fi?
Alien: Covenant review – a monstrous mashup
Now you've seen it
Alien: Covenant brings dastardly David and gore galore, but few answers – discuss with spoilers
Five of the best… new films
Alien: Covenant and Frantz: the best films in the UK this week
The ten best things to do this week
The 10 best things to do this week: The Great Escape and The Addams Family
Alien: Covenant’s Katherine Waterston: ‘We live in hypersexualised yet totally prudish times’
Film blog
Buy one, get one free: actors' best double roles, from Michael Fassbender to Cate Blanchett
Trailer park
Alien: Covenant trailer: Ridley Scott's xenomorph returns in sci-fi thriller – video
Alien: Covenant – why Ridley Scott's facehuggers and chestbursters will never die
The G2 interview
Ridley Scott: ‘I wanted to scare the shit out of people. That’s the job’
Alien: Covenant review – Ridley Scott's latest space exploration feels all too familiar
Ridley Scott: Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 is never going to happen
