With the rerelease of Malick’s 1978 masterpiece Days of Heaven, we rate the 80-year-old director’s mystical movies and singular vision
May 2022
The G2 interview
‘I’d carry the misery around with me all day’: Sissy Spacek on acting, grief and her sci-fi debut at 72
The star of Carrie, Badlands and Coal Miner’s Daughter talks about losing her brother, working with Hollywood’s greats and infuriating Harvey Weinstein
December 2018
The miracle of Sissy Spacek – why it's time to rediscover her genius
She stars in The Old Man & the Gun, but all the film’s publicity has been about Robert Redford. Anyone who hasn’t encountered her earlier performances is in for a treat
July 2017
Steve Rose on film
Song to Song: should Terrence Malick take a break?
Films such as Badlands and The Thin Red Line made him a legend. Now his films barely scrape a release. What went wrong for the reclusive auteur?
September 2013
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Ain't Them Bodies Saints – review
Our new film critic Mark Kermode hails a love story cast in the mould of Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde
October 2010
The 25 best crime films of all time
Badlands: No 4 best crime film of all time
Terrence Malick, 1973
August 2008
Badlands
Other films: Terrence Malick's 1973 debut looks more stylish, remarkable and relevant than ever
Badlands
Terrence Malick's debut movie looks even more effortless and sublime 35 years on: an unmissable, transcendentally beautiful classic
The start of something beautiful
During the filming of Badlands, almost everyone quit. Those who stayed found they'd made an American classic. says Ryan Gilbey
July 2008
Film blog
Stop bombarding us with unnecessary re-releases
We all know The Seventh Seal is great, and Badlands sublime. So why don't distributors get a little creative with their back catalogues?
June 2003
Badlands
It's 30 years old this year but I still can't see any way Badlands could have been improved. If you haven't seen it, it's really time you did and if you want to see it again, its DVD debut is the time to do it.
