Shrek 5: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz returning for 2026 sequel
Core voice cast are all returning for Shrek 5, which will be released 16 years after Shrek Forever After
January 2024
Jeffrey Epstein boasted of spurious celebrity connections, documents show
Court document released Wednesday confirmed some celebrity connections but also showed late sex offender’s flimsy braggadocio
September 2022
Darling, you were dreadful! The best (and worst) big-screen performances of all time
What makes cinema acting great – or awful? As Harry Styles raises eyebrows in two new films, our film critics name the portrayals that really blew them away
July 2022
Cameron Diaz reveals she may have been unwitting Moroccan drug mule
Cameron Diaz is back to show it’s not all over for actresses after 40
Rebecca Nicholson
May 2021
Shrek at 20: an unfunny and overrated low for blockbuster animation
The fairytale comedy was a hit with critics and audiences but its toilet humour, glibness and shoddy animation mark it out as a misfire
October 2019
Being John Malkovich at 20: why the surrealist comedy demands a rewatch
One of the most fascinatingly strange and unpredictable films of 1999 still carries with it more pleasures to be discovered
January 2019
Green Book film-makers in line of fire as sexual and religious controversies emerge
Director Peter Farrelly apologises for ‘sick’ sexual pranks while writer Nick Vallelonga is accused of Islamophobia
May 2018
Unseen on screen: the secret movie cameos you might not know about
Deadpool 2 and Black Panther’s hidden big star cameos join a long history of films with some A-list tricks up their sleeves
May 2017
When big-screen reunions work … and when they don't
The team behind Oscar-nominated crime thriller Hell and High Water have just announced a new project, but what can they learn from other re-teams that have and haven’t been successful?
January 2016
Harrison Ford reclaims highest-grossing actor record from Samuel L Jackson
The 73-year-old Ford nudged Jackson from the top of the all-time US box office list after appearing in the latest Star Wars adventure
December 2015
Readers suggest the 10 best …
Readers suggest the 10 best actor transformations
Last week we brought you our 10 best transformations by actors in film. Here you suggest who should have made the list.
November 2015
There's something about you, Cameron Diaz – here's how to recapture it
As part of a new series in which we offer careers advice to people in the movie business, here’s a forensic rundown of where the charming star fouled up and how she can stop making plane comedies
August 2015
Jennifer Lawrence is the film industry's best-paid female star
The Oscar-winning star of the Hunger Games franchise beats out Scarlett Johansson, Melissa McCarthy and China’s Fan Bingbing to become the global film industry’s highest paid female star
March 2015
Film blog
The film that makes me cry: My Best Friend’s Wedding
Julia Roberts’ character is in love with her best friend. But she doesn’t find her happily ever after in this heartbreaking tale of regret and loss
February 2015
Cameron Diaz, Transformers and Kirk Cameron top Razzie awards
Actor ‘wins’ for her roles in The Other Woman and Sex Tape while another film she starred in, Annie, is named worst remake or sequel
January 2015
Cameron Diaz marries Good Charlotte singer Benji Madden
Hollywood star had previously been an outspoken critic of marriage but married the Good Charlotte singer in Los Angeles after getting engaged in November
December 2014
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Annie review – Quvenzhané Wallis saves the day
Quvenzhané Wallis’s Annie is far and away the best thing about this strangely embarrassed remake, writes Mark Kermode
October 2014
Box office analysis: global
Global box office: The Equalizer adds up to so-so numbers
Denzel racks up dollars and China clears the way for Golden Week in Phil Hoad’s report on this week’s global box office
September 2014
Lost in showbiz
What? Sir Elton John is homosexual? We had simply no idea
Alexis Petridis: The hitherto obscure Middle East Broadcasting Centre has been busy outing celebrities. Prepare for a shock
