Disclaimer: Cate Blanchett’s new show is either beautiful … or a schlocky nightmare
Alfonso Cuarón’s easy-on-the-eye mystery seems like it was written on the back of a children’s menu – and forces A-listers to bounce off extras who sound like they have never uttered a sentence before
August 2024
Cate Blanchett says there is a ‘distinct lack of shame’ in modern society
Autumn arts preview 2024
Rivals to Slow Horses: the must-see TV for autumn 2024
Borderlands review – Cate Blanchett stalks her way through woeful video game adaptation
Borderlands review – Cate Blanchett is wasted in janky video game adventure
July 2024
From The Idea of You to A Family Affair: the summer of age-gap romances
Anne Hathaway and Nicole Kidman are romancing younger stars in glossy new romcoms, adding texture to the dreaded cliche of the ‘cougar’
June 2024
‘There’s a special sparkle’: A-listers add to film tent’s allure at Glastonbury
Revealed: Otto by Otto review – nuanced portrait of a generational talent
May 2024
Cate Blanchett was pilloried for saying she’s ‘middle class’. Here’s why she’s right on the money – in Australia at least
Van Badham
Cowboycore, Catherine Deneuve and Bella Hadid in vintage Versace: the Cannes red carpet part two
Was Cate Blanchett’s Cannes dress a pro-Palestinian protest – or an optical illusion?
Rumours review – close encounters for Cate Blanchett and the magnificent G7
March 2024
The New Boy review – Cate Blanchett is a fixated nun in striking but slow Australian drama
The New Boy review – Cate Blanchett goes full wimple in the Australian outback
February 2024
Cate Blanchett accused of ‘destroying family holidays’ with Cornwall home
Neighbours complaining of building noise from property in Mawgan Porth, reports say
TV tonight
TV tonight: Martin Compston and pal head to Scandinavia for a Norwegian Fling
The Line of Duty actor and Phil MacHugh go skiing and meet the country’s youngest MP. Plus: The Great Escape: The True Story. Here’s what to watch this evening
Australian arts in focus
Horror film Talk To Me cleans up at 2024 Aacta awards
Film takes home awards for best film and direction – with Deadloch, The New Boy, The Newsreader and Margot Robbie also winning big
December 2023
Observer critics' review of 2023
Film: Wendy Ide’s 10 best of 2023
From struggling mothers to monstrous maestro, the year was notable for superb performances by veterans and newcomers
Best films UK 2023
Cate Blanchett: ‘Tár would have been jealous of Maestro. Fo’ shizz’
The star and director, Todd Field, reflect on the afterlife of their award-winner, which has been named the Guardian’s No 2 film of the year
Best films UK 2023
Best films of 2023 in the UK: No 2 – Tár
A career-best Cate Blanchett embodies the cold center of Todd Field’s audacious character study of a composer grappling with her sins
