The Garfield Movie review – foul feline origin tale is littered with product placement
A baffling misunderstanding of the charm and appeal of the grouchy cartoon cat is one of many reasons to hate this atrocious new take, along with the many, many ads
April 2024
Why are celebrities destroying multimillion dollar mansions?
Arwa Mahdawi
Chris Pratt draws ire for razing historic 1950 LA home for sprawling mansion
February 2024
Super Bowl commercials 2024: Aubrey Plaza having a blast to Christopher Walken talkin' – video
A slew of high-budget commercials help keep those who aren't just there for the sport entertained
January 2024
‘I was drunk, obviously’: the wild ways that stars bagged their big break
From Pedro Pascal sneakily nabbing his Game of Thrones part to Charlie Hunnam dancing around a shoe shop, the route to mega-fame isn’t straightforward
April 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 review – James Gunn’s fun and energetic threequel
The Super Mario Bros Movie review – wackily eccentric gamer guys fall flat on screen
October 2022
Chris Pratt’s Mario voice was doomed before anyone had even heard it
We were promised a voice ‘unlike anything you’ve heard in the Mario world before’. In The Super Mario Bros film, we got Pratt doing Paulie Walnuts instead
August 2022
‘People want to look like action stars’: the unstoppable rise of the Marvel body
Actors’ workouts and diets have become an integral part of the superhero journey – but is our idea of a healthy body becoming skewed as a result?
July 2022
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Breeders; Night Coppers; The Terminal List; Sneakerhead; Big Zuu’s Big Eats
TV review
The Terminal List review – Chris Pratt’s Amazon action series is terminally dull
June 2022
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Jurassic World Dominion review – prehistory repeats itself
The dino blockbuster whimpers to a close as Colin Trevorrow’s third instalment of the long-running beastie franchise chooses to play it safe
Jurassic World Dominion review – time to drop the dead dino
A dead-eyed Chris Pratt presides over this convoluted mess of Bond-style villains and toothless action that even the original cast can’t save from extinction
Down the rabbit hole
What links Nixon and the Kennedys to the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park? We go down a rabbit hole to find out
With a new Jurassic World film on the loose, let’s follow Laura Dern, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Nixon down the rabbit hole on a dinosaur hunt
September 2021
It’s-a me, Chris Pratt: Super Mario Bros cast announcement sparks ridicule
The escapades of the famously Italian brothers will be portrayed by a non-Italian voice cast in an upcoming animated film
July 2021
The Tomorrow War review – Chris Pratt stars in solid sci-fi action
The Tomorrow War review – time stretches in Chris Pratt’s alien-invasion sci-fi
March 2020
Onward review – more emotional wizardry from Pixar
Onward review – Pixar conjures big-screen adventure with wizard quest story
February 2020
First look review
Onward review – Pixar's best film in years is Frozen with boys
The animation studio conjures some of the old magic with a touching tale of childhood grief and brotherly bonding
