Sun, sea and flings: our writers on their favorite summertime movies
From Do the Right Thing to Now and Then, Guardian writers pick the film that reminds them most of the warmest months
May 2023
Move over Lord of the Flies! How TV’s Yellowjackets has taken survival horror to new heights
This tale of teen cannibalism is utterly thrilling, wonderfully acted and is increasingly becoming bone-chillingly bleak. It’s like the show’s creators are trying to one-up William Golding
March 2023
TV review
Yellowjackets season two review – this wonderfully imaginative sequel is even better than last time
Juliette Lewis is sublime, Christina Ricci finds her perfect co-star and you’re constantly kept on your toes with parallel timelines and tons of creepy thrills. What a follow-up!
December 2022
2022 in TV
‘I’m extremely interested in deviant behaviour’: Christina Ricci on cannibalism, chaos and childcare
With roles in hit cannibal horror Yellowjackets and a TV reboot for the Addams Family character that made her name, the actor has had an amazing year – even if she has plenty of regrets …
November 2022
TV review
Wednesday review – Tim Burton’s witty Addams Family spin-off is perfect
This Netflix series transports Wednesday Addams into a whole new fantasy realm of her own. It’s creepy, charming and has a lead who more than matches Christina Ricci
January 2022
Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci and teen cannibals: why Yellowjackets is the most fun TV show in for ever
A brilliant cast lead this outrageously fun gorefest, which navigates a 90s-to-present-day timeline with laughs, panache – and exploding planes
November 2021
Yellowjackets review – gory Lord of Flies series gets lost in the wilderness
The brash thriller, starring Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis and Melanie Lynskey, is an ambitious meditation on survival and middle age with turbulent tonal shifts
September 2021
Percy vs Goliath review – Christopher Walken battles Big Agriculture
The New Yorker makes no effort to sound Canadian or look like real life Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser, but he still steals the show
November 2018
How we made
Anjelica Huston: how we made The Addams Family
‘I based Morticia on Jerry Hall. We’re still friends’
January 2017
TV review
Z: The Beginning of Everything review – come on Zelda, Scott, where's the passion?
Stream on
Z: The Beginning of Everything – The House of Eliott, with more drugs
Christina Ricci: 'I thought I'd do better as I got older'
The measure
From underwear to Umbro: this week’s fashion trends
April 2015
The Hero of Color City review – crayons-in-crisis animation for the under-sixes
This Toy Story-lite tale of crayons who come to life will appeal to the little ones, even if it doesn’t really think outside the crayon box
October 2014
The 10 best ...
The 10 best ghosts
With Halloween just around the corner, Michael Hogan chooses his favourite otherworldly characters
May 2012
Red carpet fashion
Met Gala 2012: like the Oscars but with a dash of crazy
It’s the biggest challenge of the red-carpet world. So what was the thinking behind this year’s frocks?
March 2012
Bel Ami – review
The founders of Cheek by Jowl make their film debut with this Maupassant classic, and it is an oddly tepid affair, writes Philip French
Bel Ami – review
Robert Pattinson smoulders his way around 19th-century Paris in this hammy Maupassant adaptation, writes Peter Bradhsaw
Film talk
Bel Ami's Christina Ricci: 'It's picking up a rock and looking at all the insects underneath' - video
The star of the new adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's novel explains how relationships in 19th century Paris were not as straight-laced as we might expect
December 2011
Christina Ricci to make Shakespeare debut in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Star of The Addams Family and Pan Am will take to the New York stage in production also starring Bebe Neuwirth
