After the Madame Web disaster, where does Sony’s Spider-Verse go from here?
Dakota Johnson on negative Madame Web response: ‘I can’t say that I don’t understand’
February 2024
Yes, Marvel’s Madame Web is a ‘schlocky, janky’ disaster – but Dakota Johnson’s press tour is a joy
Madame Web review – Marvel’s junky spin-off is a tangled mess
January 2024
Saturday Night Live recap
Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake steals ho-hum episode from Dakota Johnson
There’s a Social Network reunion in this week’s hit-and-miss episode that sees the musical guest, along with a cameo-ing Jimmy Fallon, get the biggest laughs
December 2023
Pass notes
14 hours a night: should we all sleep as much as Dakota Johnson?
The actor says sleep is her top priority in life, followed by meditation, working out and a lot of baths. Sounds lovely – but is it wise to double your rest?
November 2023
Madame Web: is this Spider-Man spinoff trailer deliberately terrible?
Dakota Johnson’s clairvoyant recites meme-worthy lines in the first look at a film that must be playing one big joke on all of us
September 2023
First look review
Daddio review – Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn take a bumpy ride
The two stars do their best with a psychologically limited two-hander that takes place in a taxi from JFK airport to Manhattan
July 2022
Turning Persuasion into Jane Austen’s Fleabag was a truly terrible idea
Stuart Heritage
Netflix’s attempt to modernize the classic novel has led to a disaster of anachronistic dialogue and annoyingly wry glances at the camera
Persuasion review – a travesty of Jane Austen
Theatre director Carrie Cracknell’s ham-fisted adaptation misses the naunces of the author’s writing and opts instead for romcom sassiness
Persuasion review – Dakota Johnson looks the part as Jane Austen gets Fleabagged
Classic story of a young woman talked out of marrying her true love is turned into a smirking, heavy-handed romcom
June 2022
Dakota Johnson: making Fifty Shades of Grey was ‘psychotic’, ‘crazy’ and ‘always a battle’
Names in the news
Chris Evans may need to rein in TFI Friday reboot
Rebecca Nicholson
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – a wry romcom that’s shamelessly manipulative
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – Dakota Johnson has all the right moves
January 2022
First look review
Am I OK? review – Dakota Johnson excels in uneven coming out film
Directors Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne pair an intimate portrait of female friendship with the bittersweet revelations of coming out in one’s 30s
First look review
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – run-of-the-mill Sundance crowd-pleaser
Shithouse’s Cooper Raiff stumbles with his cloying sophomore feature about a 22-year-old piecing together his life
How The Lost Daughter confronts one of our most enduring cultural taboos
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, adapted from the short novel by Elena Ferrante, unravels the myth that motherhood comes naturally to women
December 2021
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman compels in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s eerie psychodrama
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman shines in Elena Ferrante missing-kid drama