Halloween Ends review – horror franchise finishes not with a bang but a whimper
Jamie Lee Curtis and a handful of other legacy characters are still hanging around Haddonfield in the uninspired 13th and (one hopes) final film in the slasher series
September 2021
Halloween Kills review – indestructible killer returns in efficient follow-up
Forty years on from John Carpenter’s classic slasher film, David Gordon Green’s latest reanimation of the title is functional but enjoyable
October 2018
Making a killing: what's behind Halloween's box-office success?
The new Michael Myers slasher is another franchise reboot in a market awash with them. Yet it is an unprecedented hit. Why?
July 2017
Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Idris Elba lead British invasion of Toronto film festival
Strong showing for UK-produced films in first batch of titles announced, along with US indie favourites such as Darren Aronofsky and Alexander Payne
February 2017
Film blog
Scare tactics: can David Gordon Green bring the slasher flick back to life?
The Pineapple Express director has been charged with rebooting Halloween, but faces a tough task to recreate the chills that made the originals so frightening
February 2016
King Jack review – tender coming-of-age
Winning debut about a small-town boy put in charge of his younger cousin for the weekend
January 2016
Our Brand Is Crisis review – laboured political satire
Our Brand Is Crisis - video review
October 2015
Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton: 'Political consultants are as well known as politicians now' - video interview
The stars of the political comedy drama talk to Nigel M Smith about their mistrust of politicians and the machinations behind any political campaign
September 2015
George Clooney: Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants were 'idiotic'
Our Brand is Crisis trailer: Sandra Bullock is back, with suicidal llama
August 2015
Manglehorn review – Al Pacino excels in a sleepy romance with hidden depths
Manglehorn - video review
July 2015
Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to take lead role in Boston Marathon bombing drama
David Gordon Green to direct story of Boston marathon bombing survivor
May 2015
Al Pacino's Manglehorn wins appeal to scrap R rating
Drama starring Pacino as an ageing small-town locksmith has been reclassified as PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America ‘for sexual content, language and for accident and surgery images’
January 2015
Film blog
The 88 movies we're most excited about in 2015
Think 2014 was a good year for film? Think again. This year is shaping up to be one of the classics. Here’s what’s on our radar
August 2014
Manglehorn review – Renaissance man Al Pacino delivers a masterclass as a lion in winter
Playing an embittered, curdled loser the actor looks as vital and exciting as he did in his pomp, writes Xan Brooks at the Venice film festival
July 2014
The Guardian film show
Hercules, The Galapagos Affair and Joe: the Guardian Film Show – video reviews
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Joe review – these woods are lovely, dark and deep
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