What’s the perfect movie length? Only a lightweight needs toilet or food breaks
Peter Bradshaw
US research suggests that 92 minutes is the optimum length for a film. But I have sat through long films that felt short and short films that felt buttock-annihilatingly long
It Runs in the Family review – heartfelt tribute from one film-maker to another
When Victoria Villegas learned that her cousin had fled both the Dominican Republic and Cuba, and was gay like her, she was moved to chart his life
‘My sons hated it’ … Shakira says Barbie film is ‘emasculating’
The Colombian pop star – and mother of two boys – disliked the global blockbuster, saying its message robs men of chance to ‘protect and provide’
March 2024
Celluloid Underground review – love letter to a lifelong passion for film and illicit treasure trove
Iranian critic Ehsan Khoshbakht’s personal essay about a man’s smizdat film print collection shows the lengths cinephiles will go to to protect the art form
January 2024
Oppenheimer and Barbie dominate Critics Choice awards to gain Oscar momentum
Christopher Nolan’s drama continues its awards ascent with eight honours and Greta Gerwig’s pink fantasia is back in contention on six
November 2023
Michel Ciment, veteran French film critic, dies aged 85
The longtime chief of Positif film magazine started working there in 1968, and was a passionate advocate of cinema until his death
October 2023
My month with Marty: what I learned watching all 26 of Scorsese’s movies
What is the thread that runs through the revered director’s films? Ahead of his latest, Killers of the Flower Moon, a critic watches all of them to find out
August 2023
Cleopatra at 60: new book reveals ‘stunning profligacy’ of infamous Hollywood epic
Who needs film critics when studios can be sure influencers will praise their films?
July 2023
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock review – Mark Cousins puts words in Hitch’s mouth
Brief letters
Jonah Hill is giving therapy a bad name
From the Guardian archive
‘You laugh as you’re choking’: a selection of Derek Malcolm’s seminal film reviews
Brief letters
How my grandmother welcomed Basque child refugees
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock review – Mark Cousins’ cheeky and insightful study
Brief letters
Bird on the wire nest on Electric Avenue?
Derek Malcolm obituary
‘A giant among critics’: Derek Malcolm remembered by film-makers
Derek Malcolm: my predecessor was a mighty critic, film world darling and heir to a scandal
Derek Malcolm, longtime Guardian film critic, dies aged 91
March 2023
Three ways Robert Downey Jr’s Vertigo might not be Hollywood’s stupidest ever idea
Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller is an acknowledged classic, meaning Downey Jr has a few options. I say go nuclear
