The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare review – Guy Ritchie’s fun wartime romp
Henry Cavill leads a ragtag group on an unlikely mission in this shaggy, exaggerated account of Operation Postmaster
February 2024
‘The audience just looks at what your genitals are like’: why Joanna Lumley thinks we should axe sex scenes
It’s rude, distracting – and the acting equivalent of having your pants pulled down in a playground. Should we call time on them?
Furious jumping: why Henry Cavill is wrong to be cross with sex scenes
Stuart Heritage
As Hollywood makes a return to full-throttle love scenes, the actor has got hot under the collar about excessive screen intimacy. But films from Oppenheimer to Poor Things show how good it can be
Argylle review – a colossal, cumbersome dud from director Matthew Vaughn
A spy novelist is targeted by a real-life crime syndicate in the Kingsman director’s incoherent, generic thriller
January 2024
Argylle review – unbearably self-satisfied smirk of a spy caper from Matthew Vaughn
What could have been a fun movie is instead self-admiring with a dull meta-narrative, phoned-in cameos and an awful lead performance
June 2023
TV review
The Witcher season three review – Henry Cavill’s pulse-quickening last stand as an anti-heroic hunk
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Hijack to The Witcher: the seven best shows to stream this week
May 2023
Mark Zuckerberg joins Tom Hardy on list of famous Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighters
Tech billionaire has revealed his interest in the martial art, joining celebrities such as Russell Brand and Guy Ritchie
December 2022
Amazon agrees deal with Games Workshop to create Warhammer TV series
Week in geek
After ditching Henry Cavill’s Superman, can James Gunn really turn DC around?
Henry Cavill won’t return to The Witcher despite losing Superman role
Henry Cavill dropped as Superman weeks after announcing return to role
