What links Paul Verhoeven’s convent romp to the Sopranos?
From Benedetta to Showgirls – via Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill – we shimmy down the rabbit hole with the controversial film-maker
February 2022
The Batman review – Robert Pattinson’s emo hero elevates gloomy reboot
TV review
Severance review – Ben Stiller’s workplace fantasy might make your mind explode
March 2020
The Jesus Rolls review – John Turturro's Big Lebowski spin-off misses the mark
The second coming of Jesus: how the Big Lebowski bowler was resurrected
November 2019
TV review
Green Eggs and Ham review – I'm a huge fan, I am I am!
Woohoo! It’s the Dr Seuss crew, full of derring-do, tunnels of goo, with Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton too. Netflix, thank you!
October 2019
The Name of the Rose review – too many monks spoil the plot
Rupert Everett steals the show as an evil inquisitor, but this messy adaptation of Umberto Eco’s mystery in the abbey requires the patience of a saint to follow
August 2019
Do the Right Thing review – Spike Lee's towering, timeless tour de force
Racial tensions hit boiling point on the Brooklyn streets in a masterwork whose relevance remains starker than ever
June 2019
Gloria Bell review – Julianne Moore brings warmth to the remake
Gloria Bell review – Julianne Moore is passionate, single and ready to mingle
September 2018
Gloria Bell review: Julianne Moore predictably brilliant as dating divorcee
Small wonder Moore reportedly contacted Sebastian Lelio keen to star in a shot-by-shot remake of his 2013 Chilean drama: this is a magnificent, adult vehicle
January 2017
Landline review: faint deflation on speed dial as Obvious Child crew reunite
Love Jenny Slate? Then you’ll likely enjoy her latest collaboration with Gillian Robespierre: a familiar, 90s-set yarn of dysfunctional familial fidelity. But if you’re allergic … run fast and far
December 2016
2016 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2016: No 5 The Night Of
2017 Golden Globes: full list of nominations
September 2016
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Victoria; The Collection; The Night Of…; Are You Being Served?; Porridge; Till Death Us Do Part
Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria was blindsidingly brilliant, while The Night Of… was the week’s best grownup drama
August 2016
Big Lebowski spin-off movie starring John Turturro's Jesus may be in production
Sources suggest that Turturro’s Going Places, currently shooting in New York, marks rebirth of sex pest bowling character from the Coen brothers’ classic
September 2015
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Mia Madre review – lights, camera… trauma
A film-maker has to cope with her dying mother and a pompous American star in this tragicomic triumph by Nanni Moretti
Mia Madre – video review
In this extract from the Guardian film show, Xan Brooks and Peter Bradshaw review Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre
The Guardian film show
The Guardian film show: 99 Homes, Mia Madre, Life and Just Jim – video
Join Xan Brooks and Peter Bradshaw as they review this week’s big releases
May 2014
Fading Gigolo review – wry, middle-aged male fantasy
John Turturro serves up lightweight pleasures – if you can get beyond the notion of Sharon Stone paying him for sex, writes Mark Kermode
