Shock of the new: Jordan Peele, Mariana Enríquez and more on the horror fiction renaissance
As authors across the world explore their darkest fears, horror fiction is evolving to offer a chilling reflection of our times
March 2023
Aliens, activists and art: the five best films added to US streaming this week
Highlights include Jordan Peele’s thriller Nope, the prescient abortion drama Call Jane and Oscar-nominated documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
September 2022
First look review
Wendell & Wild review – Jordan Peele and Henry Selick craft a dark adventure
There’s a lot going on in Netflix’s gothic stop-motion caper, but there’s also a lot to like
August 2022
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Nope review – Jordan Peele’s brilliantly horrifying ride to nowhere
The director’s elliptical follow-up to Us stars Daniel Kaluuya as a California wrangler defending the family ranch from a deadly threat from above
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Nope review – Jordan Peele’s followup to Get Out and Us is a bit meh
The director’s latest collaboration with Daniel Kaluuya is an intriguingly strange tale with plenty of bold and riveting images, but the story is clotted with too much material
Nope’s Keke Palmer: ‘Being a child star is really exploitative’
The actor’s role in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is her biggest billing to date, after a lifetime in the industry. She talks about the harm done to young actors, her response to colorism – and why she doesn’t mind being a meme
June 2022
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #38: Any chance of going to the cinema without being spoiled first? Nope
In this week’s newsletter: Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated film looked like a true mystery – until, like too many films these days, the final trailer gave much of the game away
March 2022
The funniest things on the internet
Luke Heggie: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The comedian and self-described ‘laggard’ shares what cracks him up online – including many long-forgotten morsels of Australian history
February 2022
Super Bowl 2022: the biggest new movie and TV trailers
From a first look at Jordan Peele’s mysterious new horror to a surprise Marvel cameo, the biggest ad night of the year provided some exciting new footage
December 2021
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #15: all the films, TV and music to get excited about in 2022
In this week’s newsletter: from Kendrick Lamar’s return to a Game of Thrones spin-off, there’s something coming for everyone
August 2021
Candyman review – BLM horror reboot is superb confection of satire and scorn
Nia DaCosta’s quasi reboot develops the horror myth as an expression of rage against racism in the era of Black Lives Matter
July 2021
Nope: what on earth is Jordan Peele’s new film about?
The Oscar-winning creator of Get Out and Us has released a mysterious new poster for a film called Nope, causing mass speculation online
April 2021
‘Black trauma porn’: Them and the danger of Jordan Peele imitators
The true horror of the superficial Amazon show lies in bombarding the audience with scenes of gratuitous, racist violence without having anything interesting to say
August 2020
TV review
Lovecraft Country review – are people scarier than monsters?
Thrilling action-adventure is the first priority of this new HP Lovecraft-inspired drama, but its prescient message about racism is never far from the surface
June 2020
John Boyega's rousing Black Lives Matter speech wins praise and support
Boyega’s Star Wars co-stars were among those congratulating the actor on a passionate address at anti-racism demonstration in London
May 2020
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Streaming: the best home invasion films
The Oscar-winning Parasite is among the most ingenious of home invasion movies, but the genre seldom fails to surprise…
February 2020
Dare to say his name: Candyman trailer reveals gore and gentrification
Why I love the shameless, gory, Nazi-killing catharsis of Amazon's Hunters
Charles Bramesco
January 2020
Film blog
Deep trouble: Parasite, Us and the movies' subterranean blues
