Prisoner’s Daughter review – Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale can’t save hammy ex-con drama
Catherine Hardwicke directs the Succession star and Beckinsale in a family drama that falls flat on its face
May 2022
My streaming gem
My streaming gem: why you should watch Love & Friendship
The latest in our series of writers highlighting lesser-seen gems is a recommendation of Whit Stillman’s acerbic Jane Austen adaptation
July 2021
Jolt review – Kate Beckinsale’s furious heroine is electrically entertaining
Beckinsale is a likable protagonist with anger management issues and Stanley Tucci is her psychiatrist in this fun action-comedy
May 2021
Pearl Harbor at 20: Michael Bay’s bombastically stupid war epic
The 2001 attempt to replicate the Titanic combination of romantic tragedy and blockbuster action remains a limp, if at times visually stunning, failure
November 2020
Tristram Kenton at the Guardian
Before they were famous: stars' early stage appearances – in pictures
Tristram Kenton captures the debuts and breakthroughs of famous future faces including Emily Blunt, Martin Freeman, John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and many more
October 2020
Josh Hartnett: 'People genuinely thought I'd been thrust on them'
Twenty years ago he was one of the world’s hottest young actors, before he retreated – and ended up in Surrey. He explains why he had to leave Hollywood – and what he knew about Harvey Weinstein
March 2020
'You ruined my premiere!': Beckinsale recalls Weinstein's obscenity-filled rant
Kate Beckinsale claims disgraced movie mogul was enraged when she wore white suit rather than ‘tight dress’ to New York premiere shortly after 9/11
April 2019
TV tonight
TV tonight: Empire returns for the first time since the Jussie Smollett saga
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Victim; The Widow; Fleabag; Derry Girls; Don’t Forget the Driver – review
March 2019
Hungry, unwashed children fill our schools – how has it come to this?
Barbara Ellen
A new warning about schools becoming the fourth emergency services shames us
September 2018
Kate Beckinsale on her role in Farming: 'If the parent is 100% evil, it's almost less damaging'
Names in the news
Richard Madden helps us get to the bottom of Bodyguard’s popularity
Rebecca Nicholson
July 2018
How we made
How we made The Last Days of Disco
Kate Beckinsale and Whit Stillman on how their cult classic propelled them into a world of subway dancing, penthouse parties with DiCaprio – and free dessert
January 2017
La La Land continues winning run at London critics awards, alongside Beckinsale and Huppert
Damien Chazelle’s musical is film of the year, Isabelle Huppert is actress of the year, while Kate Beckinsale takes best British actress for Love & Friendship
Underworld: Blood Wars review – dead on arrival
Yet another round of vampires v werewolves offers little new for even the franchise’s biggest fans to get their teeth into
Underworld: Blood Wars review: another kinky yet bloodless vampire punch-up
Kate Beckinsale casts off the kudos of classy costume drama Love & Friendship to slip back into black leather for a fifth time
December 2016
Top UK films 2016
Kate Beckinsale: ‘Austen’s Lady Susan is like Emma on steroids’
Golden Globes 2017: La La Land leads pack with seven nominations
Top UK films 2016
The 50 best films of 2016 in the UK: No 6 Love & Friendship
I, Daniel Blake sweeps Evening Standard film awards
