Maria Lewis: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The film-maker and author shares what makes her cackle online, including a bad movie poster, Spike Lee and a dancing Voldemort
October 2022
The reader interview
Kevin Smith: ‘How are you going to get laid if you look like an old person?’
The film-maker on his latest Clerks movie, his bromance with Alan Rickman, smoking weed – and the unexpected benefits of veganism
September 2022
The reader interview
Post your questions for Kevin Smith
Clerks III review – family reunion for Kevin Smith’s convenience store comedy
August 2022
Kevin Smith: ‘It’s an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie’
The director and others have criticised Warner Bros over its decision to scrap the superhero movie starring Leslie Grace
July 2022
Week in geek
Dungeons & Dragons and Superman: why Comic-Con is still the place to be
Returning after a Covid-enforced absence, the San Diego convention will be a joyous celebration, even if the movie hype machine is firmly in overdrive
January 2022
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters review – eager tribute to 1980s gaming culture
This adventure-romp has a true 16-bit aficionado’s attention to detail – there’s even a cameo from the high priest of geek, Kevin Smith
February 2021
'I document America's strange beauty': the photography of My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee
He played a redemption-seeking redneck on TV, but lately the actor has found solace off-screen, travelling with his camera. He talks about slackers, the Mallrats sequel and breezing into one-horse towns
April 2020
Need zing in your Zoom? Let Warhol and the avant-garde vamp up your video conferences
It’s hard to make much of a mark in the strange, static world of video-conferencing. But we could all learn a trick or two from famous arthouse film-makers, from Jim Jarmusch to Andy Warhol
November 2019
The G2 interview
Director Kevin Smith on heart attacks, happiness, extreme weight loss – and Weinstein
The director and actor talks about his near-death experience, becoming vegan and the star-studded reboot of the film that first made him famous 25 years ago
October 2019
Week in geek
'Of course Marvel is cinema!' Why the Scorsese backlash is justified
Kevin Smith, Taika Waititi and James Gunn reject veteran film-maker’s dismissal of superhero movies as ‘theme park’ fare – while his output exposes a debt to spectacle and innovation
May 2019
How we made
Kevin Smith: how we made Clerks
‘We shot it after hours in the store where I worked, filming from 11pm to 6am with the shutters closed. Everyone assumed we were making a porno’
August 2017
Hollywood at war: when film-makers feud with each other
Miyazaki, Lynch, Soderbergh – why are so many directors un-retiring?
May 2017
Michael Parks obituary
When big-screen reunions work … and when they don't
March 2017
Film blog
You've Got Mail: the forgotten world of 90s movie websites
Shonky graphics, confusing menus, weird picture galleries … the film websites from the internet’s early days haven’t aged well. So why are they still there?
September 2016
Kevin Smith and the triumph of commerce over art
Long maligned by critics after his initial successes, the would-be auteur has charted his own path to success by giving his loyal fans more of the same
March 2016
Kevin Smith: Batman v Superman shows 'fundamental misunderstanding' of both superheroes
Ben Affleck’s long-term friend and collaborator – as well as future director of superhero TV series from same studio – says Zack Snyder’s movie lacks humour
January 2016
First look review
Yoga Hosers review – Kevin Smith unleashes Nazi sausages in tired comedy
The second in Smith’s planned True North trilogy, following Tusk, aims for inspired lunacy but comes up short in every department
