Michael Bay denies pigeon was killed on Italian film set after reports
Director charged with failing to supervise animal handlers on set, but says no animals were harmed making 6 Underground
July 2022
If you watch only one film … the greatest movies by the greatest directors
Some directors come with such huge back catalogues that it can be hard to know where to start. Enter our film critics, who suggest the best routes in to the works of some of our most prolific film-makers
March 2022
Ambulance review – a decent B-movie spoiled by the Michael Bay treatment
Ambulance review – Michael Bay hijack thriller pumped full of radioactive steroids
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
October 2020
Michael Bay pandemic movie trailer criticized as 'exploitation cinema'
Songbird, produced by Bay, portrays a love story during America’s 214th week of lockdown in 2024
June 2020
Megan Fox responds to outrage over 'sexualised' auditions for Michael Bay
Fox posts statement on social media after footage re-emerges of her talking about an audition for the Transformers director when she was a teenager
May 2020
Apocalypse no more: has coronavirus killed our appetite for disturbing stories?
Kitty Drake
Living through a dystopian nightmare changes what you want from film and TV, says Kitty Drake
Corona-sploitation: is it too soon for Hollywood to make Covid-19 movies?
Michael Bay is just one of many big names in the industry trying to make a movie about the pandemic but a litany of issues, both practical and ethical, await
Justice for directors! The $20m 'Snyder cut' should only be the start
Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League is going to see the light of day in 2021. Here are other films that should get the same treatment
December 2019
6 Underground review – Michael Bay's high-octane caper is a blast
Ranked
Every Michael Bay film – ranked!
April 2019
Film blog
Wes Anderson gets a wallpaper collection – let the over-decorating begin!
Campy wallpapers inspired by his films are now on sale. Which other directors, from JJ Abrams to David Lynch, should get their own lines?
December 2018
Bumblebee review - Transformers spinoff dumps 'Bayhem' for old-school spirit
With a new director at the helm, the standard Transformers crassness has been replaced by a sweetness reminiscent of classic Spielberg
September 2018
Week in geek
Has Hollywood finally grown up and realised Transformers is for kids?
With a new director and a new star in Hailee Steinfeld for Bumblebee, the franchise is cutting out the lascivious adolescent gaze of the Michael Bay era
November 2017
Film blog
Cage fights, chat shows, train platforms: the strangest places films have found their stars
Looking to cast a new film sensation? Then visit a prison, look at Instagram or head to a station. Because that’s where these future stars were hanging out
June 2017
Transformers: The Last Knight review – chuck this mess on the scrapheap
Transformers: The Last Knight review – as tinnitus-inducingly pointless as ever
April 2017
Why we should learn to stop worrying and love the blockbuster franchise
Each summer brings with it plenty of critical scorn for big-budget sequels but what can they teach us about the passage of time and the sociopolitical climate?
March 2017
From Gladiator to Scarface: five film heroes to bring back from the dead
As Ridley Scott plans to revive his deceased Roman warrior for a follow-up to the historical epic, here are some other dead characters ripe for reincarnation
