Even the French are giving up on arthouse films. Is this the end of a cinematic era?
Zach Schonfeld
French cinema risks being sacrificed on the altar of market forces; it would be an incalculable loss, says the journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld
July 2023
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Barbie review – a riotous, candy-coloured feminist fable
Barbie takes a ride from her dream house to reality as Little Women writer-director Greta Gerwig takes another cultural icon and lovingly subverts it
‘Give Ryan Gosling an Oscar nom!’: first Barbie reactions suggest film is a doll
Reviewers rave about Greta Gerwig’s ‘funny and smart’ satire, whose all-star cast includes Gosling as Ken alongside Margot Robbie’s Barbie and singer Dua Lipa
‘It had to be totally bananas’: Greta Gerwig on bringing Barbie to life
Greta Gerwig’s subtle and beautifully nuanced touch has led to her being hailed as one of Hollywood’s greatest directors. But when she got her teeth into Barbie, she went all-out massive, pink and ‘completely unhinged’
January 2023
From Barbie to Creed III: the 2023 films Guardian writers are most excited about
The next 12 months offers a wide range of tantalising new movies. Here are the ones our critics are most intrigued about
December 2022
White Noise review – a Don DeLillo ventriloquist act with Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
White Noise review – Don DeLillo adaptation is a blackly comic blast
September 2022
‘No one wants to read someone’s kid’s “thing”. It’s a sucky scenario’: Owen Kline on his debut hit, Funny Pages
Strong women, Weinstein and UK-wide screenings: London film festival 2022 lineup thinks big
August 2022
Venice film festival opens with White Noise, Oscar buzz and a reluctant sex symbol
The 79th edition of the world’s oldest film festival finds Catherine Deneuve still supplying star power and a Netflix picture opening proceedings for the first time
February 2022
Playing to win: are Mattel movies about to take over Hollywood?
The toy company has recruited Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig and Tom Hanks to help usher in a new slate of films based on kids’ favourites
April 2020
Stream team
Kicking and Screaming: Noah Baumbach’s slacker debut is a nostalgic bite of 90s reality
Screen bites
I watched 627 minutes of Adam Driver movies because what else am I going to do
February 2020
Laura Dern wins best supporting actress Oscar for Marriage Story
Dern wins Academy Award for her role as a predatory divorce lawyer in the Noah Baumbach-directed comedy-drama starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson
Best picture Oscar hustings
Why Marriage Story should win the best picture Oscar
Noah Baumbach’s film about divorce, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, is unique: it is simultaneously sad and funny, mean and hilarious
Baftas 2020: who will win – and who should win
The run-up to this year’s Baftas have proved unusually controversial, but what will actually happen on the night? Here’s what we think
January 2020
Parasite comes out on top at London Critics’ Circle film awards
Bong Joon-ho took home film of the year and director of the year, while Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix and Noah Baumbach were also honoured
The biggest Golden Globes snubs on a night of surprises
Netflix failed to impress as Scorsese’s mob epic went home with nothing and Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama picked up one minor award
Golden Globes: who will win and who should win the film awards?
Will The Irishman clean up? Or Marriage Story? And how will Once Upon a Time in Hollywood fare? Peter Bradshaw offers a lowdown of the main categories and his predictions and omissions
December 2019
Top UK films 2019
The 50 best films of 2019 in the UK: No 2 – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johannson and Adam Driver tug the heartstrings in Noah Baumbach’s brilliantly observed dissection of a marriage breakup
