Will the new Paddington film solve all my problems? No – but I can’t wait to get back in that naff and lovely world
Caitlin Cassidy
Hard stares, tea with the Queen and so many marmalade sandwiches – 65 years of Paddington Bear
March 2023
London’s County Hall to host immersive Paddington Bear theatre show
The Paddington Bear Experience, a family-friendly show based on Michael Bond’s character, will be at the ex-GLC building on the South Bank
February 2023
The reader interview
Ben Whishaw: ‘Maybe Hugh Grant and I could fight in Bridget Jones: The Musical’
The actor on his grandfather’s mysterious life as a spy, the revolutionary nature of Shakespeare – and the hours he spent studying a horse
February 2021
Furred time's a charm? How Paddington can escape the curse of the threequel
Luke Walpole
With a third marmalade-packed outing on the cards, the onus is on Paddington to succeed where Neo, Batman and Shrek failed
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
'I thought it was basically amazing': readers' pick of the best movies since 2000
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best films of the 21st century
January 2019
My Oscar goes to... Our film critics reveal their personal shortlists
Ahead of the official Academy nominations, the Observer’s critics pick their own winners
December 2018
Top US films 2018
The 50 best movies of 2018 in the US: the full list
A heartfelt Mexican drama leads our critics’ pick of the top films released in America this year – adding to tales about off-grid survival, toxic relationships, confused schoolkids and game-changing superheroes
July 2018
Ranked
The 10 best Hugh Grant films – ranked!
From the ridiculously beautiful lead in Maurice, which is about to be re-released, to the foppish lovefool in Four Weddings, the smirking seducer in Bridget Jones’s Diary and the menacing role in Paddington 2, Grant is irresistible
May 2018
Hadley Freeman's Weekend column
All hail the renaissance of Hugh Grant, freed from decades of romcom hell
Hadley Freeman
'I completely lost it': the movie scenes that made our writers weep
April 2018
From Gucci ads to Instagram fads: how the Wes Anderson aesthetic took over the world
‘Your barista’s favourite director’ is back with Isle of Dogs - but with his trademark twee ubiquitous in film, TV and fashion, he never really went away
February 2018
Digested week
Dismayed to discover a bear behind at the Baftas
John Crace
Film blog
Three Billboards on the march, Paddington 2 barely registers – what we learned from the Baftas
January 2018
Three Billboards on track for Oscar glory after three London Critics' Circle awards
Frances McDormand and Martin McDonagh take top honours as the UK’s leading critics’ film of the year, beating Oscar rivals Dunkirk and The Shape of Water
Paddington 2 becomes best reviewed film ever
Bear gets his sticky paws on Rotten Tomatoes record for longest run of positive reviews
Box office analysis: UK
Gary Oldman's Darkest Hour gives V for victory at UK box office
'Change is definitely happening': Baftas to follow Golden Globes' #MeToo lead
Film blog
Bafta nominations 2018: no female directors again betrays #MeToo message
