With three new projects shortly to be released, the screen’s favourite hardman tells Alex Moshakis about politics, family, Sunday lunch and ‘cockney morality’
February 2023
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish review – sequel no one wanted resembles longform DVD extra
Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and other stars squander their talents voicing harmless but pointless sequel to 2010’s Puss in Boots
January 2023
How we made
Ray Winstone and Gary Oldman on Nil By Mouth: ‘It’s a tough watch’
‘It’s a harrowing film, perhaps not one for a Saturday night with a pizza. But it’s stood the test of time – and that’s down to the genius of Gary Oldman’
November 2022
Nil By Mouth review – Gary Oldman’s overwhelming study of family violence
It’s unsurprising the actor has yet to direct another film after giving so much to this blistering debut, acted at full tilt by a remarkable cast
July 2022
Prizefighter review – Russell Crowe and Ray Winstone in the ring for period punch-up
Despite some serious star power on the bill, this lightweight sporting drama never gets off the ropes
December 2021
Stream team
The Proposition: Nick Cave’s savage outback western reveals ugly truths about Australia
Released in 2005, this brutal tale of sibling conflict is set against the backdrop of colonial racism, violence and misogyny
July 2021
Now you've seen it
Black Widow: the femme power, the Bond movie stylings, the gender-swapping – discuss with spoilers
‘I enjoy how sexy she is, as long as she’s in control’: Black Widow’s Cate Shortland on Scarlett Johansson
June 2021
Black Widow review – Scarlett Johansson, the Russian super spy with an electra complex
Great fun is had in giving us the backstory to the assassin’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
February 2021
Hear me out
Hear me out: why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't a bad movie
The latest in our series of writers defending maligned films is a reappraisal for the fun fourth Indiana Jones adventure
January 2021
Stream team
Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains: teenage Diane Lane and Laura Dern rock punk
This long-buried gem from 1982 about a teen-girl punk band subverts the great rock’n’roll swindle of the Sex Pistols
July 2019
The Queen’s Corgi review – palace pooch in the doghouse
Jack Whitehall voices a disgraced doggie who ends up joining a canine fight club in this mirthless animated caper
September 2018
King of Thieves review – old lags and old jokes
A cast of heavyweights fails to animate James Marsh’s staid retelling of the 2015 Hatton Garden heist
King of Thieves review – Hatton Garden crew commit daylight robbery
Michael Caine leads an all-star cast who forfeit their dignity in a caper beset by creaking parts, bad jokes and tedious storytelling
After the Hatton Garden heist: 'The actors will profit more than the criminals'
When a gang of pensioners looted millions from a jewellery vault in 2015, it seemed straight out of a film – and now it’s the subject of several. What happened next for the ‘Bad Grandpas’?
August 2018
British gangster classic Sexy Beast to be adapted for TV series
Ray Winstone’s retired mobster Gal Dove and Ben Kingsley’s unhinged enforcer Don Logan are being brought back to life by one of The Sopranos writing team
June 2018
Hatton Garden Job v King of Thieves – which trailer steals the swag?
The ultimate one-last-job London caper now has two film treatments – the latest starring Michael Caine. We help decide which is the dog’s proverbials
May 2018
Film blog
The Bromley contingent: the films from London's forgotten corner
South-east London isn’t always the perfect match for the glamour of the big screen. With The Bromley Boys on the horizon, here are six brave productions that buck the trend
February 2018
Foxy Bingo owner fined £350,000 for misleading ads
Gambling firm GVC penalised over misleading offers as regulator announces ban on adverts that entice problem gamblers
May 2017
Jawbone review – unfakeably authentic boxing story drips with blood and tears
Johnny Harris packs a powerful punch as the star and writer of this heartfelt drama inspired by his experiences as a teenage champion in the ring
