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School of Rock

July 2024

  • Petrifying … Skywalkers: A Love Story.

    The seven best films to watch on TV this week
    Skywalkers: A Love Story to Mean Girls – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

    An extraordinarily edgy documentary follows a ‘roof-topper’ couple on their ‘extremely dangerous and illegal’ climbs. Plus: the Plastics are back thanks to Tina Fey

September 2023

  • The look of love … Greta Lee and Teo Yoo in Past Lives.

    Going out, staying in
    From Past Lives to Shania Twain: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

    Whether it’s Celine Song’s directorial debut with notes on a marriage or songs to impress from country-pop queen, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

May 2021

  • ‘he loved music’ … Kevin Clark, second left, gets a drumming lesson from Jack Black in School of Rock.

    School of Rock star Kevin Clark dies in collision aged 32

    Jack Black leads tributes to Clark, who played drummer Freddy in the comedy film, saying he was ‘heartbroken’ at the loss

July 2004

  • School of Rock

    The plot - failed guitarist skives a job as substitute teacher and teaches kids to raawk - sounds like one of the unwatchable comedies Disney used to make in the 60s. Yet somehow, Richard Linklater's sweetly subversive film had my face set in an almost continuous dopey grin.

February 2004

  • Jack Black in School of Rock

    School of Rock review

November 2003

  • To sir, with power chords

    A rock 'n' roll comedy by independent stalwart Richard Linklater is the surprise autumn hit in America. By Mark Kermode.
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