Charlie Kaufman: 'Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human'
The screenwriter behind Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has written a novel - about a film critic who hates Charlie Kaufman
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
October 2015
Fright outta nowhere: why the biggest chills aren't in horror movies
From Benjamin Button to Willy Wonka, our critic (and scary documentarian) picks his scariest scenes in non-horror cinema
August 2014
First look review
Birdman review: an acid but empty flight of fancy - Venice film festival
This year’s Venice film festival begins with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s showbiz satire, a film as jittery, shallow and occasionally inspired as its hero, writes Xan Brooks
October 2009
Synecdoche, New York
Impenetrable, cryptic, demanding, depressing, confrontational, self-indulgent: all these were used to describe Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut. And really, there's no better recommendation to see this says Phelim O'Neill
May 2009
Film blog
You review: Synecdoche New York
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York review – the strangest, saddest movie imaginable
The Guardian Film Show
Film Weekly on Ken Loach, Charlie Kaufman and the Cannes film festival
Books blog
The ultimate postmodern novel is a film
Shortcuts
Two tickets for, er, Syne ... er ... that new film please
Stuart Jeffries
In a New York state of mind
Film preview: Synecdoche, New York + Charlie Kaufman Q&A, London
October 2008
Film blog
London film festival: A spoonful of Sugar helps the Synecdoche go down
Henry Barnes: Three films in this year's festival are brilliantly acted and affecting tales of people clinging onto their dreams. So why do only two of them really work?
September 2008
Film blog
Check out the trailer for Synecdoche, New York
Early critical word on Charlie Kaufman's first solo outing has been poor, but what do you make of the trailer?
June 2008
Film blog
The view: has Charlie Kaufman lost the plot?
The writer of Being John Malkovich makes his debut as a director with Synecdoche, New York. The blogs are ablaze with anticipation - but I'm just not excited...
