American Sniper; Ex Machina; Whiplash; The Spectacular Now; The Gambler; Shaun the Sheep Movie; Lost River – review
Clint Eastwood crafts a subtle and layered war tale, Alex Garland builds some creepy robots and Miles Teller puts in two fine performances
January 2015
Box office analysis: UK
American Sniper's adjective no obstacle as it outguns UK competition again
The Gambler review – stylish direction can’t disguise deeper flaws
The Guardian film show
The Guardian Film Show: Ex Machina, The Gambler, Mortdecai and A Most Violent Year - video reviews
The Guardian Film Show
The Guardian Film Show: Ex Machina, The Gambler, Mortdecai and A Most Violent Year - audio
The Gambler - video review
Five best moments
Jessica Lange: five best moments
The Gambler review – Mark Wahlberg is unconvincing in a contrived remake
Film talk
Mark Wahlberg on The Gambler: 'I loved the idea of playing a literary professor' – video interview
The Gambler: Mark Wahlberg's new film is a dud
Michael K Williams on drugs, guns and avocados
November 2014
First look review
The Gambler review – Mark Wahlberg gives a dynamite display of self-hatred
Rupert Wyatt’s version of this spiral of self-imposed despair isn’t a typical thriller but offers surefire cinematic – if not moral – virtue, writes Jordan Hoffman
