He’s been in (almost) every Wes Anderson movie, is related to Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola and drummed for the Beastie Boys. Now’s your chance to ask him – what’s it like being Jason Schwartzman?
March 2024
The 2024 Oscar shorts review – intense drama, enticing animation and essential documentary
While Wes Anderson’s nomination has caused mild controversy there is an enticing and eclectic mix of strong contenders worthy of the win
February 2024
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Asteroid City to Official Secrets: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Wes Anderson goes peak Wes Anderson, while Keira Knightly is on blistering form in a political thriller that might actually make you shout at the TV
January 2024
Tin can alley: the return of the Sad Man in Space
With Spaceman, Adam Sandler joins a cohort of weepy astronauts plundering the woes of the male psyche far from Earth. What are all these sad blokes trying to tell us?
December 2023
‘You know it when you see it’: Accidentally Wes Anderson exhibition opens in London
New exhibition showcases photographs of real locations inspired by American film director’s whimsical trademark style
October 2023
Is lunch for wimps? In truth, it has never been my favourite meal
Jay Rayner
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl are a perfect fit
September 2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s star-stuffed Roald Dahl yarn
Auteurs and workers’ rights spotlit at a less starry Venice film festival
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s short and sweet Roald Dahl tale
Roald Dahl’s works shouldn’t be edited, says Wes Anderson
July 2023
Venice film festival picks starry films despite actors’ strike
Hollywood films vying for Golden Lion include Bradley Cooper’s Maestro and Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, with non-competition films by Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater
June 2023
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Asteroid City review – smug Wes Anderson comedy falls to earth
The writer-director’s knowing meta-tale set in a space-obsessed 1950s desert town has a starry cast and meticulous attention to detail, but its studied quirkiness is often more irritating than amusing
Bryan Cranston: ‘My dad wanted to be a star. How futile is that?’
His role as The Host in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City sees the actor return to the desert. He reflects on how Covid protected his privacy, his secrets to acting success, and how his estranged father tried to cash in on Breaking Bad
Pass notes
Everyone is recreating Wes Anderson’s world. Wes Anderson isn’t happy about it
Wes Anderson says Bill Murray misconduct allegations won’t affect their working relationship
The reader interview
Jeff Goldblum: ‘I’m not a bad packer – but I’m a horrible folder’
May 2023
Big names, joyful hugs, auteur fury: verdict and prize predictions for Cannes 2023
Another year, another star-studded cohort of cinephiles – and, right on cue, our own roundup of winners and alternative ‘Braddies’
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Asteroid City review – Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style
This tale of earth-shattering events in a space-obsessed desert town leans nicely into its own artificiality, and every delicious, microscopic detail is a delight
From The New Boy to Asteroid City: 10 films to see at the 2023 Sydney film festival
The festival’s June program includes climate heists, FBI whistleblowers, new Wes Anderson – and 20,000 bees
