Florence Pugh releases first songs as singer-songwriter
A Good Person review – Zach Braff’s tale of self-healing is excruciatingly ersatz
February 2023
Zach Braff: ‘I used to think everyone must be this anxious’
For years, the Scrubs star was a poster-boy for neurotic boys-next-door, but he’s reaching maturity with A Good Person, the new film in which he directed his former partner Florence Pugh
April 2022
Moonshot review – sprightly space romcom stows away to Mars
A sharp script, solid direction and an able crew give this classic mis-matched boy-girl story a satisfyingly fun sci-fi spin
March 2022
Cheaper by the Dozen review – breezy Disney remake of family comedy
The remake of the 2003 film – itself a remake – follows the Bakers, a mixed family of 12, headed by Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union
September 2021
Percy vs Goliath review – Christopher Walken battles Big Agriculture
The New Yorker makes no effort to sound Canadian or look like real life Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser, but he still steals the show
November 2018
Jump the shark
I don’t want no (more) Scrubs: why the hospital comedy dragged on too long
Flatlining after eight seasons of medical japes, the sitcom was rebooted for a med-school spin-off that should have been left for dead
February 2018
Listen closely: why Hollywood has become obsessed with podcasts
Dozens of podcasts are being adapted into TV shows and movies, from true-crime to conversation-style, but will they lose some of their appeal in the process?
December 2014
Kevin Spacey, Debbie Harry, Slavoj Zižek: the best answers to your webchat questions
Does John Lydon fear death? How does Flying Lotus see himself in 20 years’ time? How does Tracey Emin deal with the haters? What we’ve learned from a year in webchats …
October 2014
Film blog
Kickstarter: Morph biggest hit at festival celebrating cinema in flux
Gia Coppola: keeping it in the family
September 2014
Wish I Was Here review – bittersweet breeziness from Zach Braff
The Guardian film show
The Guardian Film Show: The Riot Club, 20,000 Days on Earth, Wish I Was Here and Magic in the Moonlight – video reviews
Wish I Was Here review – Zach Braff’s annoying Manic Pixie Dream life
Zach Braff Q&A – as it happened
July 2014
Music blog
This week's best music links: Interpol, Coldplay, Cat Power and Azealia Banks
New music from Zach Braff's new film Wish I Was Here (including Bon Iver), The Vines are
back, and Bear's Den offer a heartbreaking video for new track Elysium
April 2014
Kickstarter's biggest hits - why crowdfunding now sets the trends
Artists, filmmakers and technologists can bypass the moneymen to raise millions for their projects, from Spike Lee and Ouya to Veronica Mars and Broken Age. By Stuart Dredge
August 2013
Celebrities are increasingly turning to their fans to fund creative projects
New Zach Braff and Spike Lee films have some wondering why the rich and famous turn to crowd-funding websites like Kickstarter
July 2013
Zach Braff to star in Bullets Over Broadway musical
Scrubs star to make Broadway debut in Woody Allen's own adaptation of his 1994 film
May 2013
Zach Braff's Kickstarter campaign closes on $3.1m
Kate Hudson on board as Scrubs star's online fundraising drive for new project Wish I Was Here attracts 46,000 supporters