The Son review – Hugh Jackman excels in solid yet inferior follow-up to The Father
From She Said to Devotion: this season’s ignored Oscarbait movies
December 2022
2023 culture preview
The best films of 2023 to look forward to
New movies from Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Sam Mendes, Greta Gerwig and Florian Zeller, among others, mean there’s a feast of cinema to look forward to in the coming months
November 2022
Anthony Hopkins on film stardom at 84: ‘He said, Oh my God. You’re really strange!’
From Hannibal Lecter to Nixon, Anthony Hopkins has long been one of cinema’s most singular stars. He recalls winding up Brad Pitt, working with Bob Hoskins and weirding out Jonathan Demme
September 2022
Venice film festival 2022 week two roundup – discomfort and joy
A mood of theatricality prevailed at this year’s edition – a bleak but furiously cinematic Marilyn Monroe biopic and a forbiddingly austere French courtroom drama being the most distinctive offerings
The Son review – laceratingly painful drama of familial fear and loathing
Florian Zeller’s follow-up to The Father features a tremendous performance from Hugh Jackman, as a divorced lawyer who agrees to look after his troubled offspring
Hugh Jackman says starring in The Son changed his approach to parenting
Actor says Florian Zeller’s film made him aware of how important it is to share vulnerabilities as a father – not just be strong and dependable
July 2022
Cate Blanchett and Harry Styles to head to Venice for 2022 edition of film festival
Competition slots for jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi, Martin McDonagh and Darren Aronofsky, while actors on show range from past winner Blanchett to Bill Nighy and Harry Styles
February 2022
The week in theatre: Two Billion Beats; Running With Lions; The Forest; The Chairs – review
The Forest review – Florian Zeller’s infidelity tale is masterfully executed
January 2022
‘I know what anxiety is. And guilt’: Florian Zeller on his nightmarish new play
The French prodigy, who won an Oscar for The Father, talks about The Forest, his labyrinthine new drama following a man whose life unravels after an affair
December 2021
2022 culture preview
Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams
Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour
September 2021
‘Anthony Hopkins committed within five minutes’: how I wrote The Father with Florian Zeller
After Christopher Hampton saw Zeller’s dementia drama on stage in Paris, neither language, finance nor another film adaptation could thwart their collaboration on the screenplay
August 2021
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Streaming: The Father and other films about dementia
Florian Zeller’s heart-rending film The Father is the latest in a spate of recent works tackling the condition and its effects on the family
June 2021
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Father review – Hopkins a wordy Oscar winner
Academy winner Anthony Hopkins tackles the script’s verbosity with aplomb but this study of dementia remains somewhat stagey
April 2021
And the winner should be … Peter Bradshaw’s predictions for the 2021 Oscars
Will Nomadland clean up this year? Will Anthony Hopkins get best actor? Our film critic gives the low down on the contenders for the Academy Awards
Art or activism? The Oscars’ identity crisis
This year’s awards will be a battle between political propriety and cinematic excellence. But will medium or message finally triumph?
No man’s land: in crowning Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, Bafta has triumphed
Peter Bradshaw
An immaculate set of choices this year were capped by best film for Nomadland and best British film for Promising Young Woman – with Anthony Hopkins’ honour the cherry on top
March 2021
Four women up for best director in strikingly diverse Bafta nominations
Florian Zeller on The Father: 'Anthony Hopkins took me in his arms. We knew the miracle had happened'
