MaXXXine review – a horribly watchable Hollywood tale of sex, death, fear and gore
Mia Goth returns for the third chapter of the X trilogy as an adult film star trying to take a crack at horror while a serial killer stalks the city’s sex workers
November 2023
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Crown; A Murder at the End of the World; Bill Bailey’s Australian Adventure; The Curse – review
The Crown actor says events leading to Diana’s death must have been ‘unbearable’
November 2022
We took care to reproduce banned Di interview accurately – Crown actor
Prasanna Puwanarajah, who is playing the disgraced BBC broadcaster, on how the Netflix drama approached the infamous Panorama programme
Elizabeth Debicki on playing Diana: ‘I never watched The Crown and thought, this is a documentary’
She found stardom in The Night Manager and Tenet but how will she cope with the attention that comes with playing the most scrutinised woman of all time?
From Tampongate to the Bashir bombshells: will King Charles III finally hit back at The Crown?
The Netflix hit is now plunging into inflammatory territory. Will the famously outspoken new monarch really simmer in silence? Does he have to – now Prince Harry is on the streamer’s payroll?
May 2022
The reader interview
Jacki Weaver: ‘I can be a cow, but I had a very polite English mother who taught me to be kind’
The twice Oscar-nominated star of Animal Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook – as well as the upcoming Father Stu – on mangling accents, Vegemite and preteen fanmail
August 2021
Elizabeth Debicki channels Diana in first peek into The Crown’s fifth season
Production has begun in the UK on the next instalment of the wildly popular Netflix series, with an Australian taking centre stage
October 2020
The Burnt Orange Heresy review – Mick Jagger adds dash of malice to arty thriller
The rock star plays a wealthy art dealer mysteriously sheltering a renowned artist – Donald Sutherland – in this eventful melodrama
August 2020
Now you've seen it
Face masks, time travel and James Bond auditions: discuss Tenet with spoilers
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Tenet review – supremely ambitious race against time makes for superb cinema
Tenet review - high concept and high stakes
Original observer photography
July 2020
Elizabeth Debicki: ‘I’m not interested in being comfortable’
Elizabeth Debicki had us all enthralled in The Night Manager (including Le Carré himself). Now she’s back in a new spy thriller. And, despite her 6ft 3in height and A-list pals, she’s still the down-to-earth girl from Melbourne…
May 2018
Breath review – profound Tim Winton adaptation swirls with soul and beauty
Simon Baker’s directorial debut is poetic without being pretentious, capturing the natural beauty of the WA coast and the complexity of coming of age
March 2017
The Kettering Incident – do you miss Stranger Things? This will tide you over
With its kids on bikes, creepy CCTV footage and monsters in the forest, Elizabeth Debicki’s chilling horror show is a treat for fans of the Upside Down
February 2017
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Kettering Incident; Pls Like; Girls; The Moorside
Sky’s eerie new thriller introduces us to Tasmanian gothic. Plus, Liam Williams sticks it to the vloggers, and the return of Lena Dunham
December 2016
Aactas 2016: Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge wins major awards
Gibson’s second world war film picks up best actor, direction, original screenplay and film on an awards night that turned political from the very start
October 2016
The Red Barn review – dark story of dissolving identity
The Red Barn review – David Hare turns Simenon's stormy tale into a film noir
