“Agrippa Grabs Brutus’ Crotch”: the bizarre Shakespearean screenwriting of Steve Bannon
From Coriolanus in L.A. to Titus Andronicus in space, there’s little here to celebrate.
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The survivalist saga Leave No Trace won’t want for praise
Debra Granik charts the evolution of a father-daughter relationship in microscopic detail.
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The Deer Hunter, Vertigo, Die Hard… it’s a shame re-releases are so often such familiar films
Returning to the same films over and over can only inhibit our viewing habits.
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Fatih Akin’s In The Fade is dampened by melodrama and contrivance
Diane Kruger is propulsive: but she has an instinct for subtlety that isn’t shared by her director.
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The problem with being Oscar: why Rupert Everett struggles in The Happy Prince
A role like this presents a particular challenge for Everett.
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All-female crime caper Ocean’s 8 is too sleek to be truly fun
Their scheme runs like Rolex clockwork. You never feel the shiver of risk.
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Nothing Like A Dame is a daring film featuring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright and Eileen Atkins just chatting
Old women? Talking? No men around? It’s amazing it got made at all.
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Sequins and self-destruction: McQueen and the punishing world of high fashion
Two new documentaries, about Alexander McQueen and Studio 54, are caught between rejoicing in excess and mourning its effects.
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