The Housemaid review – what a mess
I first became acquainted with Freida McFadden’s New York Times bestselling thriller ‘The Housemaid’ earlier in 2025, when I stumbled across
Bowie: The Final Act review – revisiting the…
In 2016, David Bowie’s death shook the world like a supernova – a deliberately-staged explosion that collapsed a lifetime of personas into a single, blinding
Marty Supreme review – Josh Safdie working at a…
I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Timotheé Chalamet announced in February 2025 while accepting the Screen Actor’s Guild Award for
The 10 best TV shows of 2025
From Star Wars canon expansion to the conclusion of a university-set sitcom and Vince Gilligan’s highly anticipated return to the small
Joachim Trier: ‘I cling to life’
Crafting a complex portrait of a fraught father-daughter relationship set against a grand dragestil family home in Oslo, Joachim Trier turns to family,
Sentimental Value review – moving, sharp and…
Nothing brings a family together like a funeral, and at the wake for Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes’ (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) mother,
The 30 best films of 2025
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Coming of age with Rob Reiner
“It was the summer of 1959, a long time ago. But only if you measure it in terms of years.” Richard
Avatar: Fire and Ash review – another James…
It’s funny to think of James Cameron as a traditionalist when his work has long been technology-forward – as have been
Strangers in Paradise: The Radical Loneliness of…
I first encountered John Irvin’s 1985 film Turtle Diary more than a decade ago, drawn by its Harold Pinter screenplay and all-star