My top 10 films of 2024 — and where to watch themIf you’re prepared to open your eyes, 2024 has been an awesome year for movies — here are my 10 favourites of the year.Dec 22Dec 22
Good grief, Gladiator 2 is bad — maybe even Ridley Scott’s worstGladiator II is bad, very bad. From script to acting to score it’s a poor imitation of the original.Nov 242Nov 242
How would you programme a ‘Donald Trump film festival’How can one use film to understand Donald Trump’s rise to power, his political return and his upset victories over ‘the establishment’Nov 13Nov 13
Roger Deakins ‘sort of regrets’ we’ll never see four-hour cut of The Assassination of Jesse JamesSpeaking on his Team Deakins podcast, Roger Deakins again lamented the fact the public will never see the longer Jesse James cutNov 6Nov 6
Rankings are stupid: 41 movies at the 2024 BFI London Film FestivalFrom best to worst: the 41 films I watched in the 12 days of the BFI London Film Festival 2024Oct 20Oct 20
Steve McQueen’s Blitz looks pretty but fails to igniteThere are no two ways about it, Steve McQueen’s Blitz, the Oscar-winning director’s return to feature filmmaking, is a disappointing dud.Oct 9Oct 9
The Substance is the grotesque movie our grotesque Ozempic-frenzied society deservesThe Substance is overlong, overblown and outrageously violent. It’s obvious and unsubtle and it might be brilliant.Sep 20Sep 20
Holy mother of tat! The Third Man is coming to 4KThe Third Man is a seminal work of European film noir. Directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring, among others, Joseph…Sep 10Sep 10
The Beast – when a difficult film becomes great on second watchThere can be fewer better experiences in moviegoing than when a frustrating first-watch three-star movie transforms before your very eyes…Jun 8Jun 8
Civil War: Alex Garland spent so much money to say so littleAlex Garland’s modern take on Apocalypse Now has no heart of darkness and it’s centre — it’s emptyApr 17Apr 17
