Elizabeth Banks
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Brightburn: Superhero horror makes for interesting yet frustrating viewing
- Film
- June 21, 2019, 05:00
You won’t need a degree in superhero studies to twig what’s going on in this interesting variation on genre conventions. Elizabeth Banks and David De(...)

Coming soon... 50 films to look out for in 2019
- Film
- December 29, 2018
Ad Astra Ruth Negga joins Brad Pitt (lucky him, lucky her) on a mission to Neptune. Pointy-headed James Gray, the man behind The Lost City of Z,(...)

“Show us on the puppet where this film touched you.” “It touched me here and here and [sobs] here – on my special place.” “Let the record show that th(...)

Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer
- Film
- May 26, 2018, 05:00
Lessons have been learnt. Back in 2014, some weeks after Brazil were thoroughly spanked by the Germans, Hollywood’s summer sputtered to a halt after t(...)

The best new films and TV on Netflix and Amazon this summer
- TV, Radio, Web
- July 26, 2017, 05:00
Summertime is traditionally a wasteland for original programming, with all the best new shows stored up for winter hibernation. Summer is usually rese(...)

The Power Rangers film has arrived, and it’s surprisingly good
- Film
- March 24, 2017, 15:30
I bring worrying news from the first commercial showing of Power Rangers. (For some reason, we were denied a press screening.) The folk behind this la(...)

Hillary Clinton makes history by becoming Democrat nominee
- US
- July 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton capped a historic night after becoming the first woman to lead a major party into a US presidential election with a surprise appearan(...)

Paul Ryan criticises Donald Trump day after endorsing him
- US
- June 4, 2016, 01:00
The newly minted detente between Donald Trump and the highest-ranking elected Republican Paul Ryan hit a rocky patch just a day after the US House of(...)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I review - halfway decent, then it leaves you hanging
- Film
- November 20, 2014, 17:41
Whether we wanted it or not (I’m saying “not”), we have, over the last five years, seen the development of a new genre of film. Harry Potter and th(...)