Author: Lily Hardman Archives: 05/2026

Have any filmmakers been outside lately

Have any filmmakers been outside lately?

Take a hike. Touch grass.

May 26, 2026

Finding Emily Can a rom-com critique the genre and save it at the same time

‘Finding Emily’: Can a rom-com critique the genre and save it at the same time?

Calling all hopeless romantics.

May 26, 2026

2014 was the best year for cinema this century and no one noticed

2014 was the best year for cinema this century – and hardly anyone noticed

A quietly stellar year.

May 25, 2026

The Cannes Film Festival unveiled new AI-generated porn from the 1970s, for some reason

The Cannes Film Festival unveiled new AI-generated porn from the 1970s, for some reason

A choice.

May 23, 2026

From bunny boiler to cat sandwich maker- 'Obsession' revives a familiar trope

From bunny boiler to cat sandwich maker: ‘Obsession’ revives a familiar trope

A male fear of women.

May 23, 2026

‘The Christophers’ gives Ian McKellen his best role in decades -

‘The Christophers’ gives Ian McKellen his best role in decades

The top of his game.

May 20, 2026

Can Sam Raimi capture the quiet dread of 1978’s ‘Magic’?

Can Sam Raimi capture the quiet dread of 1978’s ‘Magic’?

Probably not

May 19, 2026

This is what a Great Man looks like- On Javier Bardem and 19th-century theory

This is what a Great Man looks like: On Javier Bardem and 19th-century theory

Five stars.

May 19, 2026

Gun violence and trauma- ‘Hokum’ and ‘The Drama’ are tackling the same crisis

Gun violence and trauma: ‘Hokum’ and ‘The Drama’ are tackling the same crisis

An avoidable epidemic.

May 16, 2026

1968- the year Cannes was cancelled over politics -

1968: the year Cannes was cancelled over politics

When politics and art couldn’t be separated.

May 15, 2026

'Grace of Monaco' was the worst movie to ever open the Cannes Film Festival

‘Grace of Monaco’ was the worst movie to ever open the Cannes Film Festival

Cringeworthy.

May 15, 2026

Anthony Hopkins - Actor - 2001 - Oliver Mark

The co-star Anthony Hopkins couldn’t stand working with: “What I’m speaking about is discipline”

Naming and shaming.

May 15, 2026