The juggernaut series, including its latest instalment F9, powers on in the slipstream of full-throttle classics from Thunder Road and The Italian Job to Bullitt and Mad Max It’s funny to think it’s been 20 years since the release of the first film …
Breakfast at Tiffany’s at 60: the sharp romcom that grows darker with age
Audrey Hepburn’s star-making turn as Holly Golightly remains as luminous as ever in Blake Edwards’ sweetened yet still bittersweet adaptation of Truman Capote’s novelBreakfast at Tiffany’s was a sacred film in my household growing up. My mother’s VHS t…
Streaming: Another Round and the best films about drinking
Thomas Vinterberg’s intoxicating Oscar winner joins booze-fuelled classics such as Whisky Galore!, Sideways and Leaving Las VegasWhen it comes to dealing with drinking on screen, films tend to be in one of two categories: grim-faced portrayals of the p…
Streaming: The Father and other films about dementia
Florian Zeller’s heart-rending film The Father is the latest in a spate of recent works tackling the condition and its effects on the familyFirst shown way back at Sundance in January last year, and repeatedly delayed by the pandemic, The Father waited…
Streaming: the best of the Edinburgh film festival 2021
The festival returns with live screenings, but will continue to offer an online edition, with gems from Norway and Iran, plus a 30-year stop-motion passion projectAs the film festival circuit returns to semi-normal – Cannes wrapped a delayed but succes…