A Hollywood star scandal gets some Vanity Fair pizzazz; 007’s stolen Aston Martin makes for a fun true crime podcast; and the cast of Chris Morris’s seminal news satire look back fondlyLove Is a Crime Vanity Fair/Cadence13The Great James Bond Car Robbe…
I’m stirred by Daniel Craig’s plan to give away his fortune | Rebecca Nicholson
He offers sound financial advice on not ruining his children’s lives with extreme wealthFor many people, Daniel Craig climbing out of the sea in his swimming trunks is a turn-on; for me, it’s Daniel Craig talking about financial responsibility.“Isn’t t…
Pig review – a low-key Nicolas Cage on the trail of a missing porker
Director Michael Sarnoski promises a revenge thriller but delivers something much quieter and more profoundA truffle-hunting pig has been kidnapped. Her grizzled owner, Rob (Nicolas Cage), abandons a quiet, off-grid life in the woods and sets out on a …
Patsy Kensit: ‘You don’t have to marry all your boyfriends’
The actor, 53, talks about her charming dad, never reading her reviews in the papers, staying strong and eating nothing but shepherd’s pieWe grew up without money: two rooms and an outside loo. I remember shyly cowering behind the coal shed as Mum trie…
‘We’re beating this together’: Jemaine Clement on Covid, crime and his friend Taika Waititi
The co-creator of Wellington Paranormal and Flight of the Conchords is busy with new projects and looking forward to bingeing friends’ workIt’s a blustery Wellington night and we’re on the brink of the second nationwide lockdown of the pandemic. There’…
Sweet Girl review – Jason Momoa’s Netflix action thriller is a non-starter
The Game of Thrones alum headlines a conventional on-the-run conspiracy thriller that boasts a nonsensical last act twistGetting one’s own sub-par Netflix action movie has become a rite of passage for male and female actors alike, regardless of fame, a…
‘I wouldn’t take my kids to this’: Star Wars’ Phil Tippett on his hellish animation Mad God
The leading visual effects designer, whose credits include Star Wars and Jurassic Park, has spent three decades directing his gruesome animated fableYou definitely know Phil Tippett’s work even if you don’t know his name. The 3D chess game in Star Wars…
Sonny Chiba, martial arts master and Kill Bill star, dies aged 82
Chiba made his name with the 1970s Street Fighter trilogy, before Quentin Tarantino’s admiration brought him fame in the westSonny Chiba, the Japanese martial arts movie star who found late-career renown in Hollywood after outspoken admiration from Que…
Sexting, lies and unveiled selfies: the Egyptian film exploring the hidden lives of teenage girls
Ayten Amin’s Souad is a razor-sharp portrayal of sisterhood and sexual awakening that is rarely represented on screenWhen the Egyptian director Ayten Amin was 10 years old, a classmate’s sister killed herself. The news gripped the school. But, in a soc…
Jakob’s Wife review – fun and gore in splatterfest with female-rage subtext
Barbara Crampton is reliably bloody and funny as a preacher’s wife whose dreary life is upended by a vampire’s kissScream queen Barbara Crampton, the always-welcome star of many a smart if schlocky horror movie (see Chopping Mall, You’re Next, assorted…