The Harder They Fall review – Idris Elba rides into trouble in garishly violent western

Jeymes Samuel’s gonzo revenge western, with a cast including Elba, Regina King, and Zazie Beetz is enjoyable, if face-splatteringly brutalThe London film festival saddles up for a gonzo revenge western which aims to reclaim the often erased African Ame…

‘People of colour were less than human’: how The Harder They Fall redefines the western

Directed by London-born Jeymes Samuel, the movie with an all-black cast and strong female characters was always going to be unique, but the experience was also shaped by CovidFrom John Wayne’s toe-to-heel walk to Clint Eastwood’s trademark squint, the …

London film festival 2021: Peter Bradshaw’s top 10 picks

Tilda Swinton in Memoria, Kenneth Branagh’s memorial to Belfast and Edgar Wright’s 60s horror: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees at this year’s festivalCéline Sciamma’s beautiful fairytale reverie is mysterious and moving. After he…