January 2024
How Tina Fey became ‘the most powerful woman in comedy’
The comedian has never kowtowed to cancel culture, but she has slightly reworked the musical version of her 2004 hit “Mean Girls” to acknowledge changing mores.
- Stephen Armstrong
October 2023
- Opinion
- Review
Scorsese’s new film about oil and greed is one of his greatest ever
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is a movie of weighty moral force by Martin Scorsese, a director who is in command of the medium.
- John McDonald
December 2021
2022 is a big year for big films
January will see the year off to an exceptionally strong start and if the cinemas only manage to stay open, we’ll have something good to remember.
- John McDonald
November 2021
DiCaprio breezes past security as delegates blocked
The actor-turned-environmentalist attended an event to launch a global plan to cut methane gas emissions, while officials part of the COP26 talks were forced to wait outside
August 2021
A view to thrill: Collectors tuning into film poster auctions
Sotheby’s is offering nearly 250 film posters at auction in a niche but increasingly popular field for collectors.
- Colin Gleadell
April 2021
Bolsonaro’s sudden pledge to protect Amazon met with scepticism
Brazil’s President wants the international community to pledge billions of dollars to pay for his uncharacteristic conservation initiatives.
- Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño
December 2019
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Black mark for Goldman Sachs
Scratch below the surface of the multibillion-dollar Malaysian corruption scandal and there is cause for despair.
- Tony Boyd