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5 out of 5 stars.

Killers of the Flower Moon review – Scorsese’s magnificent period epic is an instant American classic
5 out of 5 stars.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro star in a sinuous, pitch-black tragedy about how the west was really won

Published: 21 May 2023
3 out of 5 stars.

May December review – fraught drama starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore promises more than it delivers
3 out of 5 stars.

Todd Haynes’ tale of merging identities is too knowing and too glossy to drive its message home

Published: 21 May 2023
Cannes 2023 week one roundup – from Depp to Godard, the chaotic circus rolls on

Enraging, bracing and sublime, the 76th edition of the French film festival kicks off with a controversial visit from Johnny Depp and gallops through films from Pedro Almodóvar, Catherine Corsini, Steve McQueen and more

Published: 20 May 2023
Johnny Depp on comeback trail in Cannes amid criticism of festival organisers

With protesters banned, the premiere of Depp’s first film in three years saw him receive a seven-minute standing ovation – but opponents argue he is being given a free pass

Published: 18 May 2023

Suede’s Mat Osman: ‘The biggest difference between Richard and me is that he has no interest in being cool’

The bassist and author talks about artistic ambition, sibling dynamics - and how being on tour inspired his riotous new novel, The Ghost Theatre

Published: 8:00 PM

‘Brutal monomaniac’: the gripping film about Boris Becker’s astonishing rise and spectacular fall

The tennis titan with a howitzer serve thought invincibility on the court meant impunity off it. Oscar-winner Alex Gibney reveals how he charted the star’s path from fortunes and trophies to squatters and prison

Published: 3:00 PM

Book of the day
Victory City by Salman Rushdie review – a lavish fairytale

Completed before he was attacked last year, Rushdie’s magic realist epic about a 15th-century Indian empire has an infectious sense of fun

Published: 1 Feb 2023

Monstrous maestro: why is Cate Blanchett’s cancel culture film Tár angering so many people?

Despite glowing reviews, Todd Field’s drama about a predatory conductor has struggled at the box office. Is this because its protagonist is an unlikeable woman?

Published: 16 Jan 2023
Zero-sum game: Netflix’s Break Point aces the loneliness of top-flight tennis

Watching Nick Kyrgios and other ‘next generation’ stars, life on tour resembles a nightmare more than living the dream

Published: 7 Jan 2023

2022 in TV
‘There’s a reason for everything – even the goats’: Adam Scott on the eerie genius of Severance

With Mark, the microchipped office drone, the star has put ‘befuddled beta males’ behind him. He reveals why shooting during Covid fed the show’s strangeness – but still can’t explain the goats

Published: 28 Dec 2022

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