EntertainmentOscar nominated movie a 'masterpiece'When Patricia Highsmith wrote The Price of Salt in 1952, its subject matter was so taboo that she needed to use a pseudonym, Claire Morgan.13 Feb 09:30 PM
EntertainmentSick of superhero movies? This is the movie for youYou have to wonder how this exchange slipped past Deadpool's financial executives.11 Feb 06:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Little Room to moveWarning: If you missed the book and don't know what the room is in Room, what follows may contain more spoilers than you need.04 Feb 03:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Chris Pine's sea rescue story 'lacks urgency'Chris Pine and Casey Affleck play two real-life US Coast Guard sailors who saved 32 men from a sinking oil tanker off Cape Cod in the winter of 1952.04 Feb 01:30 AM
EntertainmentYou need to see this filmJournalists are constantly exasperated by the depiction of journalism in the movies: crusading reporters who never take notes write their own (very bad) headlines for stories based on hunches, improbable disclosures, lucky breaks and dramatic confrontatio31 Jan 03:15 AM
EntertainmentReview: Raunchy road trip makes for 'pointless' comedyOther than starring in David O. Russell films, in recent years seven-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner Robert De Niro has taken to appearing in lightweight films reassuring baby boomers they're relevant, and can still party large.28 Jan 04:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Love conquers sexual politicsPredictably and understandably, this film about one of the first known people to undergo a surgical sex change has been criticised for tweaking the historical record and, more sophisticatedly, for its heteronormative approach to a transgender story.28 Jan 03:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Oscar nominated film 'bland'It's hardly surprising that stories of immigrants to the Land of the Free have such a proud cinematic history: the immigrant experience has everything - risk, longing, regret, hope, danger - that makes for great drama.21 Jan 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Penguin's pal saves the day in new kids movieIf you're looking for a sweet family film to entertain the younger kids these holidays, Oddball will do the trick.20 Jan 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Big ShortThe Big Short is equal parts goofy crime caper and cold-blooded rage against the machine that created the Global Financial Crisis.17 Jan 03:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: SuffragetteCarey Mulligan stars in a riveting true story about the struggle for women's emancipation.16 Jan 10:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: SistersDespite a few hit-and-miss moments, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler prove yet again to be a dynamic duo, Francesca writes.07 Jan 03:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The RevenantWell-matched actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy help deliver a savagely authentic Old West survival thriller07 Jan 01:30 AM
EntertainmentLife too close to art for TarantinoQuentin Tarantino has a new movie The Hateful Eight. As usual it doesn't adopt half measures.04 Jan 10:02 PM
EntertainmentReview: Dad vs Dad in slow-to-fire comedyWill Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg were hilarious together when they teamed up in 2010 for cop movie spoof The Other Guys. While the set-up in Daddy's Home is different, their roles are similar.24 Dec 01:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: JLaw saves 'disjointed' JoyThe Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and David O. Russell show rolls back into town with family drama Joy, an offbeat and quietly entertaining yarn about the rags-to-riches true story of Joy Mangano, the inventor of the Miracle Mop, and her crazy family.24 Dec 12:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Bryan Cranston flick 'enlightening'Whether or not Bryan Cranston wins the Best Actor Oscar in February, this biopic will surely prompt a stream of sanctimonious recollection in Tinseltown about Dalton Trumbo.23 Dec 10:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: New Pixar film beautiful but predictableThe hero of The Good Dinosaur, the latest offering from Pixar animations, isn't the adorable apatosaurus, Arlo, his unlikely human companion, Spot, or the red neck T-Rex cowboy voiced by Western film actor Sam Elliott.23 Dec 09:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Growing up through musicSurmounting the not considerable obstacle that French pop music makes John Denver sound like AC/DC, this Christmas crowdpleaser breathes new life into the girl-becomes-woman genre.23 Dec 08:45 PM
EntertainmentReview: Fresh Peanuts retains traditionCharlie brown's return to the big screen, 25 years after the last Peanuts feature, is sure to charm and delight both newcomers and fans of Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strip.23 Dec 08:15 PM
EntertainmentReview: Film a one-shot wonder<i>Victoria</i> is a remarkable achievement, a visceral experience in which the technique never overwhelms substance. Highly recommended as one of the year's best.09 Dec 05:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Big Bird flick unengagingI am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story plays like an extended promo, washed with a score of elevator-music strings, and composed of so many talking-head snatches that it often feels like a trailer for itself.09 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentGeorge Lucas reacts to new Star Wars filmThe latest in the Star Wars saga has been put to the George Lucas test - and it passed.07 Dec 06:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: High spirits end eraThe night Before reunites director Jonathan Levine with his 50/50 crew, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, in a chaotic and raunchy comedy that takes place over one Christmas Eve in New York City.05 Dec 04:00 AM
EntertainmentWatch the new Superman v Batman trailerIf a teaser for <i>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</i> whet your appetite, the full-length trailer will have you on the edge of your seat.05 Dec 02:10 AM
EntertainmentReview: Things that go bumpFans of the 1990s children's horror series Goosebumps will be thrilled with the first film adaptation of author R.L. Stine's popular series. Briskly paced, it also retains the balance of comedy and creepiness from the books.03 Dec 01:45 AM
EntertainmentReview: Film's gags get old quickTwo great veteran actors from either side of the Atlantic do their best with frustratingly uneven material in the new film by Sorrentino, whose The Great Beauty won last year's foreign-film Oscar.02 Dec 11:45 PM
EntertainmentTragically, Shakespeare is upstagedThe Guardian reported that in the UK, 87 per cent of cinemas showed the live screening, surely the biggest audience in history for a Shakespeare play.28 Nov 02:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: Rocky spin-off CreedSomehow, this next generation Rocky spin-off delivers a fresh, exciting boxing drama all its own.26 Nov 05:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Lapses in the friend zoneWhen writer-director Leslye Headland presented her second feature film, Sleeping with Other People, at the Sundance Film Festival, she described it as "When Harry met Sally for assholes". Turns out, that's an apt description.25 Nov 09:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Lance Armstrong's cheating heartYou don't have to like cycling to find yourself leaning into the corners on The Program.25 Nov 06:00 PM
