Critical Week: Tell no one 20 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm

There are a handful of films screened to London critics this past week that we're not allowed to review yet. Insidious: Chapter 2 reunites Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and director James Wan for more gh...

Critical Day: Hunger Games bootcamp 17 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm

When you're invited to a special press day in the Capitol for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, you might be put off by a bootcamp programme that includes fashion, beauty and fitness. But there's also ...

Critical Week: Woody goes west 12 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm

London-based critics had our first screening of Woody Allen's new comedy-drama Blue Jasmine, which sees him return to America after working in Europe for most of the past decade. But he's not back in ...

Critical Week: I've got your back 6 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm

Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington provided some muscle for British critics this week in the action-comedy 2 Guns, which surprisingly is more skilfully written, directed and acted than most of this s...

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Critical Week: How the other half lives 29 Jul 2013 | 04:24 pm

London critics got a chance to see one of the most anticipated films of the year: Elysium, by District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp and starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. Sorry, comments are embargoe...

Critical Week: Manly men in skirts 23 Jul 2013 | 01:06 am

There were two memorable screenings in London this week, including Hammer of the Gods, the corny ancient-Britain 300/Braveheart romp, and Hugh Jackman's valiant attempt to revive the reputation of The...

Critical Week: Through the dangerzone 17 Jul 2013 | 01:38 pm

Speed was the name of the game at press screenings this week, as critics boarded Disney's Planes, the spin-off from Pixar's Cars movies; Ron Howard's Formula One drama Rush, about the rivalry-respect ...

Festival Days: You've been papped! 10 Jul 2013 | 01:40 am

The East End Film Festival winds up on Wednesday with its closing night gala screening of the biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried (pictured) as the pornstar turned anti-porn crusader. Directed b...

Festival Days: Where are we? 4 Jul 2013 | 12:43 pm

The East End Film Festival moves into its second week with a remarkably ambitious programme screening at cinemas all over East London. Highlights for me will be attending the world premieres of two Br...