…on film

Academy acts as Rampling accuses black actors of anti-white racism

23rd January 201628th February 2016Jason Korsner

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, mired in a row over all-white nominees in the acting categories at the Oscars for [click for more...]

The Big Short – Review

22nd January 201617th April 2023Maria Duarte

DIRECTED BY: Adam McKay – FEATURING: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Hamish Linklater, Jeremy Strong, John Magaro, Margot Robbie, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Rafe Spall, Selena Gomez [click for more...]

Oscar organisers announce membership review amid race row

19th January 20168th July 2016Jason Korsner

The body that hands out the Oscars has announced a review of its membership criteria, after no black actors were nominated for the [click for more...]

London critics honour Mad Max and 45 Years

17th January 20161st February 2016Jason Korsner

One of the biggest and one of the smallest films of the year have shared the bulk of the awards, handed out by [click for more...]

The Revenant – Review

15th January 20169th February 2024Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Alejandro González Iñárritu – FEATURING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck, Grace Dove, Lukas Hass, Will Poulter [click for more...]

Room – Review

15th January 201616th November 2025Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Lenny Abrahamson – FEATURING: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Amanda Brugel, Cas Anvar, Joan Allen, Joe Pingue, Matt Gordon, Randal Edwards, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus, Wendy Crewson, William H Macy [click for more...]

Revenant, Mad Max and Martian lead a strong British year for Oscar nominations

14th January 201615th February 2016Jason Korsner

The Revenant leads the field with 12 Oscar nominations The Revenant has followed its Golden Globes success by picking up twelve Academy Award [click for more...]

Kate Winslet leads British awards charge at a Golden Globes dominated by The Revenant

11th January 201616th January 2016Jason Korsner

The nineteenth century frontier survival story The Revenant has set itself up as the one to beat for the Oscars, taking three of [click for more...]

Carol and Bridge of Spies lead BAFTA Nominations

8th January 201615th February 2016Jason Korsner

Two films – Carol and Bridge of Spies – that study the politics of mid-20th Century America have set the running for this year’s BAFTA Film Awards. [click for more...]

Star Wars, Fifty Shades and Kingsman actors up for Rising Star BAFTA

5th January 201620th August 2016Jason Korsner

BAFTA has announced its shortlist for the Rising Star Award, that will be voted for by the public; clockwise from top right: Brie Larson, John Boyega, Bel Powley, Taron Egerton, Dakota Johnson [click for more...]

The Danish Girl – Review

1st January 20164th April 2025Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Tom Hooper – FEATURING: Eddie Redmayne, Adrian Schiller, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Ben Whishaw, Cosima Shaw, Matthias Schoenaerts, Pip Torrens, Sebastian Koch [click for more...]

Whiplash on the D-Train: What was – and was not – Worth Seeing in 2015

1st January 20168th July 2016Jason Korsner

It’s the end of the year, so it’s list time – and what you’ll be wanting to know is what was worth seeing [click for more...]

Radiohead confirm their SPECTRE theme was rejected

25th December 201525th December 2015Jason Korsner

Radiohead’s frontman Thom Yorke has confirmed on Twitter that his band was originally asked to record the theme for the most recent Bond [click for more...]

Warner Brothers UK boss to be first US-born BFI chairman

22nd December 201522nd December 2015Jason Korsner

The Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has confirmed that Greg Dyke will be replaced as the Chairman of the BFI by the President and [click for more...]

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens – Review

17th December 201516th April 2023Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: JJ Abrams – FEATURING: Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Domhnall Gleeson, Greg Grunberg, Gwendoline Christie, Hannah John-Kamen, Judah Friedlander, Kenny Baker, Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Hamill, Max Von Sydow, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Pip Torrens, Simon Pegg, Warwick Davis [click for more...]