Deborah Ross

Sultry and dull: Daniel Craig as James Bond

Shaken, not stirred

29 October 2015 3:00 pm

Spectre is the 24th film in the Bond franchise, the fourth starring Daniel Craig, the second directed by Sam Mendes,…

Sultry and dull: Daniel Craig as James Bond

Shaken, not stirred

29 October 2015 9:00 am

Spectre is the 24th film in the Bond franchise, the fourth starring Daniel Craig, the second directed by Sam Mendes,…

Electrifying: Marlon Brando as a young man

Self-pitying, despairing, often delusional: the real Marlon Brando

24 October 2015 9:00 am

Listen to Me Marlon is a documentary portrait of Marlon Brando that has him burbling into your ear for 102…

Electrifying: Marlon Brando as a young man

Self-pitying, despairing, often delusional: the real Marlon Brando

22 October 2015 2:00 pm

Listen to Me Marlon is a documentary portrait of Marlon Brando that has him burbling into your ear for 102…

The Program could do with a good dose of performance-enhancing drugs

17 October 2015 8:00 am

The Program, as directed by Stephen Frears, is a biopic of Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist and ‘sporting hero’ who…

The Program could do with a good dose of performance-enhancing drugs

15 October 2015 2:00 pm

The Program, as directed by Stephen Frears, is a biopic of Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist and ‘sporting hero’ who…

They do more than just ninny about in elaborate hats, thank Christ: Suffragette reviewed

10 October 2015 9:00 am

Suffragette is one of those films in which the parts are greater than the sum. Or, in this instance, the…

They do more than just ninny about in elaborate hats, thank Christ: Suffragette reviewed

8 October 2015 2:00 pm

Suffragette is one of those films in which the parts are greater than the sum. Or, in this instance, the…

Andrew Garfield in 99 Homes

Home is where the heart is

26 September 2015 8:00 am

99 Homes is an American drama about house repossession. Bummer, you might think, but here is what you don’t yet…

Andrew Garfield in 99 Homes

Home is where the heart is

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

99 Homes is an American drama about house repossession. Bummer, you might think, but here is what you don’t yet…

Dual control

12 September 2015 9:00 am

Legend is a biopic of the Kray twins starring Tom Hardy as Reggie and Tom Hardy as Ronnie, so it’s…

Dual control

10 September 2015 1:00 pm

Legend is a biopic of the Kray twins starring Tom Hardy as Reggie and Tom Hardy as Ronnie, so it’s…

Family matters

5 September 2015 9:00 am

The Second Mother is a Brazilian film concerning a wealthy family, their live-in housekeeper, and the arrival of the housekeeper’s…

Family matters

3 September 2015 1:00 pm

The Second Mother is a Brazilian film concerning a wealthy family, their live-in housekeeper, and the arrival of the housekeeper’s…

The face of a film: Charlotte Rampling is hypnotic in ‘45 Years’

All from nothing

29 August 2015 9:00 am

Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a long married couple whose relationship is disturbed by…

Joel Edgerton in The Gift

All from nothing

27 August 2015 1:00 pm

Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a long married couple whose relationship is disturbed by…

Gemma Arterton as Gemma Bovery, the male sexual fantasy made flesh, and Fabrice Luchini as Joubert

Male order

22 August 2015 9:00 am

Gemma Bovery is a modern-day refashioning of Gustave Flaubert’s literary masterpiece Madame Bovary, and while such refashionings can work well…

Gemma Arterton as Gemma Bovery, the male sexual fantasy made flesh, and Fabrice Luchini as Joubert

Male order

20 August 2015 1:00 pm

Gemma Bovery is a modern-day refashioning of Gustave Flaubert’s literary masterpiece Madame Bovary, and while such refashionings can work well…

Great expectations

15 August 2015 9:00 am

Trainwreck is a romcom as written and directed by Amy Schumer, the American comedy prodigy whose Comedy Central sketch show…

Great expectations

13 August 2015 1:00 pm

Trainwreck is a romcom as written and directed by Amy Schumer, the American comedy prodigy whose Comedy Central sketch show…

You can’t keep your eyes off Iris

Dedicated follower of fashion

1 August 2015 9:00 am

Iris is a documentary portrait of Iris Apfel, the nonagenarian New York fashion icon. Nope, me neither, but that’s irrelevant,…

You can’t keep your eyes off Iris

Dedicated follower of fashion

30 July 2015 1:00 pm

Iris is a documentary portrait of Iris Apfel, the nonagenarian New York fashion icon. Nope, me neither, but that’s irrelevant,…

Sweeney Plod

25 July 2015 9:00 am

The Legend of Barney Thomson is the directorial debut of actor Robert Carlyle, and it’s one of those black comedies…

Sweeney Plod

23 July 2015 1:00 pm

The Legend of Barney Thomson is the directorial debut of actor Robert Carlyle, and it’s one of those black comedies…

Charmless and boring: James Franco as Christian Longo

To tell you the truth…

18 July 2015 9:00 am

True Story is based on the book True Story, which is itself based on a true story, so there is…