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November 2024

  • animated film still of girl and two monsters behind her

    Spellbound review – Netflix’s misfiring Disney princess knock-off

    An old-fashioned adventure, complete with Alan Menken music, nobly tries to tackle the effect of marital discord on children but never really casts a spell
  • John Lithgow, Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci in Conclave

    ‘We create gods because the world is chaos’: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci on celebrity, sin and papal thriller Conclave

    In Edward Berger’s Oscar-tipped drama, the three actors play cardinals vying to become pope. Ahead of the film’s UK release, they form a huddle to discuss fame, food – and why Trump won
  • two men in dark coats with red cardinal's caps

    Conclave: the fun, exciting Vatican thriller is perfect election escapism

    The Oscar-tipped papal saga, starring Ralph Fiennes, offers all the thrills of an election … without the grim reality

October 2024

  • John Lithgow sitting at a table reading a copy of the Literary Review.

    The week in theatre: Giant; Roots; Look Back in Anger – review

    John Lithgow as Roald Dahl towers over Nicholas Hytner’s production of an extraordinary debut play; Morfydd Clark finds her voice in a Wesker revival; and a John Osborne staging is a step backward

September 2024

  • This image released by Focus Features shows Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence in a scene from "Conclave." (Focus Features via AP)

    First look review
    Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes takes charge of tense papal election thriller

    The actor leads a top-tier ensemble, including Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, in an entertainingly juicy adaptation of Robert Harris’s novel

March 2024

  • Roald Dahl.

    John Lithgow to star in Royal Court play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism

    US actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne

December 2023

  • Claire Foy in The Crown

    Every episode of The Crown – ranked!

    From devastatingly poignant drama about unforgettable events to ghost Diana and a breakdancing Prince Charles – the royal saga has been a rollercoaster ride. Here are the highs and lows

November 2023

  • Christmassy schmaltz … Dudley Moore and David Huddleston in Santa Claus: The Movie.

    Santa Claus: The Movie review – Dudley Moore sparkles like a bauble in Elf prototype

    Playing an early iteration of the fish-out-of-water elf in the corporate world of New York, Moore has just enough perky charm to redeem an otherwise forgettable seasonal offering

June 2023

  • A portrait of a lighthouse

    Paintings from Mark Gatiss and John Lithgow among exhibition of actors’ art

    Stars’ paintings go in show in London next month, with proceeds going to struggling actors

February 2023

  • John Lithgow and Julianne Moore in Sharper.

    Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
    Sharper review – classy cast lead delectable caper about fraudsters and the super-rich

    Benjamin Caron applies Derren Brown experience to direct stylish swindler yarn set in Manhattan with Julianne Moore and John Lithgow leading the way

June 2022

  • ‘Much of the show’s success comes down to Bridges, who anchors a rickety character visibly battered by the past.’

    TV review
    The Old Man review – Jeff Bridges shines in serviceable action series

    The 72-year-old actor plays a fugitive of the past in a watchable drama that also works as a fantasy of hyper-competence in the sunset years

July 2021

  • John Travolta in Blow Out.

    Blow Out at 40: Brian De Palma’s ingenious thriller remains his greatest

    The auteur’s dazzling 1981 masterpiece sees a never-better John Travolta find himself caught in a dangerous murder plot

November 2020

  • John Lithgow.

    Observer New Review Q&A
    John Lithgow: 'Trump keeps on surviving. Karma never quite wins'

    The actor on playing Churchill, almost becoming Frasier Crane, and writing satirical poems about the US president

January 2020

  • Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson in Bombshell.

    Bombshell review – redacted notes on a scandal

    A retelling of the Fox News sexual harassment case avoids inconvenient political truths

December 2019

  • Dumpty

    'I don't think he'd get the jokes': why is John Lithgow writing poetry about Donald Trump?

    The actor is the latest to publish a book poking fun at the president. He reveals why he put pen to paper – plus a round up of the best of the rest

September 2019

  • The Guardian’s first readers’ editor, Ian Mayes

    Brief letters
    Oxymoron alert as German economic slowdown accelerates

    Brief letters: Oxymoron corner | Front-page news | Charity shop ethics | Churchill’s imitators | Clare in the Community

August 2019

  • Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie in Bombshell

    Bombshell: first trailer for star-studded Fox News drama released

    Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie aim for Oscars in the retelling of how Roger Ailes was brought down

April 2019

  • John Lithgow and Laurie Metcalf in Hillary and Clinton

    Hillary and Clinton review – Laurie Metcalf on winning form in solid drama

    The Tony award winner dominates as the politician in a 2008-set work of speculative stage drama with John Lithgow as her supportive husband

January 2019

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    First look review
    Late Night review – Emma Thompson quips through so-so comedy

  • Broadway 2019 composite: From top left - Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Glenda Jackson in Three Tall Women, Beetlejuice the Musical, Ethan Hawke at the True West Broadway photo call

    The Clintons, Tootsie and Beetlejuice: what to expect on Broadway in 2019

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