Jo-Ann Titmarsh

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Film

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: souped-up, high-octane and totally bonkers

A furious ride and in Anya Taylor Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke it has three utterly watchable leads

23 May 2024
Film

Elemental at Cannes: Pixar closes the festival with a damp squib

Previous masterpieces like Toy Story 3 and Monsters, Inc. mean that there’s nowhere to hide for the studio when it doesn’t quite work

5 Jul 2023
<p>Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks</p>
Film

Asteroid City: Wes Anderson has rekindled the old magic

The usual celebrity suspects are joined by newcomers to enrich this satisfying story that evokes the paranoia of the Cold War and the thrill of new discovery

21 Jun 2023
Film

Asteroid City stars on Wes Anderson: ‘He and his movies stand apart’

What is it really like to work with the ideosyncratic director, who recently became a TikTok sensation?

20 Jun 2023
TV

The Idol: sexiness is absent, The Weeknd’s series is all sleaze

This sleazy attempt at satire frequently veers into soft porn

5 Jun 2023
<p>Alicia Vikander in Firebrand</p>
Film

Firebrand: Jude Law’s magnificent but he’s not meant to be the star

This film is meant to focus on the story of Henry’s last wife Catherine Parr, played by Alicia Vikander, but manages to diminish her instead

22 May 2023
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Film

May December: Todd Haynes undercooks this potentially tasty drama

An intriguing premise is let down by a curiously off-hand lack of logical questioning in this film, starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman

22 May 2023
Film

Jeanne du Barry at Cannes: a right royal disappointment

This lavish biopic starring Johnny Depp fails to live up to the promise of director and star Maïwenn’s previous films

17 May 2023
Film

Screen stars, soirées, scandals: it’s Cannes!

Glad rags at the ready, the hottest film festival of the year is getting under way

16 May 2023
Film

Blonde review: Marilyn Monroe drama renders her powerless, yet again

Ana de Armas embodies Monroe’s sexiness and vulnerability but is given frustratingly little chance to express her wit and intelligence

8 Sept 2022
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Film

Venice Film Festival: Florian Zeller’s The Father towers over The Son

The French dramatist and filmmaker turns his attention to the damaged offspring of a broken marriage with mixed results

7 Sept 2022
Film

Don’t Worry Darling: Styles is... fine in this glossy but empty effort

Florence Pugh and Chris Pine act their socks off but this Mad Men-meets-Stepford Wives thriller all feels a bit... done

6 Sept 2022