Around China

In the newest issue of Sight & Sound (October 2016), I reviewed the BFI’s DVD Around China With a Movie Continue reading →

Robin Hood, Robin Hood

Sherwood Forest comes to the Barbican on 14 October 2016, with a screening of Allan Dwan’s Robin Hood, starring Douglas Continue reading →

Early Ingrid Bergman

I have three pieces in the September 2016 issue of Sight & Sound: a review of Eureka’s comprehensive new Blu-ray Continue reading →

You talkin’ to me?

Modern films are cutting back on dialogue. Well that could be a blessing in disguise. I wrote a piece saying Continue reading →

Sunset Boulevard

As I am leaving the Guardian this week, I won’t be writing for them for a wee while. My final Continue reading →

Silent Shakespeare

It’s a subject very close to my heart, so I was delighted to write about silent Shakespeare films for the Continue reading →

Cary Grant, Bristol’s finest

Cary Grant, Hollywood’s most gymnastic gentleman, was born in Bristol. In honour of the city’s annual Cary Grant festival, I Continue reading →

Blogging Bologna

Bologna’s Il Cinema Ritrovato festival would be most cinephiles’ idea of heaven on earth – seven days of restored and rediscovered cinema. Continue reading →