World » 1 week ago
On Capitol Hill, Israeli PM says ‘demonization’ led to drop in support for Israel among US voters, especially Democrats...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Eva Victor’s intelligent and subtle debut film tells the story of the aftermath of an assault and as the backlash to #MeToo increases, it serves an important purposeAbout 25 minutes into ...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
This nicely put together Swedish UFO throwback is notable for its early use of ‘vlubbing’ – using tech to match lip movements to new English dialogue. What’s coming next?Here is a derivative but nicely put together sci-fi throwback, in which Inez Dahl Torhaug stars as Den...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Toby Kebbell is excellent as an ageing fighter (and care-home worker) getting sucked into crime, with a vivid LaBeouf as his childhood friendBlue-collar chancer gets drawn into criminal underworld; it must be one of the most well-worn plots in cinema, and if debut directo...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
In this beautifully acted film, a man returns to the Japanese seaside town where he met and fell in love with his wifeFor the first 40 minutes, this film’s title feels like a poke in the eye. There is nothing remotely happy about twentysomething Sano (Hiroki Sano). His wi...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
When actor-director Anne Barbot embarks on an adaptation of a Zola novel with her neighbour, the gap between theatre and reality appears to collapse entirelyArt and life fuse deliriously in Gianluca Matarrese’s hybrid film, which alternates between documentary and fiction...
Politics » 1 week ago
Energy minister decides against ‘zonal pricing’ backed by Octopus founder but opposed by many other energy firmsEd Miliband has abandoned plans to charge southern electricity users more than those in Scotland, after senior officials warned it could put off investors and m...
Politics » 1 week ago
We look at what volume one of the inquiry report describes as the ‘disastrous’ human impactPost Office scandal may have led to more...
Politics » 1 week ago
French president fills seats for stylish Royal Gallery speech, after snubbing Farage and meeting the kingIt wasn’t quite the Pyramid stage. When the queen, the pope, Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama were invited to address both houses of parliament, they were given Westmin...
Politics » 1 week ago
The iconic Tory had strong clear beliefs and was a fighter when his party needed fighters. We could do with more like that nowThe word “icon” is perhaps thrown around rather liberally in the lexicon of memorial. But in the realm of Tory politics, Norman Tebbit, ...