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Widescreen’s best of the web (20 May)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web, including the rise of Justin Lin, Peak TV, Magic Mike v Gene Kelly and Anna Karina on life with…
Online viewing picks of the week (17 May)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days, including Star Wars reimagined as James Bond, Cannes favourites since 2010 and how an editor thinks and feels. Video
Film review with Richard Swainson
Film reviewer, Richard Swainson discusses Florence Foster Jenkins and Captain America: Civil War. Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/11: DocEdge Special Edition
While Dan moves house and the Ranch is all in boxes, we have a special interim edition of the podcast - the full interview with DocEdge co-director Dan Shanan that was recorded last week for At the… Audio
Widescreen’s best of the web (6 May)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web including the perils and pitfalls of shared universes, Idris Elba unmasked and a reassessment of …
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Simon reviews a comedy set in Afghanistan, starring Tina Fey and Margot Robbie as two freelance journalists in a war-zone. Audio
Orphans and Kingdoms
Simon reviews an independent New Zealand drama, directed by Paolo Rotondo, about three street-kids who invade a home on wealthy Waiheke Island. Audio
Review: Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky gives our leaders – and those who fight for them – the benefit of the doubt regarding their intentions, even as it breathlessly interrogates their consciences, says Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/10: I Wanna Be Like You-oo-oo
Kailey and Dan chat about a bunch of current cinema releases, but especially The Jungle Book, while Dan chats to Paolo Rotondo about his first feature, Orphans & Kingdoms. Video, Audio
Home Video: Our Brand Is Crisis and Truth review
Two new films abut politics fail to capture what makes the topic so fascinating... and entertaining, says Dan Slevin. Video
Video: The Jungle Book review
The Jungle Book is another great example of Disney exploiting its heritage with style and wit, according to Dan Slevin. Video
Eye in the Sky
Simon reviews a film about modern drone-warfare, starring Helen Mirren and - in his final screen role - the late Alan Rickman. Audio
Phoenix
Simon reviews the new drama from the star/director team Nina Hoss and Christian Petzold (Barbara), about a woman returning to Berlin after years in a concentration camp. Audio
The Boss
Simon reviews the Melissa McCarthy comedy, The Boss, about the richest woman in America. Audio
At the Movies for 21 April 2016
Simon Morris looks three films with women stars. The Boss is a Melissa McCarthy comedy, Phoenix is a drama with a Hitchcockian twist, starring German favourite Nina Hoss and Helen Mirren leads a… Audio
Home Video: Knight of Cups
Auteur Terrence Malick’s new film strays into the banal too often but is never less than beautiful, says Dan Slevin. Video
Online viewing picks of the week (19 April)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days, including television’s best opening and closing shots, an animated Martin Scorsese and a rainbow impression of some great movies. Video
Video: Phoenix review
Dan Slevin rates Christian Petzold’s psychological thriller as a genuinely great film by one of European cinema’s modern masters. Video
Review: Orphans & Kingdoms
Orphans & Kingdoms is a micro-budget mini-feature that deserves a big audience, according to Dan Slevin. Video
