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February 2026

My feelgood movie
‘A spiritual awakening’: why Con Air is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers on their most important comfort films is a celebration of Nicolas Cage’s finest action moment

August 2025

TV review
Wednesday season two review – Jenna Ortega’s charisma could power 1,000 hearses
Tim Burton’s smash hit Addams spinoff is as wildly entertaining as ever – and now with added Steve Buscemi. Its hugely elaborate, joke-packed return sees its star on wonderful form

May 2025

TV review
Poker Face season two review – Natasha Lyonne’s fun detective show is painfully close to being a classic
Our crime-solving heroine is utterly charming, it’s stuffed with A-list stars and some episodes are just great. If only the cases were a bit more clever

January 2025

Day of the Fight review – boxer sets out to beat his demons in Kubrick-referencing drama

Story of a former champ looking for redemption is shot through with cliches but it’s very well acted, particularly one indelible scene with Joe Pesci

May 2024

Man arrested in connection with assault on actor Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi victim of random street attack in New York City

August 2023

Vacation Friends 2 review – painfully unfunny comedy sequel

An unwanted follow-up to 2021’s mediocre caper manages to be even worse, wasting a talented cast and replacing humour with grating chaos

October 2022

Reservoir Dogs at 30: Tarantino’s canny contained act of provocation

The violent caper exploded on the scene back in 1992, causing admiration and annoyance, kicking off a new wave of imitators

September 2022

First look review
The Listener review – Tessa Thompson braves the trials of a helpline volunteer
Venice film festival: Steve Buscemi’s uneven drama is elevated by the poise and focus of its lone star

November 2021

Names in the news
double quotation markThe Station Eleven gang: has the pandemic given us a thirst for culture that’s out of our comfort zone?
Rebecca Nicholson
A TV series about a virus wiping out humanity and a six-hour Wagner opera have more in common than you might think

July 2021

Ghost World at 20: the comic-book movie that refused to conform

The astute and unconventional adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ source material remains one of the most unique examples of the genre

June 2021

‘So, does it hold up?’: Fargo’s stars and co-creator on its 25th anniversary

At a Tribeca film festival event, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi and Joel Coen discussed the Oscar-winning small-town hit

August 2020

My streaming gem
My streaming gem: why you should watch Animal Factory
The latest in our series of writers highlighting underseen movies is a recommendation for Steve Buscemi’s tough, well-acted prison drama

February 2019

Holy joke: how God became an unlikely TV comedy staple

In Miracle Workers and God Friended Me, God is threatening earthlings and using Facebook just months before Frances McDormand takes on the role

October 2018

Nancy review – Riseborough shines in engaging psychodrama

Andrea Riseborough plays a woman trying to convince a couple she is their long-lost daughter in Christina Choe’s strong debut feature

May 2018

Mark Kermode's film of the week
Lean on Pete review – coming-of-age quest for a horse and his boy

Lean on Pete director Andrew Haigh: 'I'm quite scared of horses, actually'

February 2018

TV and radio blog
Daniel Radcliffe as an angel administrator? TV premises are getting too weird
With huge numbers of shows being produced each year, competition is so fierce that bizarre starting points are seen as the best way to hook viewers

October 2017

The Death of Stalin review – more bleak than black

The Society interview
Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin, Donald Trump and disappearing democracy – video interview

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