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All articles by Nikki Baughan – Page 2
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Reviews‘Silent Rebellion’ review: A young woman learns to find her voice in 1940s rural Switzerland
Lila Gueneau stars in Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s accomplished debut which plays out in the aftermath of rape
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Reviews‘Dead Man’s Wire’ review: Bill Skarsgard impresses in Gus Van Sant’s real-life crime caper
The director’s Venice title dramatises the 1977 kidnapping of a mortgage broker by disgruntled landowner Tony Kiritsis
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Reviews‘Roqia’ review: Atmospheric Algerian debut filters civil war through a genre lens
Writer/director Yanis Koussim turns Algeria’s Black Decade into an effective possession narrative
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Reviews‘Rose Of Nevada’ review: George MacKay and Callum Turner star in Mark Jenkin’s atmospheric time-travel tale
Jenkin’s follows up ‘Bait’ and ’Enys Men’ with perhaps his most accessible film to date
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Reviews‘After The Hunt’ review: Julia Roberts heads Luca Guadagnino’s problematic #MeToo drama
Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield and Michael Stuhlbarg also star in this Yale University-set Venice title
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Reviews‘Cover-Up’ review: Laura Poitras co-directs fascinating portrait of US journalist Seymour Hersh
Poitras and Mark Obenhaus follow Hersh’s career reporting on the likes of Vietnam, Watergate and Abu Ghraib
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Reviews‘Bugonia’ review: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are dynamite in explosive Yorgos Lanthimos thriller
The director’s Venice competition title is a gloriously gonzo, sharply satirical chamber piece
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Reviews‘On The Sea’ review: Helen Walsh follows ‘The Violators’ with sensitive Welsh LGBTQ+ drama
The novelist/filmmaker’s second feature stars Barry Ward and Lorne MacFadyen
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Reviews‘The Legend Of The Happy Worker’ review: Thomas Haden Church and Josh Whitehouse star in uneven Lynchian fable
Adaptation of S.E. Feinberg’s play is directed by Duwayne Dunham, longtime David Lynch editor
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Reviews‘Friendship’ review: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd go head-to-head in bromance gone sour
Cringe comedy is first major feature role for Robinson, creator and star of Netflix series ‘I Think You Should Leave’
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Reviews‘A Quiet Love’ review: Sensitive documentary follows three deaf Irish couples
Film is first Irish feature to be told entirely in Irish Sign Language
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Reviews‘M3GAN 2.0’ review: The killer doll meets her match in self-aware Universal sequel
Returning director Gerard Johnstone reboots the formula of his hugely successful 2023 original
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Features“We don’t get to see brash women on screen”: Lashana Lynch talks ‘The Day Of The Jackal’
The UK actress and producer fought hard to make protagonist Bianca an authentic, complex character
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FeaturesBella Ramsey on the “responsibility” of leading season two of ‘The Last Of Us’
Bella Ramsey channels rage, grief and a 1980s pop classic in the second season of HBO’s The Last Of Us. The UK actor discusses how they got back under the skin of protagonist Ellie. Spoilers ahead!
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Reviews‘28 Years Later’ review: Director Danny Boyle returns to lead horror franchise into new territory
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer star in the first of a planned new trilogy of films
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Features“I wanted to grab the opportunity with both hands,” says ‘Adolescence’ breakout star Owen Cooper
The young actor discusses the pressure of one-shot filming and not being comfortable at first.
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Features‘Adolescence’ team talk safeguarding, Netflix input and future one-shot projects
Philip Barantini, Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne and Jo Johnson on making “drama that matters”.
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Features‘Bridgerton’ star Nicola Coughlan on the “huge responsibility” of her first romantic lead role
The Irish actress also discusses why she uses her platform for causes close to her heart.
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Reviews‘The Life Of Chuck’ review: Tom Hiddleston headlines sentimental Stephen King adaptation
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay support Mike Flanagan-directed drama
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Reviews‘How To Train Your Dragon’ review: Live-action remake harnesses magic of animated original
Returning director Dean DeBlois is joined by a solid cast and some impressive CGI