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James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage

‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’:
James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage

He says that acting is a gamble – but is a dead cert to terrify audiences with new film Speak No Evil. The Scottish actor talks about marriage, therapy – and why Ken Loach would never cast him

Picks of the week

Keanu Reeves at 60
From surfer dude to action hero, his 20 best films – ranked!

From surfer dude to action hero, his 20 best films – ranked!

‘A goalkeeper vomited over my typewriter’
Werner Herzog on writing his wildest film

Werner Herzog on writing his wildest film

‘We have a good relationship … as long as he doesn’t start bitching’
Why Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe’s Gladiator 2 spat has me entertained

Why Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe’s Gladiator 2 spat has me entertained

What we still do in the shadows
Why film noir will never die

Why film noir will never die

‘We didn’t worry about a few dirty laughs!’
The Carry On women on playing nags, bra-burners and ‘crumpet’

The Carry On women on playing nags, bra-burners and ‘crumpet’

Venice film festival 2024
Are standing ovations at film festivals getting out of hand?

Are standing ovations at film festivals getting out of hand?

Peter Bradshaw's film of the week

Jude Law’s obese and oozy Henry VIII rules supreme in Catherine Parr drama

Firebrand
Jude Law’s obese and oozy Henry VIII rules supreme in Catherine Parr drama

The ailing king’s misogyny is compellingly disturbing but Alicia Vikander is underused as his final wife

This week's reviews

Damaged
Samuel L Jackson comes to Edinburgh in crime thriller

Samuel L Jackson comes to Edinburgh in crime thriller

Starve Acre
Intelligent performances in sinister Yorkshire folk horror

Intelligent performances in sinister Yorkshire folk horror

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Tim Burton sequel takes retro joyride through old haunts

Tim Burton sequel takes retro joyride through old haunts

Rebel Ridge
Electrifying Netflix crime thriller is a knockout

Electrifying Netflix crime thriller is a knockout

Joker: Folie à Deux
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga musical spirals out of tune

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga musical spirals out of tune

Queer
Daniel Craig is needy, horny and mesmeric in Guadagnino’s erotic drama

Daniel Craig is needy, horny and mesmeric in Guadagnino’s erotic drama

We recommend

Tilda Swinton plays a Russian in Milan in an elegant drama

I Am Love
Tilda Swinton plays a Russian in Milan in an elegant drama

A beautiful and stylish Russian-born woman who has become assimiliated into the moneyed upper-middle classes of contemporary Milan.

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