Steve Carell

  • Christian Bale gives another transformative performance as US politician Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s unwieldy yet often entertaining follow-up to The Big Short. Download the podcast Read More

  • Emma Stone and Steve Carell are uncannily good as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, who squared off on the court for an exhibition match that would change the image… Read More

  • Reformed supervillain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) returns to a life of crime, while the minions go in search of a new employer, in the latest instalment of the ever-expanding… Read More

  • Woody Allen reunites Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart for this mostly successful jaunt through 1930s Hollywood and New York’s nightclub scene. Listen to my review Read More

  • Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt bet against the American economy in Adam McKay’s comedy-drama. Listen to my review Read More

  • Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon and Steve Carell attempt to wring a few tears from this true-life story of cancer and lesbianism. Listen to my review Read More

  • On Radio 3 today I discussed Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie, the third feature from the promising South African science fiction director, who shot to fame with his startling, Oscar-nominated debut District… Read More

  • A major disappointment that just feels over worked, under developed and lazily handled by all concerned. While no one could accuse the original Anchorman of having a particularly strong script,… Read More

  • A major disappointment that just feels over worked, under developed and lazily handled by all concerned. While no one could accuse the original Anchorman of having a particularly strong script,… Read More

  • I caught this on a flight and really that’s the perfect place to see this utterly inconsequential yet mildly diverting comedy. Steve Carell is on autopilot most of the time… Read More

  • Building on the success of the first film, the adorable and hilarious minions are given much more screen time this time around. When Gru is approached by the Anti-Villain League… Read More

  • Gearing up to go and see the sequel to this amusing if somewhat forgettable animated action comedy, I suddenly discovered that my girlfriend hadn’t seen it. So we sat down… Read More

  • The great irony in Crazy Stupid Love – a film that firmly believes in soul mates and keeping hold of them – is that it has no idea what kind… Read More