Steven Spielberg

  • Steven Spielberg adapts Ernest Cline’s deep dive into virtual reality and 80s pop culture, and the results are half Willy Wonka, half Tron. Read More

  • Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in the real-life drama surrounding The Washington Post’s handling of the controversial Pentagon Papers in 1971. (at 19:23) Read More

  • Steven Spielberg’s big-screen adaptation of the Roald Dahl children’s classic highlights cinematic strengths but also possible weaknesses in the source material. Listen to my review (at 12:04) Read More

  • Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks join forces once again for a rip-roaring Cold War thriller, featuring a knockout performance from Mark Rylance. Listen to my review (at 08:48) Read More

  • This week on Radio 3’s Morning Brew, I talk to Phil about Pierre Coffin’s new animated prequel, Minions, as well as the Sam Raimi-produced remake of the Steven Spielberg-produced horror… Read More

  • This Sunday (7 June) I will be giving a talk at the Hong Kong Film Archive about one of my all-time favourite films, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The film is screening… Read More

  • What better way to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of one of the best summer blockbusters of…umm…the last 20 years, than by re-releasing it on the big screen for a whole… Read More

  • Steven Spielberg assembles an incredible cast of noted character performers for this dense and stately, yet thoroughly compelling history lesson. As a Brit, my knowledge of American history, and the… Read More

  • Steven Spielberg assembles an incredible cast of noted character performers for this dense, stately yet thoroughly rewarding history lesson. As a Brit, my knowledge of the American Civil War is… Read More

  • Based in part on a short story by science fiction visionary Richard Matheson (I Am Legend), Real Steel is set in 2020, where human boxing has been outlawed and replaced… Read More