Peter Bradshaw

Affleck as Batman springs surprise

LONDON: You’d think superheroism would be anathema to him. You’d think the merest sniff of snug-fitting lycra ... Updated 25 Aug, 2013 08:04am

Lincoln, Django deserved better recognition

SO Daniel Day-Lewis achieves his moment of Academy Award history — the gold standard of his mystique and reputation intensified with the reports that he will now take a further five years off before accepting another movie role Published 26 Feb, 2013 10:07pm

Of `The Curious Case of Benjamin Button`

Remove “curious” from the title and replace it with “twee and pointless”, and you`re close to it. What an incredible... Published 07 Feb, 2009 12:00am

Israel`s collective amnesia

LONDON Has Israel made a mass, semi-conscious decision to forget about the Sabra and Chatila massacres of the 1982... Published 22 Nov, 2008 12:00am

Of 1970s clichés and hairstyles

This year has seen the appearance of ferociously exact, even minimalist films about European terrorism, in which... Published 15 Nov, 2008 12:00am