‘When there was wonder in the world’: why Raiders of the Lost Ark is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their go-to comfort films celebrates Steven Spielberg’s escapist globe-trotting adventure
February 2026
It’s the Hollywood sensation we’re all enjoying: ageing cinema megastars lured to a TV screen near you
Fiona Sturges
The stars get big audiences and complex characters to develop. We’ve lucked out in this golden age of streaming shows, and so have they, says arts writer Fiona Sturges
November 2025
De Niro to JLaw: should celebrities be expected to speak out against Trump?
Trump’s second term has stars calling out the president – but others choose to remain silent, questioning whether it makes any difference
October 2025
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels
September 2025
Ranked
From high-octane action to arthouse intrigue … all Kathryn Bigelow’s films – ranked!
Ahead of the release of A House of Dynamite – which could make Bigelow the first woman to win the best director Oscar winner twice – we rate her hits, from Point Break to The Hurt Locker
February 2025
Captain America: Brave New World review – uninspiring superhero filler
‘Another woke disaster from Hollywood!’ How Captain America joined the culture wars
Captain America: Brave New World review – Harrison Ford juggles green screens, red fists and vanilla plotting
How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention
January 2025
Week in geek
Grumpy Harrison Ford, a mystery asterisk and AI gone wild: everything from Disney’s new slate presentation
Harrison Ford’s MCU debut can wait. I prefer his whisky ads
October 2024
Week in geek
Did Marvel really kill the movie star? Tell that to Harrison Ford
You won’t see Glen Powell wearing spandex and diving into the multiverse anytime soon. But it’s not done any harm to the careers of Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr or Chris Evans. And now Ford is about to follow suit
TV review
Shrinking season two review – Harrison Ford’s lovable comedy is beautifully untaxing TV
We get yet more quality time with the Hollywood legend in the return of this warm, funny sitcom. Some scenes will make you spit out your tea in shocked delight
Harrison Ford keeps working for ‘human contact’. Could he be any more beloved?
The man is a living legend with nothing left to prove, he doesn’t need to work other than for the simple pleasure of being around talented people – and it’s a joy to watch
May 2024
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom at 40: Spielberg’s hit-and-miss relic
There’s plenty to still admire in Indy’s second outing but it remains an ungainly and, at times, culturally offensive adventure
April 2024
The Conversation at 50: Francis Ford Coppola’s paranoid and predictive masterpiece
The 1974 suspense thriller smartly predicted the increasing importance of technology and lack of privacy in our lives
February 2024
Harrison Ford’s 1976 Star Wars script sells for more than £10,000
Actor left fourth draft of screenplay for first movie in the London flat that he was renting while filming
August 2023
American Graffiti at 50: a classic hangout comedy with a surprising melancholy
George Lucas’s 60s-set tale of California teens offers some freewheeling fun but also a lingering sadness
July 2023
Week in geek
Is Tom Cruise’s plan to keep making action films into his 80s a Mission Impossible?
Summer flopbusters: why were Indiana Jones and The Flash box office bombs?
