Jason Solomons
23 June 2022
And God created Trintignant
Mortality was never far away – on the screen and, tragically, in real life – for the immortal Jean-Louis, French cinema’s man for all seasons
Read the full article16 June 2022
How Everything Went Fine for Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau captivated one schoolboy so much he became a Francophile film critic. But what would it be like when they spoke, 40 years later?
Read the full article09 June 2022
Løve Island: where life and art coalesce
For her first film in English, director Mia Hansen-Løve follows in her hero Ingmar Bergman’s footsteps to a remote Baltic isle
Read the full article02 June 2022
Poacher turned gamekeeper: tales from Cannes 2022
Jason Solomons has been to Cannes 25 times as a reporter, critic and presenter. How would he fare at his first as a producer?
Read the full article26 May 2022
Cannes gets the wrong end of the schtick
A miscast Anthony Hopkins sets the tone as Cannes’ opening films disappoint
Read the full article19 May 2022
Such sweet sorrow: Juliette Binoche defends her craft
The French star's new film sees her scrubbing floors and emptying bins. But it's actors who have it hard, she says
Read the full article12 May 2022
Quiet girl, big noise: banging the drum for the Irish language
A new film is a landmark moment for both Irish cinema and the language more widely
Read the full article05 May 2022
Ennio Morricone: the maestro of modesty
Everyone loved Ennio Morricone’s film scores.. except the Oscar-winning composer himself, as a documentary reveals
Read the full article28 April 2022
Weapon of choice: why the war for equality in film is still not over
Audrey Diwan’s powerful abortion drama Happening has completed a clean sweep of major awards for female directors. But, she says, real equality is still far away
Read the full article31 March 2022
Sex please, we’re British: homegrown cinema grows up
With the release of True Things, has UK cinema finally grown up enough to depict sex acts on screen without sniggering?
Read the full article24 March 2022
Blood on the tracks: the director disowning his film
A superb new film may be disowned by its director – because it is set in Russia
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10 March 2022
The new New Wave: Jacques Audiard goes back to the future
A leading light of contemporary French cinema, Jacques Audiard is now trying to redefine the nouvelle vague aesthetic for a new century
Read the full article24 February 2022
The unknowable Charlie Chaplin
A new documentary attempts to find out who the man behind The Tramp really was, but is thrown off the scent at every turn
Read the full article17 February 2022
Flee bitten: a story about flight going on a remarkable journey
The remarkable animated movie that broke Oscar nomination records
Read the full article10 February 2022
Ciao Bella: Monica Vitti, the Queen of Italian cinema
JASON SOLOMONS on one of European cinema's most glamorous stars - and an unlikely affair with his own grandfather
Read the full article03 February 2022
The banality of hostility: A system designed to cause confusion
A new documentary reveals the brutality of the Home Office’s Hostile Environment Policy and shows how Britain is no longer a refuge. By JASON SOLOMONS
Read the full article27 January 2022
Scary habit: How a period drama star embraced horror
Costume drama star Romola Garai gets her revenge on anyone who makes assumptions about her by making a grisly horror. By JASON SOLOMONS
Read the full article20 January 2022
Capturing the Chinese dream
Images of China’s relentless acceleration are both beautiful and troubling
Read the full article13 January 2022
This documentary about a cow is udderly compelling
Award-winning director Andrea Arnold is back, with a moving documentary about a cow
Read the full article06 January 2022
The films of 2022 are already bursting with brilliance
From a fresh perspective on a classic French tale to a tense drama set on a freezing Russian train, our movie picks for the first third of 2022
Read the full article09 December 2021
The Hand of God: A love story of Football and Naples
Paolo Sorrentino’s latest movie is an ode to his home city and to the football genius who once graced it.
Read the full article02 December 2021
Céline Sciamma: The world’s most important film-maker
When it comes to becoming an icon to a new generation of moviegoers, Céline Sciamma has been there, done that.. and inspired the t-shirt.
Read the full article25 November 2021
Arsene Wenger: The invincible man
A new documentary about the former Arsenal manager reveals a man still in love with the club, but also still heartbroken by it.
Read the full article21 October 2021
Step inside Wes Anderson’s world
The films of Wes Anderson always boast highly detailed retro design. Now fans can put themselves directly into scenes from his new release, The French Dispatch.
Read the full article21 October 2021
Belfast’s Boys Tale is Kenneth Branagh’s Roma
JASON SOLOMONS wraps up the best of the London Film Festival.
Read the full article14 October 2021
The greatest European film you’ve never seen
A lost avant-garde masterpiece, supressed by the Nazis, stuns the London Film Festival and captivates JASON SOLOMONS
Read the full article07 October 2021
Ridley Road shows when Britain’s Nazis rallied together
New BBC series Ridley Road shines an uncomfortable light on the UK’s fascist revival, which took place less than 20 years after the end of the war.
Read the full article30 September 2021
The woman behind James Bond
Barbara Broccoli on film, family and Daniel Craig's farewell in No Time To Die.
Read the full article23 September 2021
French film introduces the urban spaceman
From France comes a giant leap in tales about life on housing estates.
Read the full article16 September 2021
Arte: a channel for Europe in the UK
The UK arrival of a European broadcasting and filmmaking powerhouse should be welcomed with open arms
Read the full article09 September 2021
The Big Picture: A tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo
It's impossible to think of European cinema without Jean-Paul Belmondo
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