Chris Eyre

Resurrection review – fascinating phantasmagoria is wild riddle about new China and an old universe In Bi Gan’s ambitious alternate reality, where humans can live indefinitely, a reincarnating dissident dreamer travels through history in different guises

My review of Resurrection (dir. Bi Gan) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma... (it premiered at Cannes last year and gets its UK release today)

"If Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump." - Nate White

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Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany’s culture tsar | Fatma Aydemir First he came for Berlin’s film festival. Now it’s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinking, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany’s culture tsar | Fatma Aydemir

Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better | Owen Jones Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better | Owen Jones

The Bride! review – Jessie Buckley is electrifying as frizzy-haired, black-tongued monster’s wife The actor has a blast as bride to Christian Bale’s lonely creature in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s darkly comic and gleefully bizarre reimagining of the 1935 film

My review of The Bride! (dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

The Brexit tendency seem to be absolutely losing their minds over the government's refusal to get bullied by America into an illegal war.

Quite something from the people who wanted "independence" and to "take back control."

Colorful galley of Exit Party top a smoggy LA bottom Paris with the Effiel Tower at sunset

Happy Emily St. John Mandel galley Day to me!
Exit Party is out in September.

One of my cartoons for Friday's Metro

PETER BRADSHAW reviews THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE YouTube video by Peter Bradshaw

My vlog on Mona Fastvold’s The Testament Of Ann Lee is up here, please click, watch, share and subscribe: youtu.be/VkDDNQmDoh8?...

Review: THE TESTEMENT OF ANN LEE is a Mesmerizing Leap of Faith That Took Me By Surprise The Testament of Ann Lee is one of those films that caught me off guard. I went in knowing almost nothing about the Shakers, and honestly, it’s not a slice of history I’d ever gone out of my way to...

Review: THE TESTEMENT OF ANN LEE is a Mesmerizing Leap of Faith That Took Me By Surprise

The Testament of Ann Lee review: Cooler shaker Unconvincing Manchester accent aside, Amanda Seyfried delivers a brilliant, primal performance as Ann Lee, the radical leader of a celibate religious sect that absolved sins through intense physical w...

Unconvincing Manchester accent aside, Amanda Seyfried delivers a brilliant, primal performance as Ann Lee, the radical leader of a celibate religious sect that absolved sins through intense physical worship.

Katie McCabe reviews The Testament of Ann Lee
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The Secret Agent review – brilliant Brazilian drama of an academic on the run in the murderous 1970s Kleber Mendonça Filho’s study of a man attempting to escape corrupt politics is a tremendous, novelistic study of corruption in high and low places

My review of The Secret Agent (dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma... (it premiered at Cannes last year and gets its UK release today)

Man on the Run review – archival delve into Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles era is a welcome revisit After the Fab Four fell and Wings took flight, McCartney embodied a strange, stylised sense of uncool, which would become bestselling success. A new documentary of old material memorialises his second...

My review of Man On The Run (dir. Morgan Neville) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Man on the Run review – archival delve into Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles era is a welcome revisit After the Fab Four fell and Wings took flight, McCartney embodied a strange, stylised sense of uncool, which would become bestselling success. A new documentary of old material memorialises his second coming

Man on the Run review – archival delve into Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles era is a welcome revisit

PETER BRADSHAW reviews THE SECRET AGENT YouTube video by Peter Bradshaw

My vlog on Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent is up here, please click, watch, share and subscribe: youtu.be/7jFy5X11n3Y?...

U2 are back on the barricades with their most political work in years Born of bloodshed from Minnesota to the Middle East, this fierce EP even ropes Ed Sheeran into its protest cry

I am thankful that some artists are ready to stand up and be counted. The protest song is back with a bang.
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U2 - American Obituary (Lyric Video) YouTube video by U2

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U2 is my religion

Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026 • Alexis Petridis on Days of Ash: six new tracks that reaffirm the band as a vital political voice U2 have released their first collection of new music since 2017 – a politically charged EP entitled Days of Ash, which focuses on a series of high-profile global deaths including the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents. Good, a mother of three children who was killed on 7 January while protesting against ICE activity in Minneapolis, is the subject of the opening song, American Obituary. Continue reading...

Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017

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Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will launch their Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour across the country this spring, kicking off at Minneapolis’ Target Center on March 31. The 20-date run will feature 19 arena shows, and a final night on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Crime 101 review – bracing tale of master thief lifts a trick or two from Michael Mann The pedal is pressed hard to the metal for this very stylish high-stakes armed robbery thriller starring Chris Hemsworth

My review of Crime 101 (dir. Bart Layton) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

RIP Robert Duvall (1931—2026)

Bruce Springsteen’s new Trump protest song has just upped the ante The Boss renews his long-standing feud with the president, forgoing subtlety in a searing attack on ICE

I have been lamenting the silence of major musical figures at this febrile moment in history. Then up pops the Boss.
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Wuthering Heights review: too hot, too greedy adaptation guarantees bad dreams in the night Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë is an emotionally hollow, bodice-ripping misfire that misuses Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi but makes the most of Martin Clunes

Wuthering Heights review: too hot, too greedy adaptation guarantees bad dreams in the night

7 - Teach your Children - Crosby, Stills and Nash 1970 YouTube video by stin

An all time favourite!

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NOUVELLE VAGUE | Trailer Oficial YouTube video by MARES FILMES

A Mares Filmes e a Alpha Filmes divulgaram o trailer nacional de "Nouvelle Vague", elogiado drama biográfico dirigido por Richard Linklater, que teve sua premiere no último Festival de Cannes e estreia dia 18 de dezembro nos cinemas brasileiros.🎥🇫🇷

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‘I have Yes tattooed on my foot!’ Zoey Deutch on playing Jean Seberg in a joyous celebration of Godard classic Breathless The Hollywood actor is about to go stratospheric thanks to Nouvelle Vague, a film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece. How did she feel about playing the beloved blond gamine in some of ...

If you're looking for a break from outrage, I recommend this film, Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague. About the legendary making of Jean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking rule-shattering masterpiece, Breathless. I'd watch Breathless first. A great double feature!

Zoey Deutch is a spot on Jean Seberg.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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