Spotlight

Daniel Radcliffe may not be the most naturally gifted actor in the world, but he is so hard working, has so much charisma to burn and is just so darn likeable that you can’t help but root for him as his...

Emily Blunt could have been the original Jennifer Lawrence - all she would have needed was Bradley Cooper, an Oscar and a vodka shot; instead she got Rupert Friend, a tiara and a reserved peck on the cheek....

Michael Fassbender – we’ve seen a lot of him (in more ways than one) in what seems like a few short years, but this actor has been working hard as a professional for more than two decades now. He is...

It's difficult to pinpoint exactly the moment in which Tom Hardy transitioned from the dependable, somewhat memorable supporting actor of Band of Brothers, Black Hawk Down and various Brit-crime films to...

If you had to define the comedy of the last 15 years with one name, that name would be Judd Apatow. A sure sign of his dominance is in Indiewire’s recent list of the 25 Best Comedies of the 21st Century So...

The career trajectory of Zac Efron is a weird one. After reaching teen super-stardom aged just 18 with the briefly world-dominating High School Musical franchise, some questionable role choices and several...

Greta Gerwig is probably still best known to most for her flawless lead performance in 2013’s Frances Ha, though she has far more strings to her bow than the charmingly clumsy, down-on-her-luck Frances. As...

At only 34 years old but with a substantial body of work behind him it feels like Jake Gyllenhaal is a seasoned pro who is somehow only just getting started. From his breakout role in cult classic Donnie Darko...

"60% of the time, it works every time." - Brian Fantana, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The same could be said of Paul Rudd himself. To say he has had a varied career would be something of...

“FFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKK!” - Dwayne Hoover, Little Miss Sunshine This was the first word many of us heard come out of actor Paul Dano’s mouth. It comes about halfway through 2006 indiewood hit...

The last of his kind. That was how Tim Burton described Sir Christopher Lee last week after the actor passed away at the age of 93. Of course, it is perhaps fair to say that Sir Christopher was the only one of...

Really, Jason Schwartzman should be a bigger star. Part of the prolific Coppola clan and erstwhile creator of teen drama theme tunes, he made his screen acting debut in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore in 1998 – a...

Brad Bird’s wide-ranging career so far is most remarkable for two reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that despite only having directed four feature films (and only one of these live-action), he has...

This May, Carey Mulligan once again returns to the genre that launched her into acting: the period drama. Having brought some of Jane Austen’s most vivid characters to life, Mulligan will now try her hand at...

Unless you've recently been binge-watching all of the hot messes involved in Hollywood's Annual Grand Carnival of Self-Congratulation (aka the Oscars), subsequently rendering you incapable of seeing real...