THOMAS HETHERINGTON reviews J. A. Bayona’s latest fantasy adventure. ‘If you need to break things, then by God you break them’. These emphatic words from..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON looks back at the career of actor Anton Yelchin.  Energy is a bizarre thing, particularly in a person. It fizzes in the eyes..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON responds to the decision of American Multiplex to allow mobile phone-friendly screenings.   ‘Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!’ So Bill..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON continues our review of the year’s best films with his look at Matthew Vaughn’s madcap spy spoof, Kingsman: The Secret Service.  Many a..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON concludes his exploration of the best of the BFI’s London Film Festival with Eva Husson’s debut feature, ‘Bang Gang: A Modern Love Story’. ..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON continues his exploration of the best films previewed at the BFI London Film Festival. Here he reviews ‘High-Rise’, released in cinemas next year...

THOMAS HETHERINGTON reviews Alan Bennett’s new film, ‘The Lady in the Van’, starring Maggie Smith.  Audiences these days are used to Maggie Smith as a..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON reviews Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic.  It’s often seen as damning with faint praise to call a film no more the sum of..

SAVAGE continues its coverage of Film Africa 2015 with THOMAS HETHERINGTON’s rundown of the films from Ethiopia on show at the festival.  I must confess..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON continues his series exploring the highlights of the BFI London Film Festival. This time he reviews ‘Brooklyn’, the new adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s..

THOMAS HETHERINGTON begins his series exploring the best of the BFI London Film Festival with ‘The Witch’. A young girl on the cusp of womanhood;..