The star of the Oscar-tipped blockbuster speaks to Louis Chilton about the ‘genius’ of Ryan Coogler, his multiple collaborations with Spike Lee, and why, at 73, retirement is the furthest thing from his mind
Artificial intelligence has given rise to a new breed of movie pundit – one that gloms onto consensus opinion and regurgitates rote praise. Xan Brooks looks out at this new frontier of film criticism and despairs
Noah Baumbach’s new comedy drama ‘Jay Kelly’ casts Clooney as a wealthy, handsome, pampered and indulged A-lister, and like many films in which fake stars opine about the miseries of celebrity, it quickly wears out its welcome, writes Xan Brooks