Chief of Station review – perma-scowled Aaron Eckhart bids for Liam Neeson ‘geri-action’ market
Ham-fisted thriller about a CIA operative flung into a world of pain when he finds out his late wife may have been a Russian agent lacks any subtlety or intrigue
November 2023
Muzzle review – Aaron Eckhart out-acted by German shepherd in cop-mutt thriller
Eckhart can’t match his canine co-star (with titanium teeth) in this shonky and forgettable police thriller
February 2023
Ambush review – battle fatigued Nam actioner fights worn-out war tropes
This low-budget effort featuring phoned-in turns from Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Aaron Eckhart ticks off all the cliches while lacking a moral perspective
July 2021
Teenage kicks
Aaron Eckhart’s teenage obsessions: ‘Pink Floyd saved my life’
The Hollywood star recalls his childhood in San Jose, Sydney and Walton-on-Thames, falling for Grease and Macbeth – and his enduring love for The Young Ones
August 2020
From Memento to Interstellar: our writers pick their favourite Christopher Nolan films
With the much-anticipated staggered release of Tenet, writers argue why each of Christopher Nolan’s 10 previous films should be seen as his best
January 2020
In the Line of Duty review – haphazard action thriller
In the Line of Duty review – race-against-time cop thriller
September 2018
Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey and Emma Stone: Hollywood’s biggest stars take over autumn TV
From retiring old favourites to marquee names, here’s what will keep you glued to the small screen
December 2016
Sully review – pious hagiopic that even Tom Hanks can't save
Bleed for This review – swaggering boxing drama lacks emotional punch
November 2016
Bleed For This: Miles Teller's boxing movie is no knockout
30 minutes with …
Aaron Eckhart: ‘I’m 48. For 20 years I’ve made mistakes’
September 2016
Bleed for This review – Miles Teller boxing biopic is flattened by cliche
The story of Vinny Paz, who broke his neck and still got back in the ring, is sensational. But this boring, miscast film, screening at Telluride, fails to connect
June 2016
Trailer park
Clint Eastwood’s Sully: Miracle on the Hudson – trailer
A first look at this drama about the real-life heroic pilot who averted tragedy in New York in 2009
March 2016
London Has Fallen review: Gerard Butler bromance brews as Big Ben blows
A cheap-looking sequel to Olympus Has Fallen has the capital city targeted by terrorists allowing the US president time to chill with his favourite security guard
November 2015
My All American review: lumbering evangelical sports movie that will give you the sweats
College football gets yet another queasy workout from faith based film-makers, in the story of University of Texas battler Freddie Steinmark and the “Game of the Century”
July 2015
London Has Fallen attacked for 'insensitivity' by 7/7 victims' trust
Twitter users also question timing of first look at disaster movie sequel days before the 10th anniversary of terrorist attack and in the wake of massacre in Tunisia
October 2014
Film recap
Battle: Los Angeles – everyone screams, everyone cries, everyone whoops: film on TV recap
The old-fashioned alien-invasion movie gets a workout on Saturday at 9:20pm on Channel 4 – can you remember anything that happened first time around? asks Stuart Heritage
February 2014
I, Frankenstein – review
This version of the classic tale, adapted from a graphic novel, resembles a bad video game, writes Mark Kermode
January 2014
Box office analysis: US
I, Frankenstein makes a beastly start at the US box office
Jeremy Kay: Opening weekend figures for Aaron Eckhart's monster movie don't make pretty viewing, while Ice Cube enjoys the Ride Along