William Mullally
William Mullally
Arts & Culture Editor


Deadpool & Wolverine marks the two legacy characters' long-awaited entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Photo: 20th Century Studios / Marvel Studios
Deadpool & Wolverine review: The best and worst of Marvel's machine

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's chemistry and dedication stop an over-wrought plot from derailing their entry into the MCU

July 25, 2024, 11:04 PM
The Golden Lion is the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, the oldest event of its kind in the world. AP
Mena region films set to feature at Venice festival

This year's line-up includes Egypt's return to the festival after 12 years

July 23, 2024, 1:12 PM
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are set to be joined by  surprise characters in the upcoming film. Photo: Marvel
No cameos for shock value in Deadpool & Wolverine, says director

Director Shawn Levy required all Marvel Cinematic Universe guest appearances to have a crucial story purpose, he tells The National

July 22, 2024, 2:28 PM
Glen Powell, left, and Daisy Edgar-Jones star in Twisters. Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures via AP
Twisters review: Action-thriller can't reach heights of original

It's watchable fun, but director Lee Isaac Chung and stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones fail to elevate the film to the heights of its predecessor

July 20, 2024, 10:32 AM
Actor Iwan Rheon plays Tenax, centre, in the new gladiator series Those About To Die. Photo: Peacock
Those About To Die: Stars explain what series is really about

Actors Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins and Johannes Haukur Johannesson say the show set in ancient Rome is a commentary on our current world

July 19, 2024, 1:19 PM
Lionel Boyce and Ramy Youssef on the set of the season two episode of The Bear, Honeydew. Photo: FX
Ramy Youssef scores Emmy nomination for The Bear

The Egyptian-American filmmaker was nominated for the Season 2 episode Honeydew

July 17, 2024, 9:26 PM
This image released by Netflix shows Richard Gadd in a scene from Baby Reindeer. Netflix via AP
The Bear, Baby Reindeer and Shogun lead 2024 Emmy nominations

The Primetime Emmy Awards will be held on September 15

July 17, 2024, 4:43 PM
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman team up for the third instalment of Deadpool, one of the summer's biggest film releases. Photo 20th Century Studios
Axed Deadpool 3 plans involved remake of Thor 2 starring Ryan Reynolds

Reynolds also wanted to insert Deadpool into famous scenes from every MCU movie before Hugh Jackman joined the cast, the film's producer tells The National

July 16, 2024, 2:26 PM
Al Eid Eiden Photo: The National
'Show who we are': Female Emirati filmmakers' vision for Eid comedy

For filmmaking team Maitha Alawadi, Sara Al Sayegh, Meera AlMidfa and Rawia Abdullah, the family flick is a subtle step forward for UAE cinema

July 12, 2024, 8:48 AM
Music producer Giles Martin is the son of Beatles producer George Martin. Photo: Sonos
Remixing Giles Martin: 'The Beatles: Love' producer opens up about life, music and his father

As The Beatles: Love comes to an end in Las Vegas, he looks back at the show that changed his life, and the multi-faceted career he's built on its success

July 05, 2024, 6:02 PM
Lionel Boyce plays Marcus, a pastry chef chasing perfection in a high-end kitchen, in the Emmy-winning series. EPA
Lionel Boyce: Success of The Bear's pastry chef mirrors my own rise

With season three out now, the man behind TV's best-loved pastry chef reveals how his rise to the top mirrors his own journey

July 03, 2024, 2:19 PM
A scene from Despicable Me 4, the fourth film in the hit franchise. Photo: Universal Pictures
Year of the fourquels? Here are 10 of cinema's best

With standout examples such as Fury Road and Ghost Protocol, the fourth film in a franchise has often proved to be a series high point

July 01, 2024, 2:03 PM
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Djimon Hounsou, from left, Lupita Nyong'o and Alex Wolff in a scene from "A Quiet Place: Day One. " (Gareth Gatrell / Paramount Pictures via AP)
Video: An audience with stars of A Quiet Place: Day One

Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn reveal kindness fuels sci-fi prequel directed by Michael Sarnoski

June 28, 2024, 6:01 PM
Lupita Nyong'o proves she's been underutilised in blockbuster fare to date in A Quiet Place: Day One. Photo: Paramount Pictures
A Quiet Place: Day One review – strong cast power thriller

In the prequel to the 2018 hit, Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn powerfully anchor what could have been another run through the motions

June 27, 2024, 1:02 PM
Joseph Quinn and Lupita Nyong'o aim to show the 'depth of humanity' in the third instalment of the horror film franchise. Photo: Paramount Pictures
A Quiet Place: Kindness of strangers fuels survival story

Prequel's stars speak to The National about playing two strangers who rely on each other to survive

June 27, 2024, 10:16 AM