Dakota Johnson

Madame Web review – did anyone involved in this film actually want to be there?

By Hannah Strong

Dakota Johnson delivers a remarkably disinterested performance as a clairvoyant superhero in this shoddy Spider-Man spin-off.

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What is Luca Guadagnino adding to his extended cut of A Bigger Splash?

By Charles Bramesco

The director's cut, titled An Even Bigger Splash, will restore 70 minutes of footage cut from the film. To what effect?

Am I OK? – first-look review

By Emily Maskell

Dakota Johnson grapples with her sexuality and the potential loss of her best friend in Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s romantic drama.

Cha Cha Real Smooth – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Cooper Raiff plays a postgrad party starter who falls for an older woman in the writer/director/actor’s frustrating second feature.

The Lost Daughter

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Colman delivers an acting masterclass in this off-kilter psychodrama from first-time director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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Olivia Colman grapples with motherhood in The Lost Daughter trailer

By Charles Bramesco

She’s joined by Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckley in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s outstanding directorial debut.

The Lost Daughter – first-look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Colman displays her dark side in Maggie Gyllenhaal's sun-bleached psychodrama about motherhood in crisis.

Paul Mescal set to star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter

By Charles Bramesco

The Normal People actor has been cast in the upcoming psychological thriller, Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut.

Why I love Dakota Johnson’s performance in Suspiria

By McKinzie Smith

Her deft turn as dancer Susie Bannion resonates with me and many other women attempting to come into our own.

The Peanut Butter Falcon

By Hannah Strong

This sweet-natured, Tom Sawyer-esque tale of unlikely companionship has just enough charm to keep it going.

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Suspiria

By Anton Bitel

Luca Guadagnino puts a bold allegorical spin on Dario Argento’s baroque horror classic.

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Bad Times at the El Royale – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

An A-list ensemble headlines writer/director Drew Goddard’s sensational follow-up to The Cabin in the Woods.

Suspiria – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Dakota Johnson dances to an unfamiliar beat in Luca Guadagnino’s surprisingly naff horror remake.

Watch the intense first trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale

By Adam Woodward

Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson and Jeff Bridges star in the latest from writer/director Drew Goddard.

Fifty Shades Freed

By Charles Bramesco

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan go out with a whimper in this mildly titillating trilogy capper.

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Fifty Shades Darker

By David Jenkins

Could this be the most nauseatingly vanilla erotic film franchise in the history of cinema?

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