Brian May  joins forces with female group to record new charity single

Brian May records new charity single with Kings Daughters… and emulates his iconic 2002 Buckingham Palace guitar solo by performing it on his ROOF By Eleanor Sharples, Tv And Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 01:24 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 01:56 BST, 15 April 2020 His guitar solo of God Save The … Read more

BRIAN VINER: It’s a kind of magic as Michael Caine’s eccentric furball will delight children

Four Kids And It (PG, Sky Cinema) Verdict: Forced whimsy Rating: Elephant (PG, Disney +) Verdict: One shade of grey Rating: A new film that families can enjoy together is a precious commodity at the moment, rather like a bumper pack of loo rolls. Moreover, Four Kids And It (on Sky Cinema) combines the storytelling … Read more

A hair-raising adventure through musical snobbery: BRIAN VINER reviews Trolls World Tour 

Trolls World Tour (Rakuten TV, U)  Verdict: Inventive and fun   Rating: The Iron Mask (various streaming platforms, 12A)  Verdict: A spectacular mess  Rating: There’s no snobbery quite like music snobbery. Dare to profess an admiration for the work of Phil Collins or Bono, let alone Justin Bieber, and in some circles you will be treated … Read more

Succession actor Brian Cox, 73, says #MeToo-era women love it when he tells them to ‘F**k off’ 

Succession actor Brian Cox, 73, says #MeToo-era women love it when he tells them to ‘F**k off’ By Chris Hastings Arts Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday Published: 03:14 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 03:14 BST, 29 March 2020 As media mogul Logan Roy in the hit TV drama Succession, Brian Cox is the embodiment … Read more

With the cinema off limits, BRIAN VINER gives a guide to best recent movies you can watch at home

We keep hearing that the nation is facing its biggest crisis since World War II, yet one of the things the British do during challenging times is go to the pictures.  Cinema attendance rocketed during the war, and the war years yielded some wonderful films such as Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity and David Lean’s Brief … Read more

This ‘Frozen for boys’ will melt your heart: BRIAN VINER reviews Onward 

Onward (U) Verdict: Another Pixar triumph Rating: Worryingly for those of us who remember it like it was yesterday, or at any rate the day before yesterday, this year marks a quarter of a century since Pixar burst into cinema-goers’ consciousness with the sublime Toy Story. Since 1995, those supremely gifted animators, writers and directors … Read more

BRIAN VINER reviews Dark Waters

Dark Waters (12A) Rating: Verdict: Quietly impressive Downhill (15) Rating: Verdict: Funny and thought-provoking  Not many actors have played crusaders against villainy in quite as many guises as Mark Ruffalo. He is the mighty Hulk in the Avengers movies, turning his superhuman strength against the forces of evil. In the Oscar-winning Spotlight (2016), he was one … Read more