Jul 9, 2001 — Director Bruce Robinson reminisces about the days that inspired his uproarious black comedy.

May 20, 2025 — Set in the dying days of the 1960s, Bruce Robinson’s semi-autobiographical tale of two unemployed actors is a triumph of screenwriting and a brilliant showcase for then-unknown stars Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann.

Nov 22, 2018 — Celebrate Thanksgiving with one of the grimmest and grimiest comedies of the eighties, Bruce Robinson’s beloved Withnail and I.

Mar 17, 2009 — Remember Uncle Monty’s “horrible shack,” that forbidding slab of stone and mortar Marwood and Withnail escape to in the cult classic Withnail and I? Well, the real name of that Lake District cottage is Crow Crag, and after years of...

The actor talks about the experience of sharing The Princess Bride with his son, celebrates the transportive quality of Do the Right Thing, and selects formative favorites like Withnail and I and Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

The fashion designer shares his close personal connections to Withnail and I and My Beautiful Launderette, finds inspiration in Breathless, and praises Akira Kurosawa’s use of color in Kagemusha.

The actor shares his love for Stranger Than Paradise and Dekalog, talks about being both freaked out and deeply moved by The Tin Drum, and praises Richard E. Grant’s performance in Withnail and I as one of the best of...

Jun 17, 2019 — Renowned for his adaptations of Shakespeare and great operas, the director was also a controversial Italian senator and stood accused of sexual misconduct.

May 20, 2025 — A film about and against everything, this astonishingly original comedy attacks Big Brother, the bomb, and the incipient collapse of our planetary ecosystem, along with the lies that stop us from recognizing all of the above.

Aug 22, 2017 — BBC Culture has polled 253 film critics from fifty-two countries to come up with a list of the “100 greatest comedies of all time.” Nicholas Barber argues the case for the film that’s come out on top, Billy Wilder’s Some...