Mike McCahill
@mikemccahill.bsky.social
Film and TV journalist for the Guardian, Telegraph and Little White Lies. A child of Richard Marx and Rola Cola.
All those (admittedly lovely) articles about Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen appearing together on MAN ON THE INSIDE S2 (Netflix) are burying the lede: David Strathairn's in it, too. (*And* Schmidt from NEW GIRL.)
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
All those (admittedly lovely) articles about Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen appearing together on MAN ON THE INSIDE S2 (Netflix) are burying the lede: David Strathairn's in it, too. (*And* Schmidt from NEW GIRL.)
War stories. On SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE [below] and THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS, plus obituaries for Tatsuya Nakadai and Henry Jaglom, and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
War stories. On SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE [below] and THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS, plus obituaries for Tatsuya Nakadai and Henry Jaglom, and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
For those of us who semi-enjoyed 2000's leaden Ashley Judd thriller DOUBLE JEOPARDY because the villain went by the name "Nicholas Parsons", the new Netflix series THE BEAST IN ME offers similar rewards.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
For those of us who semi-enjoyed 2000's leaden Ashley Judd thriller DOUBLE JEOPARDY because the villain went by the name "Nicholas Parsons", the new Netflix series THE BEAST IN ME offers similar rewards.
On THE RUNNING MAN [below], PREDATOR: BADLANDS, DIE MY LOVE, BUGONIA, JOHN CLEESE PACKS IT IN and KENNY DALGLISH, plus a June Lockhart obit and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
On THE RUNNING MAN [below], PREDATOR: BADLANDS, DIE MY LOVE, BUGONIA, JOHN CLEESE PACKS IT IN and KENNY DALGLISH, plus a June Lockhart obit and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On DRAGONFLY, PLAINCLOTHES and THE RUN [below], plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On DRAGONFLY, PLAINCLOTHES and THE RUN [below], plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On FRANKENSTEIN, HEDDA [below] and BACK TO THE FUTURE at 40, plus THE FIELD and KEEPER OF PROMISES on demand, and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
On FRANKENSTEIN, HEDDA [below] and BACK TO THE FUTURE at 40, plus THE FIELD and KEEPER OF PROMISES on demand, and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On ROOFMAN, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR [below], THE BAD GUYS 2 and JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH on demand, plus a Samantha Eggar obituary and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
October 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
On ROOFMAN, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR [below], THE BAD GUYS 2 and JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH on demand, plus a Samantha Eggar obituary and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, GOOD BOY [below] and KANTARA: A LEGEND - CHAPTER 1, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, GOOD BOY [below] and KANTARA: A LEGEND - CHAPTER 1, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
Zut alors! The assistant director on 1993's very first episode of EUROTRASH - repeated on Talking Pictures in the early hours of this morning - was none other than Erick Zonca, later of arthouse faves THE DREAM LIFE OF ANGELS and JULIA.
October 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Zut alors! The assistant director on 1993's very first episode of EUROTRASH - repeated on Talking Pictures in the early hours of this morning - was none other than Erick Zonca, later of arthouse faves THE DREAM LIFE OF ANGELS and JULIA.
On I SWEAR [below], URCHIN, THE SMASHING MACHINE, HIM and CORPSE BRIDE at 20, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
On I SWEAR [below], URCHIN, THE SMASHING MACHINE, HIM and CORPSE BRIDE at 20, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
Has to be Nigel Blackwell, no?
October 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Has to be Nigel Blackwell, no?
On HOMEBOUND and THEY CALL HIM O.G., the reissued THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER [below], plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
October 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
On HOMEBOUND and THEY CALL HIM O.G., the reissued THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER [below], plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER [below], HAMILTON, STEVE, THE SOUND OF MUSIC at 60 and BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN at 100, plus a Stuart Craig obituary and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
September 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
On ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER [below], HAMILTON, STEVE, THE SOUND OF MUSIC at 60 and BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN at 100, plus a Stuart Craig obituary and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
Anyway, who wants to see a photo Paul McCartney took of George Harrison wearing not one but TWO top hats?
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Anyway, who wants to see a photo Paul McCartney took of George Harrison wearing not one but TWO top hats?
On GHOST TRAIL, QUEEN OF THE RING [below] and THE SHEPHERD CODE: ROAD BACK, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
September 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
On GHOST TRAIL, QUEEN OF THE RING [below] and THE SHEPHERD CODE: ROAD BACK, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
New supergroup just dropped.
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New supergroup just dropped.
On THE LONG WALK, HIGHEST 2 LOWEST and LOKAH CHAPTER ONE: CHANDRA, plus THE MODERNS [below] on demand, a Jacques Charrier obit and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
September 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On THE LONG WALK, HIGHEST 2 LOWEST and LOKAH CHAPTER ONE: CHANDRA, plus THE MODERNS [below] on demand, a Jacques Charrier obit and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
How's *your* Friday going?
September 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
How's *your* Friday going?
I'm a PTA fan, and I am excited to see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, but you're fucking *cuckoo* if you fall for this grift (and also helping to make cinema even less affordable).
September 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm a PTA fan, and I am excited to see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, but you're fucking *cuckoo* if you fall for this grift (and also helping to make cinema even less affordable).
On THE CONJURING: LAST RITES [below], ON SWIFT HORSES, THE CASTLE, ICE ON FIRE and JUMANJI at 30, plus a Graham Greene obit and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
September 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
On THE CONJURING: LAST RITES [below], ON SWIFT HORSES, THE CASTLE, ICE ON FIRE and JUMANJI at 30, plus a Graham Greene obit and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On SORRY, BABY [below] and PRINCE: SIGN "O" THE TIMES, plus a Frank Price obituary and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
August 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On SORRY, BABY [below] and PRINCE: SIGN "O" THE TIMES, plus a Frank Price obituary and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On THE LIFE OF CHUCK, EDDINGTON [below], TOGETHER and NOT OKAY, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
August 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
On THE LIFE OF CHUCK, EDDINGTON [below], TOGETHER and NOT OKAY, plus the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
On MATERIALISTS, WEAPONS, the reissued PRINCESS MONONOKE [below] and WOLF CHILDREN, plus BEATING HEARTS and HARVEST on demand and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk
August 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On MATERIALISTS, WEAPONS, the reissued PRINCESS MONONOKE [below] and WOLF CHILDREN, plus BEATING HEARTS and HARVEST on demand and the weekend charts and picks: tinyurl.com/2atsxbkk