The subtlety and dignity of Fernanda Torres’s Oscar-nominated performance in Walter Salles’s new film have been rightly praised. This is a kind of mother-courage true
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Julian Holloway, Carry On star and father of Sophie Dahl, dies aged 80
Julian Holloway, who starred in eight Carry On films and was a regular in TV shows such as The Sweeney and Doctor Who, has died.
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet says he has made ‘zero dollars’ from the film
Brady Corbet, the 36-year-old director behind Oscar season’s most acclaimed film, has said he – and many of his fellow nominees – are experiencing severe
‘The most important thing was getting to the truth’: how Claude Lanzmann broke all the rules to create Shoah
Forty years after its release, Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah (1985) is regarded not just as one of the greatest documentaries ever made, but a film that
Why Emilia Pérez should win the best picture Oscar
Emilia Pérez, then. It’s the film set in Mexico that angered a whole load of Mexicans. The film with a transgender lead that offended many
What Marielle Knows review – teenager’s telepathic powers reveal parents’ secrets and lies
Here is a high-concept satire of bourgeois family life with all its secrets and lies from German film-maker Frédéric Hambalek; it is something to remind
‘Clambering about in Victorian boots was brutal’: how we made Picnic at Hanging Rock
Peter Weir, director One morning in early 1973, the TV personality Patricia Lovell knocked on my door. She was thinking of buying the rights for
Girls on Wire review – Chinese behind-the-scenes stunt drama is a spectacle
Vivian Qu is the Chinese film-maker who has directed three features and also produced the noir drama Black Coal, Thin Ice which in 2014 won
Intercepted review – phone taps are a chilling glimpse into Russian soldiers’ minds in Ukraine
Vietnam saw the advent of the visible war, documented by TV cameras; but the Russia-Ukraine war perhaps represents the moment we also get a fully
Why Nickel Boys should win the best picture Oscar
The idea of praising a film for being beautiful is understandably suspect. It’s the kind of gushing tribute paid to things that turn out to