Lady Bird: Love and cinema in Sacramento
Greta Gerwig’s debut turn in the director’s chair reveals a phenomenal talent, in this tale exploring the bonds between parents and children.
American Vandal: A detective mockumentary that goes beyond dick jokes
American Vandal, one of Netflix’s latest offerings, has flown under the radar of many viewers, but it deserves to be watched for its smart writing, bold narrative, and excellent acting
Loveless: Andrey Zvyagintsev gets under the skin of modern Russia
Following on from the success of Leviathan, the Russian director returns with another masterful film in which a missing child serves to highlight one couple’s breakdown.
Behind the curtain of Hollywood
If you head to Los Angeles, as well as seeing the Hollywood sign, you should try and check out the filming of a TV show, to glimpse the machine behind the magic.
Diversity at the Oscars – how far have we come?
We take a look back through the last hundred years of the Academy Awards to see what has changed.
Phantom Thread: A haunting masterpiece
Sir Daniel Day-Lewis bows out on a high as Paul Thomas Anderson returns with the best film of the year.
On Directing Film
A politically-charged Best Director race influenced by a younger voting pool has made us question what it really means to direct a film.
Last Flag Flying: Linklater’s latest
Fred Fyles dives deep into Linklater’s wisecrack fuelled road trip drama, starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne, and does not like what he finds...
From high-school comedies to dark police dystopias – an anime for all seasons
Anime is much more than it might appear at first. TV writers and anime enthusiasts Mingrou Xie and Pavan Inguva take you through their top picks for all tastes.
The Shape of Oscars
Film Editor Ashley Luckyram reacts to landmark nominations for first-timers Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peel, as Phantom Thread and Paul Thomas Anderson ghost into the reckoning.
The Post – confessions of a news editor
Steven Spielberg’s prestige drama is nothing short of professional, but lacks frisson and excitement.
Greg Barker’s Obama doc The Final Year is an exercise in hagiography
The exploration of Obama’s last year in office is greatly lessened by a refusal to criticise.