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A strong community force
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sara Driver and Alexis Adler on the early works of Jean-Michel Basquiat, HBCU and prophet artists
Behind Huppert’s many masks
by Richard Mowe
Truth stranger than fiction in Jean-Paul Salomé’s tale of dirty tricks
Family life
by Jennie Kermode
Corey Deshon on exploring archetypes in Daughter
Stay-at-Home Seven - February 20 to 27
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Empowering athletes for social change
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Danny Lee on Donald Dell, LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Who Is Stan Smith?
Heat and light
by Amber Wilkinson
Anna Hints on capturing the soul of the Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
From make-up.. to natural blusher
by Richard Mowe
Léa Seydoux on coming over all coy with Daniel Craig and Melvil Poupaud
Martone’s return ticket to Naples
by Richard Mowe
Nostalgia director cannot resist the lure of his home city
The dark side of Arnaud
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Melvil Poupaud on Brother and Sister, Arnaud Desplechin, Mathieu Amalric, Eric Rohmer and Woody Allen
Made in the moment
by Jennie Kermode
Pete Ohs, Andy Faulkner, Ashley Denise Robinson, Callie Hernandez and Will Madden discuss Jethica
Stay-At-Home Seven - February 14 to 19
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Future imperfect
by Amber Wilkinson
Sophie Barthes on the philosophical and ethical questions raised by The Pod Generation
Cardinale encounters
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Claudia Squitieri on Claudia Cardinale’s work with Werner Herzog, Manoel de Oliveira and more
Balancing worlds
by Amber Wilkinson
Veerle Baetens on adapting her debut When It Melts
The woman who wouldn't let go
by Jennie Kermode
Gabriel Bier Gislason on occult horror, Jewish mothers and Attachment
Moll finds menace in the mountains
by Richard Mowe
Director on a new roll with awards nominated thriller The Night Of The 12th
Car chaos
by Andrew Robertson
Motion pictures and the motor car
Stay-At-Home Seven - February 6 to 13
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
A remarkable life and career
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Claudia Squitieri on Claudia Cardinale’s work with Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini and Piero Tosi
Aurora Avenue story
by Jennie Kermode
Elisa Levine on facing the unexpected and forging connections in Sweetheart Deal
First crush
by Jennie Kermode
Julianna Notten on Erin’s Guide To Kissing Girls
Tales and a journal stitched together
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sara Driver on Stranger Than Paradise, Sleepwalk, Suzanne Fletcher and Ann Magnuson
Diop displays true grit
by Richard Mowe
Saint Omer director provokes a flurry of awards season buzz
Inseparable
by Jennie Kermode
Mariano Biasin on intense friendships, music and Sublime
Stay-At-Home Seven - January 30 to February 5
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
Life finds a way
by Amber Wilkinson
Sarvnik Kaur on getting involved when making Against The Tide
Return to Sundance
by Jeremy Mathews
Reflections on the successes and challenges of returning to an in-person festival post-Covid
An amazing amount of creativity
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sara Driver and Alexis Adler discuss Jean-Michel Basquiat with Ed Bahlman
Close focus
by Amber Wilkinson
Adura Onashile on the genesis, casting and themes of her debut Girl
'I am trying to tell the story with my soul more than with my mind'
by Amber Wilkinson
Roman Liubyi on mixing dance and performance into documentary Iron Butterflies
'It became so much more personal than I was expecting'
by Amber Wilkinson
Ella Glendining chats about Sundance doc Is There Anybody Out There?
Stay-At-Home Seven - January 22 to 30
by Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
Fishing for truth
by Amber Wilkinson
Sarvnik Kaur on achieving trust and honesty in her fly-on-the wall documentary Against The Tide
Personal space
by Jennie Kermode
Nils Keller, Jonas Lembeck, Georg Nikolaus, Susanne Wolff, Jeremias Meyer and Stephan Kampwirth on Almost Home
Loving testimony for Gaspard Ulliel
by Richard Mowe
Director recalls star’s last film role before tragedy struck
Sundance returns to the slopes
by Amber Wilkinson
We look ahead to this year's festival which is back as an in-person event
Portraits of modern life
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Mia Hansen-Løve on Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Kafka, ghosts and One Fine Morning
Breaking the rules
by Jennie Kermode
John Patton Ford on doing things differently and Emily The Criminal
Breaking through the ice
by Jennie Kermode
Anders Walter, Pipaluk K Jorgensen, Kim Magnusson, Rebecca Pruzan and Mila Heilmann Kreutzmann on Ivalu
Taking a lesson
by Jennie Kermode
Diego Lerman on the heroism of teachers, and The Substitute
Trying to understand
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Florian Zeller on Hugh Jackman, Anthony Hopkins and The Son
Stay-At-Home Seven - January 16 to 22
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
Off the rails
by Jennie Kermode
Eirik Tveiten, Gaute Lid Larssen, Sigrid Kandal Husjord, Ola Hoemsnes Sandum and Axel Barø Aasen on Night Ride
The colour of her heart
by Jennie Kermode
Cyrus Neshvad, Guillaume Levil and Nawelle Ewad on The Red Suitcase
Something to say
by Jennie Kermode
Adrian Moyse Dullin, Lucas Tothe, Aya Halal and Ramatoulaye Ndongo discuss The Right Words
'I want to mirror the past for it not to happen in the future'
by Amber Wilkinson
Ahmad Bahrami on The Wastetown and making films in Iran
Out of nightmare
by Jennie Kermode
Oliver Park on Jewish horror, taking it slowly, and The Offering
Pattern recognition
by Jennie Kermode
Kyle Edward Ball on crafting terror in Skinamarink
Stay-At-Home Seven - January 9 to 15
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
An element of invention
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Anthony McCarten on A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical and The Collaboration
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