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"Hope is where horror lives"
by Paul Risker
Sean Byrne on sharks, serial killing and staring into the abyss in Dangerous Animals
Stay-at-Home Seven: June 2 to June 8
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
'Being a filmmaker is a kind of disease'
by Richard Mowe
Director István Szabó on reflections, restorations and why he will never say never
Dual identity
by Amber Wilkinson
Or Sinai on exploring the life of a migrant worker who returns home in Mama
In the details
by Paul Risker
Jonathan Millet on spy films, imagination, imagery and Ghost Trail
2025 Tribeca highlights, part two
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Frédéric Boyer on Tow, It's Dorothy!, Take The Money And Run and more
The old man without the sea
by Paul Risker
Ben Rivers on Jake Williams and making Bogancloch
Honesty and courage
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alissa Jung on flamingos and Paternal Leave
Doll's eye view
by Paul Risker
Becca Schall and Jessica Taylor discuss Accountable Comedy and Victorian Ladies
Filmmaker who shook up France
by Richard Mowe
Death Of The Sorrow And The Pity’s Marcel Ophuls at the age of 97
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 26 to June 1
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on TV or stream this week
Impatience of the heart
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bille August on storytelling, adapting Stefan Zweig’s novel, and The Kiss
Eye for books
by Andrew Robertson
MUBI launches new publishing wing with READ FRAME TYPE FILM
Back on the farm
by Paul Risker
John Hanson and Rob Nilsson on Northern Lights
'Speaking the language turns me into a totally different person'
by Richard Mowe
Jodie finds the right French accent in A Private Life
'It’s the work that is going to stand above all awards'
by Richard Mowe
Spike Lee on hard graft, collaborating with Denzel and his love of the Knicks
Feeling the flow
by Paul Risker
Sven Bresser on the rhythms and composition of Reedland
A sense of place
by Amber Wilkinson
When The Geese Flew director Arthur Gay on transient characters and the idea of home
'He kept this spirit of a child'
by Richard Mowe
Sylvain Chomet on animating Marcel Pagnol's career in A Magnificent Life
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 19 to 25
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
'I admit it was crazy idea, but then film people are crazy'
by Richard Mowe
Richard Linklater on chronicling the creation of Godard's Breathless in Nouvelle Vague
Warring parents sparked Ramsay’s Cannes entry
by Richard Mowe
Die, My Love stars Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence in fighting form
Tribeca 2025 highlights
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Frédéric Boyer shares his thoughts on the best of this year's selection
Slice of life... and fable
by Amber Wilkinson
The President's Cake director Hasan Hadi on the challenges and craft behind his debut
In tune with the public
by Richard Mowe
Emmanuel Courcol on his upbeat hit The Marching Band
Mother nature
by Paul Risker
Silje Evensmo Jacobsen on trust, complexity and A New Kind Of Wilderness
The joker with a serious side
by Richard Mowe
The Marching Band’s Pierre Cottin on outsider traits, box office hits and gainful employment
Finding the crack to go through
by Paul Risker
Rosie Fellner on the rise of short films and The Univited
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 12 to 18
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
Lifting the glass ceiling
by Paul Risker
Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling, Mildred Burke and Queen Of The Ring
Taking us to the border
by Amber Wilkinson
Jonah Malak on immersing viewers in the migration crisis with Spare My Bones, Coyote!
A delicate brew
by Casper Borges
Abderrahmane Sissako on night shoots and Black Tea
'You have to keep on fighting, it's not done overnight'
by Amber Wilkinson
Sasha Wortzel on River Of Grass and tackling the climate crisis
A study of seduction
by Paul Risker
Andres Veiel on the moral challenges of making Riefenstahl
Beginning to end
by Paul Risker
Angus MacLachlan on empathy, discovery and A Little Prayer
Away game
by Jennie Kermode
Martyn Robertson on the challenge of cycling while filming Make It To Munich
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 5 to 11
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
Slow dance
by Jennie Kermode
Peng Tzu-hui and Wang Ping-wen discuss A Journey In Spring
Rodeo days
by Jennie Kermode
Wyatt Russell and Dennis Quaid on keeping it real in Broke
A timeless story
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Wilhelm Sasnal on Robert Walser, fairy tales, and the music in The Assistant
Money and justice
by Jennie Kermode
Natja Brunckhorst on recreating East Germany and making Two To One
The story behind it
by Jennie Kermode
Richard Green on Catherine E Coulson, David Lynch and I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
Weirdly Michigan
by Jennie Kermode
Joel Potrykus discusses writing, improvisation, music and Vulcanizadora
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 28 to May 4
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Streaming Spotlight: the race is on
by Jennie Kermode and Amber Wilkinson
On London Marathon Day, we get into the spirit of the races
An unexpected friendship
by Jennie Kermode
Sean Pecknold on bringing a neighbourhood to life in Tennis, Oranges
'Movies give you the energy to give time to time'
by Amber Wilkinson
Vivianne Perelmuter and Isabelle Ingold on their open approach to New Beginnings
Uncertain waters
by Paul Risker
Justin Anderson on unpredictability, the influence of Buñuel, and Swimming Home
Finding a balance
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Kelly Anderson on Industry City and Sunset Park in Emergent City
"This is who we are"
by Paul Risker
Charles Burnett on Killer Of Sheep and reclaiming Black history
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Ice cool Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani talk Reflection In A Dead Diamond

Songs and silence Urška Djukić on music, unspoken communication and Little Trouble Girls

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