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'There's a certain pleasure to cinematic artifice'
by Amber Wilkinson
Matthew Rankin on world-building and catharsis in Universal Language
Side by side
by Jennie Kermode
Alexandra Myotte on exploring cancer and human connection through A Crab In The Pool
The unforgettable David Lynch
by Jennie Kermode
Family says “keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole”
Fear of the other
by Jennie Kermode
Thordur Palsson on guilt, hunger and working with Odessa Young on The Damned
"A kind of anti-Madame Bovary"
by Jennie Kermode
Caroline Vignal on celebrating pleasure and ordinary bodies in It's Raining Men
Stay-at-Home Seven: January 13 to 19
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly or stream this week
The mongoose and the snake
by Jennie Kermode
Adam J Graves on bringing a hidden side of Delhi to the screen in Anuja
Pushing boundaries
by Jennie Kermode
Torill Kove on family relationships, different worlds and Maybe Elephants
The star from the streets
by Jennie Kermode
Adam J Graves on Salaam Balaak, Sajda Pathan and making Anuja
A little lightness
by Jennie Kermode
Colman Mac Cionnaith and Michael Whelan on Room Taken
A hair's breadth from happiness
by Jennie Kermode
Nicolas Keppens on low budget, high quality animation and Beautiful Men
Stay-at-Home Seven: January 6 to 12
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV or stream
Streaming Spotlight: In a class of their own
by Amber Wilkinson
As the International Day of Education approaches we highlight films featuring inspirational teachers
Golden boy
by Jennie Kermode
Krit Komkrichwarakool, Matt Dejanovic and Kenny Brain on Auganic
A collection of moments
by Paul Risker
Mickey Keating on the metaphor and technique behind Invader
Family ties and trauma
by Amber Wilkinson
Laurynas Bareisa on relationship dynamics in award-winning drama Drowning Dry
Looking back
by Jennie Kermode
RaMell Ross on basketball, filmmaking, overcoming objectification and Nickel Boys
In dialogue with time
by Paul Risker
Bookworm director Ant Timpson on the changing landscape of cinema
Stay-at-Home Seven: New Year's special
by Amber Wilkinson
A double dose of films to watch on TV or stream this week
Shaping the cut
by Paul Risker
Valerie Krulfeifer and Mickey Keating on their unreleasable past work and Invader
Peering into the heart of darkness
by Jennie Kermode
Jeremy Strong on playing Roy Cohn in The Apprentice
The show must go on
by Jennie Kermode
Nina Gantz on exploring grief with humour in Wander To Wonder
Going for gold
by Jennie Kermode
Sebastian Stan on playing Donald Trump in The Apprentice
Finding the magic
by Paul Risker
Jenn Wexler on her approach to filmmaking, The Ranger and The Sacrifice Game
Beautiful and difficult
by Paul Risker
Sandhya Suri on semi-urban outposts, moral ambiguity and Santosh
Eye for books
by Andrew Robertson
We take a look at Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Stay-at-Home Seven: Christmas selection box
by Amber Wilkinson
Bumper edition of films to watch on TV on stream this festive season
About a bear
by Jennie Kermode
Iain Gardner on immigration, community and A Bear Named Wojtek
Tests of love
by Amber Wilkinson
Dennis Iliadis and his star Konstantina Messini on twisty meet-the-parents thriller Buzzheart
You must remember this
by Jennie Kermode
Loïc Espuche on childhood revulsion, shyness, shame, kissing and Yuck!
Lights and shadows
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Dustin Pittman with Ed Bahlman on Alan J Pakula, James Ivory, Brian De Palma and Jerry Schatzberg
Innocence lost
by Amber Wilkinson
Sebastián Parra R on growing up too fast and world building in Seed Of The Desert
A monstrous legacy
by Paul Risker
Nicholas Vince on Thatcherism, AIDS, writing, filmmaking and I Am Monsters
Breaking boundaries
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Zeva Oelbaum, Sabine Krayenbühl and Paul Cantelon on Loïe Fuller and Obsessed With Light
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 16 to 23
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
All about character
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alessandro Nivola on JC Chandor’s Kraven The Hunter
What about the daughter?
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sigrid Nunez on her novel What Are You Going Through and Pedro Almodóvar’s adaptation, The Room Next Door
Double vision
by Paul Risker
Jane Spencer on interpreting cinema and South Of Hope Street
One cold morning
by Jennie Kermode
Jamie O’Rourke on character-driven storytelling and Calf
'I think there is a wisdom to children that adults lose sight of'
by Amber Wilkinson
Matthew Rankin on liminal spaces and child's play in Universal Language
Expecting something different
by Jennie Kermode
Samuel Flueckiger, Lucy Wirth, Jürg Plüss and Gano Salome Gerliani on Unser Kind
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 9 to 15
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
On the borderline
by Jennie Kermode
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo on crossing genres in The Soul Eater
Camp culture
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andrew Reich with Ed Bahlman on Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Hunt for truth
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Christos Pitharas on building fiction on fact in his latest feature
Happy holidays
by Jennie Kermode
Nick Frost and Aisling Bea on playing Brits abroad in Get Away
Bloody good fun
by Jennie Kermode
Steffen Haars, Maisie Ayres and Sebastian Croft on Get Away
Chaos equals opportunity
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Rex Miller with Ed Bahlman on The Clash and Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos
Postcard from the International Crime And Punishment Festival
by Amber Wilkinson
We report from the justice festival's vibrant 14th edition
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 2 to 8
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly or stream this week
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