by Barbara Schmidt
Cate Blanchett in Manifesto - can history’s art manifestos apply to contemporary society? An homage to the 20th Century’s most impassioned artistic statements and innovators, from Futurists and Dadaists to Pop Art, Fluxus, Lars von Trier and Jim Jarmusch, this series of reenactments performed by Cate Blanchett explores these declarations’ performative components and political significance.
See what's underneath Jennifer Kent on creating a legend in The Babadook
Life lessons Shuchi Talati on rebellion and relationships in school-set drama Girls Will Be Girls
Observing different ways of being Lisandro Alonso on John Ford, Alice Rohrwacher, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Eureka
The invisible worm Anand Tucker on the making of monsters and The Critic
An epic work of art Alessandro Nivola on Brady Corbet and The Brutalist
Wild card Emile Hirsch on playing poker, suffering for his art and Dead Money
Life in full colour Fawzia Mirza on intergenerational connection, Bollywood, queerness and The Queen Of My Dreams
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