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Analysis of the nominations and interviews with contenders including Christopher Nolan, Sandra Hüller and Jonathan Glazer
As his Auschwitz-set movie wins three Baftas, the director talks about challenging cinema-goers — and the banality of evil
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard shine in the pensive ‘Memory’; Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley cross swords in ‘Wicked Little Letters’; Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ is a poetic tale of a Tokyo toilet attendant; Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Shoshana’ tackles the Middle East conflict; the bleak beauty of Danish drama ‘The Promised Land’; the sumptuous feast that is ‘The Taste of Things’ — reviews by Jonathan Romney and Leslie Felperin
The veteran filmmaker brings moments of real beauty to the gentle routine of one man’s life
They are among a top-drawer cast delivering crisp performances in this 1920s-set movie
Writer-director Michel Franco surprises with a movie that reveals more heart and empathy than he has previously shown
Michael Winterbottom’s romantic drama set in British Mandate Palestine is unwisely packaged as sexy
Denis Villeneuve’s new slab of sci-fi is assured in its Machiavellian intrigue, gooey romance and battle aggro
Polly Bennett taught Barry Keoghan that dance. But can she take on one writer and her two new hips?
Prizes for director Christopher Nolan and actors Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr while Barbie leaves empty-handed
The Franco-Algerian artist uses classic movies to evoke complex political and cross-cultural ideas
Former partners Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel reunite on screen in this mouth-watering tale of care and tradition
Produced by the artist’s children and wife Rita, the biopic evades the Jamaican idol’s rebel side
Director Nikolaj Arcel’s latest outing retraces the life of a low-born soldier played by Mads Mikkelsen
Director Lisandro Alonso’s three-part drama peeks at the stories of Native Americans through a time-travelling lens, but lacks tempo
The creative sector is struggling to revive the glory days of its iconic films and pop culture
From ‘The Shining’ to ‘Saltburn’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’, films upend our notion of the garden as a haven
A new play based on Philip K Dick’s novella is part of a wave of shows inspired by once-imaginary tech such as AI and spyware
A former teenage diarist from the regions still relishes ‘singleton’ living in this paradigm of metropolitan domesticity
Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom on his new romantic thriller set during the 1930s British Mandate — and what it tells us about now
The Oscar-winning actor describes why wing chun works for mind, body – and cinema
The director uses images of the modern city to tell a grim and compelling story
Arrestingly filmed amid bleak and beautiful terrain, Felipe Gálvez’s unsparing debut features strong performances
Aubrey Gordon faces her challenges with urbane wit in Jeanie Finlay’s film
Sean Durkin’s movie tells the real-life story of a family grappling with trauma
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