With the lead character of The Idea of You bearing a striking resemblance to Harry Styles, we take a look at the relatively recent history of Wattpad and fanfiction-based films taking over the box office.
By Maia Wyman
While Jonathan Glazer and Christopher Nolan's World War Two-set films have been critically lauded, their construction raises questions about how we digest images of systematic murder.
By Anton Bitel
A Hideo Nakata classic, a New York city murder mystery and a previously unreleased wuxia adventure are among the highlights on offer this month across physical media and digital.
The married duo behind Drive-Away Dolls bicker about Russ Meyer and reveal their plans for queer comedy genre movie domination.
The Japanese filmmaker reflects on the moving experience of working with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto on his final score, for his new drama Monster.
By Simon Bland
From Saturday Night Live’s MVP to indie-movie darling, Bill Hader explains how this small emotional indie paved the way towards his critical hit Barry.
Alice Lowe’s miraculous second feature is a triumph of imagination, soul-searching and a refined comic instinct.
Lillian Crawford and her fellow Barbican Young Programmers reflect on their experiences of curating film events and hopes for a more inclusive film programming community.
One of the most down to earth festivals in the calendar combines world-class programming with a community of ardent cinema lovers – and a helping of movie-themed karaoke.
By Esmé Holden
A decade on from its lucrative release, Lord and Miller's animated comedy reveals an enduring obsession with a narrow view of artistic and personal individuality and freedom.
In Johan Renck's cosmic epic, Adam Sandler and Paul Dano are a lonely astronaut and an ancient spider who form an unlikely friendship. That's the tip of the iceberg.
The visual album is a key, genre-defying vessel for pop music titans transferring the symbolic power of their music to image-making.
A teacher stuck in a rut finds her routine disrupted when an old friend from college reappears.
How the Oscar-nominated Perfect Days sees the globe-trotting German filmmaker in unison with his surroundings in the Japanese capital.
This delightful anthropological comedy from the Zellner brothers documents an eventful year in the life of four ambling Sasqatch.
Isabelle Huppert proves she’s one of the great comic performers in this delightfully meandering character piece from Hong Sang-soo.
Olivier Assayas offers a wistful, meandering and amusingly philosophical exploration of life during the Covid-19 lockdown.