A curmudgeonly teacher, a grieving cook and a petulant young student find themselves thrown together for the holidays in Alexander Payne's excellent Christmassy dramedy.
As Roe v. Wade is controversially overturned, we revisit Alexander Payne’s dark satire of the American abortion lobby.
The Holdovers puts the Sideways star at an elite prep school over the holidays circa 1970.
Tracy Flick’s almost thwarted candidacy is an eerie presage of our current political climate.
Nebraska’s finest muses on his dystopian, effects-driven sci-fi satire, Downsizing.
Watch the first trailer for the American writer/director’s upcoming comedy.
By Ed Gibbs
Alexander Payne’s gentle satire has a point to make about the state of the union – and the future of planet Earth.
Luca Guadagnino’s Call My by Your Name and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water are among the highlights of the 61st LFF.
The first slate of films from this year’s line-up has been announced.
New films from Ben Wheatley, Kelly Reichardt and Shane Carruth wrap up our bumper preview.
A bittersweet road movie about the joy and sadness of ageing directed by the great Alexander Payne.
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