Film
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
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Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
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Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a 'pet cat'
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Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a 'pet cat'
From The Iron Claw to Opponent: How wrestling films began grappling with real issues
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From The Iron Claw to Opponent: How wrestling films began grappling with real issues
Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew's car-crash interview in Scoop
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Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew's car-crash interview in Scoop
Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee's journey is so much more than small boats
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Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee's journey is so much more than small boats
'Everyone has a story': Watch The Beautiful Game stars explain why Homeless World Cup is so important
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'Everyone has a story': Watch The Beautiful Game stars explain why Homeless World Cup is so important
Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she's learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
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Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she's learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
Bill Nighy: 'Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It's fascinating'
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Bill Nighy: 'Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It's fascinating'
The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix's Homeless World Cup film
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The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix's Homeless World Cup film
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review – a heartfelt and 'nostalgia-tickling' sequel
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review – a heartfelt and 'nostalgia-tickling' sequel
The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix's new Homeless World Cup film
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The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix's new Homeless World Cup film
Robot Dreams director Pablo Berger on grief, loss and the Oscars underdog winning hearts everywhere
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Robot Dreams director Pablo Berger on grief, loss and the Oscars underdog winning hearts everywhere
Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
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Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'
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Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'
The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'
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The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'
The problem with UK's film industry? It's easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
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The problem with UK's film industry? It's easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
What has Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon changed for the people at its heart?
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What has Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon changed for the people at its heart?
Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier
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Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier
Ava DuVernay on Origin: 'I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you've left the theatre'
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