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February 2024
Best picture Oscar hustings
Why American Fiction should win the best picture Oscar
Jeffrey Wright is in a role of a lifetime as a frustrated Black professor driven to write a cliche-riddled crime saga – and makes universal his struggle to be seen and heard
July 2022
What Hate Can Do: inside a devastating new exhibition on the Holocaust
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, an expansive new exhibition traces back the story of Jewish life before, during and after a horrifying period
June 2022
From The Fly to A History of Violence: our writers pick their favourite Cronenberg movies
With the release of the director’s latest body horror Crimes of the Future, Guardian writers have singled out their most-loved Cronenberg offerings
February 2022
My streaming gem
My streaming gem: why you should watch Sylvie’s Love
The latest in our series of under-appreciated films available to stream recalls 2020’s swoon-worthy throwback to 50s and 60s romances
January 2022
First look review
Jihad Rehab review – eye-opening documentary on a controversial program
First look review
Nothing Compares review – poignant, if limited, Sinéad O’Connor documentary
December 2021
The best movies of 2021 … that you didn’t see
Guardian writers pick their favourite hidden gems from the year including a jumpy supernatural thriller and a tender queer romance
Aqua aerobics! Awkward sex! Justin Bieber! The best movie moments of 2021
Guardian writers discuss their favourite bits from some of the year’s finest films, from In the Heights to The Power of the Dog to Licorice Pizza
Now you've seen it
The Matrix Resurrections: the bonkers visuals, the love story and the final reveal – discuss with spoilers
Neil Patrick Harris and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II join Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in a fourth instalment in the franchise that is full of little treasures
October 2021
TV review
Curb Your Enthusiasm review – Larry’s back, and funnier than ever
‘Never sold a painting in his life – but died worth $100m’: the incredible story of Boris Lurie
September 2021
Now you've seen it
No Time to Die: the ending, the villain and the very big surprise – discuss with spoilers
With its shocking developments, is Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond a slap in the face for 007 fans? Will it be an asterisk in the canon or change the franchise for ever?
August 2021
Afterlives: the incredible stories behind recovered Nazi-looted art
In a new exhibition, the difficult process of protecting art throughout and after the second world war is examined and celebrated
March 2021
He Dreams of Giants review – Terry Gilliam's inspiring La Mancha sequel
Hear me out
Hear me out: why Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn't a bad movie
February 2021
First look review
The Sparks Brothers review – Edgar Wright's electric portrait of the pop duo
The director’s imaginative documentary covers the often underappreciated career of Sparks in a funny and vibrant manner
January 2021
First look review
Summer of Soul review – thrilling documentary reveals a forgotten festival
Revelatory footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural festival, crudely known for a while as the Black Woodstock, is brought to life in a spectacular new film
December 2020
The best films of 2020 ... that you haven't seen
From a gentrification drama to a convention-defying crime thriller, Guardian writers pick their favourite underappreciated films of the year
Death! Dancing! Drinking! The best movie moments of 2020
From an unusual first kiss to a horrifying shock death, Guardian writers pick their most impactful big screen bits of the year
Now you've seen it
Wonder Woman 1984: the villain, the philosophy, the outfits – discuss with spoilers
It nailed the era’s look – but what about the music? And just what is going on with Chris Pine’s character?
