Clandestina review – artists fighting fascists in Portugual in the 1950s – and the present day
The words of artist-activist Margarida Tengarrinha ground Maria Mire’s feature debut, which evokes a lineage of political dissent through ambiguous visual sequences
Mesmeric and beautiful, Alain Delon was one of cinema’s most mysterious stars
Alain Delon: how family feud brought Shakespearean tragedy to final years
Gena Rowlands, star of A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria, dies at 94
‘Rebuilt from scratch’: how Edinburgh international film festival got back on its feet
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What to watch
Edinburgh film festival 2024: 12 of the best movies on show
Aliens, artists and Abscam: Amy Adams’ 20 best performances – ranked!
The six times Oscar-nominated actor, who turns 50 this month, stars in comedy horror Nightbitch releasing in December. We look back at some of her best roles
Brawn, bazookas and killer bots: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s finest films – ranked!
In anticipation of his 77th birthday, we appraise the monolithically musclebound Austrian’s action-packed oeuvre
From steamy summertime romances to spring-break chaos: the 20 best films about holidays
From Twister to Titanic: writers on their favourite disaster movies
Shakespeare goes pop: the best of the Bard’s work updated on screen
Happy 100th birthday, Eva Marie Saint! Her best films – ranked
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Actor Rakie Ayola: ‘Amazing things have happened this side of 40’
Rory Kinnear: ‘I congratulate everyone who is on the brink of baldness’
He was sworn to secrecy on Bond and is about to take on a fan-favourite character in The Rings of Power. But, for all the blockbuster roles, the British actor is a very sensible star
‘I want the audience to be seduced’: Joe Wright on his Mussolini biopic
Atonement director hopes viewers get swept along by M: Son of the Century as ‘to demonise these characters absolves us of moral responsibility’
‘I get misgendered all the time’: Elliot Page on his return to acting on the big screen
‘My dream was to have a six-pack and a gun’: Shah Rukh Khan on being ‘king’ of Bollywood
‘You have to eliminate a stereotype’: director Wei Shujun on Chinese noir Only the River Flows
Teri Hatcher: ‘Would I beat you at pool? It depends on how much we are drinking’
Regulars
Wendy Ide's film of the week
Alien: Romulus review – thrillingly gruesome new instalment gets a shot of young blood
Streaming and DVDs
Streaming: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and the best post-apocalyptic films
Week in geek
Is this really the end of the line for Deadpool? Disney will never turn off the money tap
Ben Child
Mark Kermode on film
Mark Kermode on… director Hayao Miyazaki, who speaks to the child in all of us
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You may have missed
‘Then Zelenskiy called for him to go’: Kevin Macdonald on how his film about Kyiv’s ex-boxer mayor suddenly heated up
‘Sobbing in the aisles’: writers on their most memorable parent-kid film experiences
Whether a terrifying Postman Pat, a mortifying sex scene, or a brush with button-phobia, our writers report on the family viewing they will never forget
‘There is an incredible hunger for it’: why classic films are making a comeback in cinemas
From Caligula to Forrest Gump and My Neighbour Totoro, rereleases are hitting the big screen once again – and are proving lucrative at the box office
Missile attacks and masterpieces: Mike Figgis on the bravery of a film festival under fire in Ukraine
Crystal Voyager: the ultimate surfing film with a DIY spirit – and a Pink Floyd soundtrack
Un oeuf is enough: have we had our fill of movie Easter eggs?
The silence is deafening: why this year’s environmental films are nonverbal
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Film genres
Action
Jackpot! review – feeble Paul Feig action comedy maxes out on the mayhem
Animation
Coraline review – delightfully creepy coming-of-age fantasy offers more than just scares
Crime
Only the River Flows review – stylishly enigmatic Chinese crime drama
Drama
Clandestina review – artists fighting fascists in Portugual in the 1950s – and the present day
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