Film
Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey

Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey
Sirāt’s juxtaposition of primal bliss and existential howls of anguish makes for a bruising experience
BAFTA hopeful I Swear: ‘We were told to take swearing out of Tourette’s film to make it commercial’

BAFTA hopeful I Swear: ‘We were told to take swearing out of Tourette’s film to make it commercial’
Producer Piers Tempest knows how hard it is to get an independent film made – but they dig deep to make I Swear, the BAFTA-nominated film about John Davidson, whose campaigning has helped other people living with Tourette’s
Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’

Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’
To make sure Wasteman captured prison culture correctly, the filmmakers joined forces with Switchback – a London-based charity that helps young prison leavers
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’

Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’ 

Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’
Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser

Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’
Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’

Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager

The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
Cult poet Martin Newell: ‘I am the good granddad of rock ‘n’ roll’

