Film
Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”

Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”
The Shape of Water and the history of interspecies love

The Shape of Water and the history of interspecies love
Dark River, review – dive into this murky Yorkshire drama at your own risk

Dark River, review – dive into this murky Yorkshire drama at your own risk
Lady Bird, review – the Oscars will be aflutter for this coming-of-age comedy

Lady Bird, review – the Oscars will be aflutter for this coming-of-age comedy
Loveless, review – an ominous portrait of neglect with precious little hope

Loveless, review – an ominous portrait of neglect with precious little hope
Andrea Riseborough: “I get paid one twentieth of my male co-stars’ fee”

Andrea Riseborough: “I get paid one twentieth of my male co-stars’ fee”
Miranda Richardson: “I don’t do social media. I need the human voice”

Miranda Richardson: “I don’t do social media. I need the human voice”
Phantom Thread, review – Daniel Day-Lewis dressed for success in ‘last’ film

Phantom Thread, review – Daniel Day-Lewis dressed for success in ‘last’ film
Kaya Scodelario: “It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life”

Kaya Scodelario: “It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life”
Last Flag Flying, review – undemanding buddy movie flies at half-mast

Last Flag Flying, review – undemanding buddy movie flies at half-mast
Stephen Frears: “Brexit lunatics seem determined to put the clocks back”

Stephen Frears: “Brexit lunatics seem determined to put the clocks back”
Glasgow Film Festival proves to be top dog as it announces line-up

Glasgow Film Festival proves to be top dog as it announces line-up
Gary Oldman: ‘Meeting people I respect blows my mind when they revere me’

Gary Oldman: ‘Meeting people I respect blows my mind when they revere me’
The Final Year, review – the adulatory Obama doc that didn’t see Trump coming

The Final Year, review – the adulatory Obama doc that didn’t see Trump coming
Liam Neeson: “Our age of insularity is a big issue”

Liam Neeson: “Our age of insularity is a big issue”
Martin McDonagh: “Most men in the film business are illiterate pricks”

Martin McDonagh: “Most men in the film business are illiterate pricks”
Ease off on the moral panic – Hollywood’s sex scandal is far more subjective

Ease off on the moral panic – Hollywood’s sex scandal is far more subjective
Offbeat gems and Christmas classics – ’tis the season to support indie cinema

Offbeat gems and Christmas classics – ’tis the season to support indie cinema
James Bowen backs job training platform for homeless people

