The role of charismatic chancer Bug in Andrea Arnold's Bird feels like a victory lap for Hollywood's most unlikely new darling.
By Nia Childs
One of Britain's foremost chroniclers of life in the economic margins opens up about the pressures of modern filmmaking and her desire to let audiences take what they want from her films.
Kondo Ryota's debut feature is a chilling ghost story that begins with a videotape – but that's where the similarities to Ringu end in this impressive new J-Horror.
By Emma Cieslik
A crucial tool for visually impaired cinema lovers yet often undervalued by the industry, it's about time that audio description's worth is heard.
An elderly man plans the final year of his life in Daihachi Yoshida's impressive adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel.
A standoffish young woman embarks on a road trip with an unusual 12-year-old girl in Yusuke Morii's offbeat sophomore feature.
Kazuya Shiraishi polishes off a 60-year-old script for this bloodthirsty samurai epic about a band of criminals recruited to defend a castle from the emperor's army during the Boshin War.
Erika Lust's C*m With Me tour celebrates 20 years of the filmmaker's work, but how can welcoming porn back into cinemas challenge audience attitudes?
By Tyler Thier
This Halloween, no body horror fiction can compare to the haunting revelations of Brakhage's 32-minute film The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes.
The director of the cult classic Korean wave sci-fi comedy reflects on his wild debut two decades on, and the forthcoming remake from Yorgos Lanthimos.
By Rogan Graham
The maker of the remarkable prizewinning docu-essay hybrid, Dahomey, on the film’s urgent anti-colonial message.
The latest short film from the independent animation legend is an elusive oddity even by Don Hertzfeldt's standards.
By Ami Guest
Belfast's Strand cinema is a gorgeous relic from a bygone era – but as the picturehouse closes its doors for a much-needed renovation, the team have relocated to an old shopping centre.
Following a short run at Barbican Centre, Amos Gitaï's landmark film series turned theatre production charts the history of a single house in West Jerusalem and what it reveals about Israel and Palestine.
By Henry Boon
As Smile 2 hits cinemas, we delve into what it takes to create a musician for the silver screen.
By Taylor Burns
As Pulp Fiction turns 30, we take a closer look at one of cinema's finest supporting players.
By Yasmin Vince
She might not be as well known as Keira Knightley or Jennifer Ehle, but Aishwarya Rai lights up the screen in Gurinder Chadha's 2004 Austen adaptation.
By Simon Bland
Two decades ago, a grim Northern revenge western starring Paddy Considine as a man on the war path shocked audiences and made Shane Meadows one to watch out for. He reflects on the long legacy of Dead Man's Shoes.
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