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Campillo’s swipe at 'paradise'
by Richard Mowe
Red Island director trounces childhood demons and colonisation in the sun
'I really wanted to make a movie for the younger version of myself'
by Amber Wilkinson
Anthony Schatteman on love, authenticity and acceptance in Young Hearts
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 26 to March 3
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
'I start working from a very intellectual perspective, but then it's a lot of intuition'
by Amber Wilkinson
Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias on experimentation and storytelling in Pepe
Bigfoot challenge
by Amber Wilkinson
David and Nathan Zellner on turning a myth into a reality for Sasquatch Sunset
Playing with expectations
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Pascal Bonitzer on Léa Drucker, Olivier Rabourdin, Last Summer and Auction
A film that sticks in your throat
by Paul Risker
Robert Morgan on puppets, obsession, inevitability and Stopmotion
The beauty of the road
by Paul Risker
Emma Westenberg on empathy, absurdity and Bleeding Love
Collecting signs
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Nate Carlson on Alexander Payne’s multiple Oscar-nominated The Holdovers
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 19 to 25
by Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Under the influence
by Jennie Kermode
Christine Vrem-Ydstie and Brian Wiebe on I Am A Channel
Coming to life
by Jennie Kermode
Ethan Barrett on depression, crayons and Rosemary AD (After Dad)
Sorting fact from fiction
by Amber Wilkinson
Roman Bondarchuk on fake news, politics and the situation in Ukraine in The Editorial Office
Sculpting a story
by Paul Risker
Jianjie Lin on working layer by layer on Brief History Of A Family
Bitter taste of an awards season row
by Richard Mowe
Director of The Taste of Things on Binoche, Magimel and an Oscar polemic
Looking from outside
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Gudrun Gut, Heiko Lange and Ed Bahlman discuss B-Movie: Lust & Sound In West-Berlin 1979-1989
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 12 to 18
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Binoche’s recipe for a reunion
by Richard Mowe
The Taste Of Things brings France’s celebrity couple together again
A kind of immortality
by Jennie Kermode
Yasmin Afifi on shattering stereotypes in Jellyfish And Lobster
Loss and laughter
by Jennie Kermode
Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk on grief, humour and Knight Of Fortune
A whole world of uniforms
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Lucy Sante on the Belgian Rust Belt, masculinity, dandyism and her book Nineteen Reservoirs
Into the labyrinth
by Andrew Robertson and Jennie Kermode
Linus Sandgren, Suzie Davies, Siân Miller and Sophie Canale on creating the world of Saltburn
Tuning into grief
by Amber Wilkinson
Composer on collaboration and framing in Handling The Undead
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 5 to 11
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
An extreme life
by Paul Risker
Lucy Lawless on telling the story of Margaret Moth in Never Look Away
Family ties
by Amber Wilkinson
Klaudia Reynicke on crazy casting and bringing her own emotions to Reinas
Force of nature
by Amber Wilkinson
Pedro Freire on bringing his mother's tempestuous relationships to the screen in Malu
Ghosts in the machine
by Amber Wilkinson
Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck on exploring AI 'life after death' in Eternal You
Night rider
by Jennie Kermode
Jeremiah Kipp and Tryphena Wade on The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story
Without air
by Jennie Kermode
Vincente René-Lortie on remembering a friend with Invincible
Stay-At-Home Seven - January 29 to February 4
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on TV or stream this week
Scoring Reality
by Amber Wilkinson
Heather McIntosh on writing the upbeat score for Winner
Now is now
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Wim Wenders on Yasujirō Ozu, Anselm Kiefer, Ingeborg Bachmann and Perfect Days
Making a contract killing
by Amber Wilkinson
Richard Linklater and Glen Powell on working togther on Hit Man
A twist in the plot
by Paul Risker
Marc Isaacs on exploring Englishness in This Blessed Plot
Rough justice
by Amber Wilkinson
Delphine Girard on her debut Through The Night
Thematically linked
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alexander Payne on Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa and Oscar nominee The Holdovers
Unsettled
by Amber Wilkinson
In The Land Of Brothers directors Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi on exploring the long road for Afhgan refugees in Iran
Stay-at-Home Seven: January 22 to 28
by Jennie Kermode
Films to catch on TV this week
Northern lights shine on and off-screen in Tromsø
by Stephen Dalton
Festival celebrates local and international talent as Coen and Cooke fly in for masterclass
Capturing a kind of bravado
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Kim Gordon on Catherine Breillat and the music in Last Summer
The Seers
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Wim Wenders on Anselm Kiefer, Paul Celan, fairy tales and Perfect Days
Sundance 2024 preview
by Amber Wilkinson
Titles to look out for at this year's festival
Put to the test
by Jennie Kermode
Nazrin Choudhury on abortion access in the US and Red, White And Blue
Stay-at-Home Seven: January 15 to 21
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV this week
Flying high
by Jennie Kermode
Iain Softley on entering a strange world in The Shepherd
Okay not to be okay
by Jennie Kermode
Misan Harriman on the creative process behind The After
Action with impact
by Jennie Kermode
Renny Harlin on keeping it real in The Bricklayer
Beside the seaside
by Jennie Kermode
Andy Edwards on the magic of the seaside, British horror and making Punch
Animated magic
by Jennie Kermode
Daniel Snaddon and Samantha Cutler discuss The Smeds And The Smoos
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Making magic Gregg Bishop on witches, inspiring actors, instinctive filmmaking and The Heretiks

The road to The Guests Cristina Diz and Stefan Butzmühlen on working together on their latest film

Beyond Saturn Tina Gharavi, Tala Calil and Assaad Bouab on Shadows Of Beirut

Puppy love Brad Pitt on the 'moving' Heart Of The Beast shoot thanks to furry co-star Odin

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