The industry is regarded as cultural phenomenon and national treasure – and politicians are determined to preserve it
The Bruce Springsteen biopic will be blinded by his light
Scott Cooper’s authorised film about the musician may struggle to capture his creative spark
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Hedda and more
Jeremy Allen White captures some of Springsteen’s electrifying energy in an otherwise inert, uninventive biopic
Kelly Reichardt rewrites the heist movie
The Mastermind is not interested in the blood-pumping tension of the crime, but its brooding aftermath
Titanic director is sub tragedy’s ‘mystery interviewee’
The identity of the person who spoke to the inquiry into the 2023 implosion of the Titan has been revealed
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Frankenstein, Roofman, Ballad of a Small Player and more
Guillermo del Toro’s take on the gothic classic is a thrillingly immersive, sensual experience – if a little self-indulgent in the storytelling
Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life
Bill Nighy has strong opinions on the art of living. And now he is imparting his wisdom as an agony uncle
How daddy issues took over this year’s Oscars race
In many of this awards season’s biggest films, emotionally repressed fathers make a big show of how they feel
Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’
The illustrations were so good, Steven Spielberg said he felt compelled to make his films live up to them
After the Hunt isn’t as clever as it thinks it is
Luca Guadagnino’s provocative cancel culture film, starring an impressively icy Julia Roberts, already feels dated
Rebecca Miller: ‘I could identify with Martin Scorsese’s spiritual journey’
The film-maker on the art of the anecdote, her playwright father and getting to know the Goodfellas director
The women who made David Lynch
The film-maker was drawn to the image of the damsel in distress – but the women in his work always retain their power
Films of the week: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more
Dwayne Johnson delivers an unexpectedly bruised performance in the solo directorial debut from Benny Safdie
A House of Dynamite is terrifyingly plausible
Rebecca Ferguson excels in Kathryn Bigelow’s muscular political thriller about an imminent nuclear attack on the US
‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’
After a string of ‘good guy’ roles, the Detectorists star returns to the stage as Shakespeare’s toxic villain Iago
Harry Potter and the deathly rehash culture
It’s been 30 years and the Potterverse is still expanding. I’m ready to leave it behind
A table for… Steven Soderbergh
The prolific director discusses the future of film, art in the time of Trump and A-list liquor brands over a boozy lunch
Harris’s memoir will be a rude awakening for Sleepy Joe
How women are doing in politics, Hollywood and prime-time television
Brontë meets Barbie: purists slate Wuthering Heights trailer
A first glance at Emerald Fennell’s raunchy take on the classic novel sends the internet into a frenzy
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