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10 years ago, Bradley Cooper may as well have been nobody. Then he starred in The Hangover. Then... uh... The Hangover 2. But six brief years since his "serious film" breakout Silver Linings Playbook, the...

This review was originally published as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage on 31/08/2018. Yorgos Lanthimos and his tragicomic experiments have been a favourite of arthouse cinema for years now, from...

Back on screens this week with the release of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, iconic Australian actress Cate Blanchett is adding a children’s fantasy film to her impressive list of achievements. She is...

Yorgos Lanthimos and his tragicomic experiments have been a favourite of arthouse cinema for years now, from the bloody Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer to the oddly tender The Lobster. If his...

Arriving in the midst of a new era of feminism and a heightened awareness how the film industry treats women, the rerelease of Jane Campion’s 1993 film The Piano feels well-timed. The film, a Victorian...

In possibly the most sensational conclusion in Oscar history, Moonlight has won Best Picture! Not before the producers of La La Land had gone on stage, and actually held the Oscar for Best Picture. This all...

1. Regrets, David Ayer has a few Suicide Squad made almost $750 million worldwide on release. It’s the second most successful DC Universe film of all time and it broke the record for biggest opening in...

This article contains spoilers for Manchester by the Sea. You should watch it first, for these reasons. Looking at its poster you could be forgiven for thinking Michelle Williams is the co-star of...

1. Class is in session for The Academy, looks rather more diverse The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finished licking envelopes and applying novelty stamps to the latest batch of invitations...

Anomalisa is one of the the scariest films you'll ever see. It is also one of the most human films you’ll ever see. It is 100% concentrated existential dread with a layer of unsettling psychological disorder...

The Weekly Report All news contained herein corresponds to the world of film. The Weekly Report will seek to cover general film news that has emerged over the last seven days. Berlinale 2016 As...

This weekend, Brie Larson is going to win her first Best Actress Oscar for Room. Trust me. It will be a well-deserved honour after her complex, emotional performance in the film, and a long-overdue reward for...

Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary feature film that tells the incredible story of Philippe Petit, a French wire walker who, in August 1974, walked 1350 feet in the air between the newly constructed Twin Towers...

At only 34 years old but with a substantial body of work behind him it feels like Jake Gyllenhaal is a seasoned pro who is somehow only just getting started. From his breakout role in cult classic Donnie Darko...

Sebastião Salgado and Wim Wenders are perfect together: veterans of photography and filmmaking respectively, and concerned with the political and spiritual - both subjects being treated deeply and...