Two 1990s romances turn 30, Mike Leigh’s return to modern life, and a nailbiting Kurosawa thriller. What are you watching this weekend?

Kazik Radwanski’s wry Canadian romance follows Mara, a disillusioned creative writing professor, as she reconnects with a man from her past who’s now a successful author.

Children’s experience and tense family drama have been at the heart of many of the greatest Iranian films. Ahead of the release of the Oscar-nominated thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig, we recommend ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a fearless performance in Mike Leigh’s empathetic portrait of the outrageously hostile Pansy, whose hardened façade masks a real fragility.

From a pulp novel by Ed McBain, Akira Kurosawa fashioned a gripping procedural thriller that ranks among his greatest contemporary-set films. Jasper Sharp digs into a tale of extortion, social ...

Up on the roof: 16 classic rooftop scenes on film ...

Alongside the latest round of awards, the UK Global Screen Fund has published its Multi-Year Evaluation, which looked into the process, impact and economic value of the fund from 2021-2024. Undertaken ...

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This fresh reimagining of Ang Lee’s award-winning romcom features Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen and Youn Yuh-Jung.

The Young Vic’s artistic director tells us about her debut feature – the story of two teenage friends who run away from Britain on a journey to Syria – which has just been unveiled at Sundance.