Cold War intrigue to a jazz beat, a box of serials, and our new favourite Christmas film. What are you watching this weekend?

With her new film Bird, Andrea Arnold gets closer to the spirit of magical realist literature than most movies have done, says Juana Albina, one of the critics on this year’s LFF Critics Mentorship ...

The Citadel, the gravity gun, the headcrab. Valve Corporation’s 2004 first-person shooter was a masterclass of game design that has endured, inspiring waves of video games, film and TV since.

Three Costa Rican women are incarnated into a 71-year-old woman in Antonella Sudasassi’s graceful exploration of ageing and sexual desire.

Tyler Taormina’s sprawling portrait of an Italian-American family’s festive gathering in Long Island makes for an enjoyably hazy Christmas movie.

Released in 2004, Hideo Kojima's covert ops thriller pulled from James Bond, Apocalypse Now and Escape From New York in its mission to elevate stealth action gaming.

RRR may have blown the doors off internationally, but India has been making explosive action films for decades. Here are some of the best.

Denzel Washington’s extravagant performance brings vigour to Ridley Scott’s proficient retread of his Roman blockbuster.

With the help of a strong ensemble cast, Malcolm Washington pushes the cinematic potential of Wilson’s 1930s Pittsburgh play.

Unlock these great boxed-set experiences from more than a century ago: Louis Feuillade’s seductively modern tales of crime, conspiracy, technology and adventure.

In his new drama Joy, Bill Nighy plays the pioneering British obstetrician who helped develop IVF treatment. He talks to us about changing attitudes and how he’s had to “reprogramme violently”.

Filmed by media activists from both Israel and Palestine, this eloquent documentary captures the reality of a land struggle between resident Palestinians and the occupying Israeli forces seeking their ...