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Finding the magic
by Paul Risker
Jenn Wexler on her approach to filmmaking, The Ranger and The Sacrifice Game
Beautiful and difficult
by Paul Risker
Sandhya Suri on semi-urban outposts, moral ambiguity and Santosh
Eye for books
by Andrew Robertson
We take a look at Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Stay-at-Home Seven: Christmas selection box
by Amber Wilkinson
Bumper edition of films to watch on TV on stream this festive season
About a bear
by Jennie Kermode
Iain Gardner on immigration, community and A Bear Named Wojtek
Tests of love
by Amber Wilkinson
Dennis Iliadis and his star Konstantina Messini on twisty meet-the-parents thriller Buzzheart
You must remember this
by Jennie Kermode
Loïc Espuche on childhood revulsion, shyness, shame, kissing and Yuck!
Lights and shadows
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Dustin Pittman with Ed Bahlman on Alan J Pakula, James Ivory, Brian De Palma and Jerry Schatzberg
Innocence lost
by Amber Wilkinson
Sebastián Parra R on growing up too fast and world building in Seed Of The Desert
A monstrous legacy
by Paul Risker
Nicholas Vince on Thatcherism, AIDS, writing, filmmaking and I Am Monsters
Breaking boundaries
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Zeva Oelbaum, Sabine Krayenbühl and Paul Cantelon on Loïe Fuller and Obsessed With Light
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 16 to 23
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
All about character
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alessandro Nivola on JC Chandor’s Kraven The Hunter
What about the daughter?
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sigrid Nunez on her novel What Are You Going Through and Pedro Almodóvar’s adaptation, The Room Next Door
Double vision
by Paul Risker
Jane Spencer on interpreting cinema and South Of Hope Street
One cold morning
by Jennie Kermode
Jamie O’Rourke on character-driven storytelling and Calf
'I think there is a wisdom to children that adults lose sight of'
by Amber Wilkinson
Matthew Rankin on liminal spaces and child's play in Universal Language
Expecting something different
by Jennie Kermode
Samuel Flueckiger, Lucy Wirth, Jürg Plüss and Gano Salome Gerliani on Unser Kind
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 9 to 15
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
On the borderline
by Jennie Kermode
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo on crossing genres in The Soul Eater
Camp culture
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andrew Reich with Ed Bahlman on Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Hunt for truth
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Christos Pitharas on building fiction on fact in his latest feature
Happy holidays
by Jennie Kermode
Nick Frost and Aisling Bea on playing Brits abroad in Get Away
Bloody good fun
by Jennie Kermode
Steffen Haars, Maisie Ayres and Sebastian Croft on Get Away
Chaos equals opportunity
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Rex Miller with Ed Bahlman on The Clash and Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos
Postcard from the International Crime And Punishment Festival
by Amber Wilkinson
We report from the justice festival's vibrant 14th edition
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 2 to 8
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly or stream this week
A little unpredictability
by Paul Risker
Payal Kapadia on cinematic inspirations and All We Imagine As Light
In the frame
by Jennie Kermode
Kelly Pike on coming of age, gender, power and Picture Day
'I like to say that as long as there’s a laugh, there is hope'
by Amber Wilkinson
Teemu Nikki on creating Finnish sahti comedy Western 100 Litres Of Gold
Metal rebound
by Jennie Kermode
Juuso Laatio and Jukka Vidgren on the further adventures of Impaled Rektum in Heavier Trip
Coming home
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jacqueline Baylon on her award-winning short and Oscar contender Until He’s Back
All or nothing
by Jennie Kermode
Clair Titley on Nasubi, Denpa Shōnen and making The Contestant
Stay-at-Home Seven: November 25 to December 1
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly this week
Hooked on fairy tales
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sigrid Nunez on Bing, fairy tales and the adaptation of her novel The Friend
Jumping into a life
by Amber Wilkinson
Emilios Avraam and Niovi Charalambous on Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin And I Can't Jump
A dark time
by Jennie Kermode
Kim Sung Soo on capturing history and getting a shot at an Oscar with 12.12: The Day
Reflections of a cat
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Gints Zilbalodis on Hayao Miyazaki, fairy tales and Latvia’s Oscar submission, Flow
Man about town
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Gay Talese on Watching Frank, Frank Sinatra, and his latest book, A Town Without Time
Magnificent creatures
by Jennie Kermode
Jayro Bustamante on giving the girls of Hogar Seguro a voice in Rita
Stay-at-Home Seven - November 18 to 24
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV or stream this week
A unified vision
by Anne-Katrin Titze
DOC NYC highlights and cinematographer Michael Crommett on Dan Winters: Life Is Once. Forever.
Poetry and loss
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Géza Röhrig on Terrence Malick, Josh Safdie, and Richard Kroehling’s After: Poetry Destroys Silence
'I’m still enjoying the process of talking about Julie and advocating for her silence'
by Amber Wilkinson
Leonardo van Dijl on Belgian Oscar nominee Julie Keeps Quiet
Clocking in
by Jennie Kermode
Michael Felker on how he learned to time travel and Things Will Be Different
Dancing to his tune
by Jennie Kermode
Anthony Waller on guilt, ambiguity and being married to Elizabeth Hurley in Piper
'Help does not have borders'
by Amber Wilkinson
Lidia Duda on the challenges of making refugee crisis documentary Forest
Stay-at-Home Seven: November 11 to 17
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
It's about the community
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Dustin Pittman with Ed Bahlman on Gloria Swanson, Iggy Pop, Liza Minnelli, Lou Reed, Mick Jagger, and New York After Dark
'I wanted it to be meditative and poetic'
by Amber Wilkinson
Thea Hvistendahl on her very different approach to zombies in Handling The Undead
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Finding the magic Jenn Wexler on her approach to filmmaking, The Ranger and The Sacrifice Game

Beautiful and difficult Sandhya Suri on semi-urban outposts, moral ambiguity and Santosh

About a bear Iain Gardner on immigration, community and A Bear Named Wojtek

Tests of love Dennis Iliadis and his star Konstantina Messini on twisty meet-the-parents thriller Buzzheart

You must remember this Loïc Espuche on childhood revulsion, shyness, shame, kissing and Yuck!

Questlove film heads to Sundance A bumper year for star author and filmmaker

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