The Wizard of the Kremlin has no magic
This earnest adaptation of a bestselling book on the rise of Putin has too much hectoring and not enough drama
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Albert Camus, estranged
François Ozon subtly updates The Stranger and its author’s attitudes to French colonialism
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Ken Burns’ visions of America
The filmmaker on his career and the American Revolution
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Jim Jarmusch and the parental pleasure principle
In Father Mother Sister Brother, the director turns the incomprehension between family members into a film of pure pleasure
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Hollywood loves Russians again
American cinema clearly prioritises its smouldering leading men over a distant war
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Liza Minnelli doesn’t need your pity
The star’s new memoir reveals struggles with men, addiction and having Judy Garland as a mother
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La Grazia is Paolo Sorrentino’s best film in years
The lauded Italian director’s latest film poignantly explores the ethical dilemmas of power
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Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and the death of the Hollywood dream
In the 1970s, an ingenious trio of film auteurs conquered Hollywood. But is the renaissance now over?
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