Doctor Zhivago at 60: David Lean’s sweeping romantic relic endures
Julie Christie remains as magnetic as ever in the mammoth big-screen adaptation of Boris Pasternak’s novel
‘Cue air punches and tears’: why Next Goal Wins is my feelgood movie
Continuing the series where writers pick their go-to mood-lifting films is a look back to an inspiring sports documentary
Light Needs review – a blooming lovely meditation on plants and their people
Houseplants appear to make conversation and yearn for lost friends in a witty yet luminous documentary from Jesse McLean
‘You have to be ready to see it’: Abel Ferrara and Catherine Breillat on why Pasolini’s Salò is a gift that keeps giving
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s notorious film is now 50 years old, and its cavalcade of shocking cruelty and violence still leaves a stark impact on its viewers. Film-makers explain why Pasolini ‘was a saint to us’
Match the celeb to the panto – and other puzzlers in our bumper Christmas culture quiz
From corny adverts to snowy murder plots, test your knowledge with these seasonal questions
Kate Winslet tells of being body shamed and told to do ‘fat girl parts’ when young
Actor says comments from teachers and schoolmates about her size resulted in her barely eating at 19 years old
The best – and worst – films out on Boxing Day in Australia this year
Desperate for two hours of silence in a cinema, or a movie to entertain the family? We’ve got you covered – here’s our comprehensive guide to the films out on 26 December
From California to Tehran, this year has been about the films that resist
Films such as One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent and It Was Just An Accident celebrate the importance of fighting back against oppressive forces
Renate Reinsve on vomit-inducing reviews and 19-minute standing ovations: ‘You feel your face go stiff from smiling so long’
The Norwegian star was considering giving up acting to be a carpenter when Joachim Trier wrote The Worst Person in the World for her. Now the pair have teamed up again – but she refuses to get carried away by all the praise
How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025
Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various records
Le Carré with a cocktail, not a cuppa: the glamour and escapism of The Night Manager
The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own work
The Guide #222: From Celebrity Traitors to The Brutalist via Bad Bunny – our roundup of the culture that mattered in 2025
Not exhaustive, not definitive and unapologetically subjective: our annual tour of the best TV, music, films, podcasts, games and books of the last year
My cultural awakening: Love Actually taught me to leave my cheating partner
Emma Thompson’s quiet suffering in the hit Christmas movie helped me to realise that I didn’t need to stay with someone who had betrayed me
From Avatar to Amadeus: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
James Cameron’s Smurftacular franchise is back for an action-packed third outing, and musical geniuses butt heads in the new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play
Timothée Chalamet puts alter-ego rumors to rest in remix with EsDeeKid
After speculation actor was actually underground MC, pair join on remix to EsDeeKid’s 4 Raws