Vampire Hunter D review – head-popping visuals offset very pre-MeToo erotic anime
Regarded as pioneering on its release in 1985, this sleazy tale’s sexual politics are long past-it, but the visual invention remains magnetic
TV tonight: the extraordinary story of the baroness and the Covid scandal
The downfall of the lingerie entrepreneur accused of making millions from taxpayers for PPE. Plus: David Frost takes on Moshe Dayan. Here’s what to watch this evening
Kevin Costner and Horizon producers sued by stunt performer over ‘violent unscripted’ rape scene
Devyn LaBella is suing the actor-director and the producers of his film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 alleging breach of contract, with Costner denying all allegations
Letitia Wright describes ‘huge burden’ of representation on black artists
Black Panther actor tells of deep sense of responsibility when making directorial debut about effects of knife crime
Sudden Fear: the 1952 noir that cemented Joan Crawford’s star – again
With this tale of love turned sour, Crawford forged an unprecedented Hollywood archetype: the now-prevalent actor-turned-executive producer
‘It’s very risky’: the Philippou brothers on horror films, back yard wrestling and knocking back Hollywood
Their new film Bring Her Back is in cinemas soon and a sequel to their hit debut Talk To Me is in the works, but the LA-based directors say Adelaide still feels like home
From legal issues to reshoots: is the Michael Jackson biopic cursed?
A two-part film looking at the King of Pop’s career is undergoing more behind-the-scenes issues, including the problem of how to address troubling allegations
Autumn review – amazing landscape plays central role in Portuguese wine-family drama
Set in the Douro valley, Antonio Sequeira’s softly drawn portrait of a family in flux never quite ferments to anything more than a light tipple about the passing of time
The Venus Effect review – a sizzling queer romcom without the cliches
A funny, heart-on-sleeve Danish drama that cleverly captures the complexities of coming out and queer identity with a character that wonders: am I gay enough to be gay?
Bogancloch review – the further adventures of a Scottish hermit in Ben Rivers’ beguiling essay
Rivers returns to document a past subject, Jake Williams, whose reclusive Scottish forest existence is fascinating but defies explanation
James Bond franchise owners request more time to defend control of 007 spy name
Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer has challenged trademark registrations over lack of use
Marcel Ophuls obituary
Documentary film-maker best known for The Sorrow and the Pity and Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Marcel Ophuls was the unflinching chronicler of France’s suppressed wartime shame
The Sorrow and the Pity punched a hole through France’s self-excusing myths and saw something nastier, shabbier, more political and more human
Amongst the Wolves review – drills and chills in Irish gangster thriller
Aiden Gillen is in ultraviolent mode as a sadistic gang boss, but it is co-writer Luke McQuillan who brings a careful nuance to this uneven and bloody tale of revenge
The Road to Patagonia review – an epic journey from Alaska to the Andes
Director Matty Hannon’s adventures are a dazzling cinematic homage to nature even if his environmental commentary sometimes roams a bit too freely