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Bonhoeffer review – solid biopic of German pacifist pastor murdered by the Nazis

If you can ignore the dodgy accents and liberties with the truth (a pacifist theologian involved in bomb plots?) then this no-frills film will hold interest

Giants of La Mancha review – kids cartoon sticks Don Quixote Jr into the modern world

Alfonso Quixote, a descendant of Cervantes’ idealistic hero, is on a mission to save his town in this unsatisfying animated adventure

‘Instantly uplifts my mood’: why Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to all-time comfort classics is a recommendation of a 2001 Bollywood favorite

Oscars fashion winners … the silver age of Hollywood, with a splash of pink and yellow

The red carpet is a tightrope walk, but Mikey Madison and Timothée Chalamet made sure-footed choices – while many mature attendees showed younger performers the way

Grey Matter review – feelgood Alzheimer’s film is well-meaning life-lesson comedy

Stephanie Beacham is reduced to comic foil in this cliche-ridden tale of the bond that forms between an ailing woman and her grumpy granddaughter

Earthquake strikes Los Angeles soon after Oscars ceremony concludes

The 3.9-magnitude quake shook the North Hollywood area late on Sunday night, but no significant reports of damage have been received

Oscars 2025 highlights: Anora sweeps awards with best picture, best director and best actress – as it happened

At the 97th Academy Awards, Sean Baker made history, while Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin took acting prizes

Jimmy review – lyrical and impressionistic vision of James Baldwin in 1940s Paris

The celebrated Black American author’s arrival in the City of Light is reimagined in this freewheeling feature, which prioritises images over the spoken word

‘I can spit hot fire on Baby Got Back’: Sterling K Brown’s honest playlist

The star of new thriller Paradise loves musicals and feels mild shame at enjoying Vengaboys. But which star made him realise he could sing?

Key takeaways from Oscars 2025: Brody beats orchestra, Brits keep it classy and Kieran Culkin botches his big moment

The awards ceremony can’t escape Harvey Weinstein and two fairytales come a cropper

Anora has swept the Oscars. I can’t help feeling that shouldn’t have happened

Sean Baker’s film is muddled, hollow at the middle and about the fifth least vital of the best picture lineup

The Oscars were an exhilarating triumph for Anora and newly minted star Mikey Madison

Political metaphors were the dark undercurrent in this year’s crop, from Anora’s toxic masculinity to the revolutionary defiance of I’m Still Here

Zoe Saldaña apologises to Mexicans offended by Emilia Pérez: ‘Never our intention’

The best supporting actress Oscar winner addressed complaints about the controversial Netflix musical after a journalist said the film was ‘really hurtful’

The dazzling underdog with amazing legs: how Anora swept the Oscars

Sean Baker’s film took five Academy Awards on Sunday evening. Here’s how it triggered the landslide

The Oscars were silent on Trump, diverging from protests of past years

No one uttered the US president’s name, and speeches bore few references to Gaza or Ukraine, focusing on the LA fires

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