Niels Arestrup obituary
Actor who played unsavoury bullies yet was also capable of bringing fresh shading to time-worn characters
‘A dancer dances, even with replaced hips and scoliosis’: only one actor can play Liza Minnelli
Despite Minnelli’s memoir not being finished and a queue of ‘Academy award, Emmy, Tony and Grammy winners excited to talk’, the star of the upcoming biopic is already obvious
National Anthem review – dreamy study of queer rodeo riders making hay while the sun shines
Charlie Plummer plays a local lad who joins a ranch run by an LGBTQ+ group in Luke Gilford’s debut feature that’s bathed in light but fails to catch fire
Déjà Vu: Denzel Washington and Tony Scott’s massively underrated techno-thriller
A wonderfully crackly Washington leads Scott’s frenetic, macho action flick, as part of an experimental FBI unit that hopes to use time travel to stop a terrorist attack
The Commander review – true story of patriotic heroism tries to avoid being political football
The story of an Italian submarine commander who disobeyed orders from fascist leaders and rescued enemy sailors after sinking their ship
‘I hope this haunts you’: Kate Winslet says Titanic-era body-shamers were ‘absolutely appalling’
The star of new Lee Miller biopic reveals that though she never publicly called out critics for what was an everyday occurrence at the time, in private she ‘let them have it’
Nocturnes review – entrancing film on how to study moths by night in the Himalayas
Sparse and precise, this meditative film immerses the viewer in the world of lepidopterist Mansi Mungee and her assistant as they survey hawk moths
‘Harm to children was part of the point’: a harrowing film on US family separations
Errol Morris’s bleak documentary Separated has gained in relevance since it premiered with more ‘state-created orphans’ to come under a second Trump administration
Porcelain War review – beautifully rendered portrait of Ukraine’s artist-warriors
Documentary following a ceramicist and a painter who have joined the battle to defend against the Russian invasion is perhaps a little too picturesque
Favoriten review – charming kids’ eye view of an inner city Vienna primary
Ruth Beckermann’s compassionate documentary is testament to a diverse group of delightful seven-year-olds and the brilliance of their dedicated teacher
Nosferatu review – Robert Eggers’s respectful homage to a vampire horror classic
The second remake of FW Murnau’s unofficial Dracula adaptation is handsomely shot and stylised, with a forbiddingly gruesome monster, but walks the line between self-conscious and scary
‘It’s about consequences’: what can we expect from Wicked: Part Two?
The much-anticipated first part of the blockbuster musical adaptation has bewitched audiences worldwide, but there are dark times ahead in the sequel
‘The whole foundation is rocking’: inside the explosive film about the investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu
The Bibi Files contains leaked footage of the Israeli PM being interrogated by police over allegations of corruption – and argues that these are partly why he has taken the region into the abyss. We meet the journalist behind it
‘I had this animal, physical desire to be with my child’: author Rachel Yoder on writing Nightbitch
The novelist’s cult book about a stay-at-home mother who turns into a dog is now a film starring Amy Adams. She talks about modern parenting, breaking taboos, and how Trump’s win spurred her to write
Squid Game returns, Skeleton Crew and Longlegs: what’s new to streaming in Australia in December
Plus Denis Villeneuve’s epic Dune: Part Two, a snackable TV series set in the world of Inside Out and a massively underrated Australian drama