Falling review – Viggo Mortensen casts a clear eye on dementia
In the Lord of the Rings star’s powerful debut as a director, Lance Henriksen plays a homophobic father compelled to move in with his gay son
I raised my kids on Pixar – and it has ruined classic cinema for them
Having grown up on Toy Story and Up, this generation has zero tolerance for slow pacing or only mild amusement
Why do artists like the Pogues and Frank Capra have a special Christmas pedestal?
Fairytale of New York and It’s a Wonderful Life evoke a unique and persistent magic, says writer Rick Burin
Mother of Lion: Sue Brierley opens up on life before Saroo, Hollywood and Nicole Kidman
Brierley was catapulted into the limelight when her adopted son’s story became an Oscar-nominated film. Now, she’s sharing her own
Love Child review – refugee documentary finds love and warmth amid the misery
Filmed over six years in Turkey, this is a wonderful account of an Iranian family in exile desperately seeking asylum
Samuel L Jackson: ‘A fullness comes upon me every time I land in Africa’
As their hard-hitting TV show Enslaved comes to an end, the star and his wife LaTanya Richardson talk about roots, race, revolution – and how to get rid of ‘the orange man’
‘I don’t want another blockbuster!’ How Phyllida Lloyd is following up Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady
After scoring two global hits, the director has made a low-budget film about a mother who builds her way out of homelessness – and it’s inspired by an article in the Guardian
I love Spider-Man – but would my son? How I learned a hard lesson about heroes
He’s my all-time favourite comic character. But do the real heroes still wear spandex?
Houston, we have a parent: what draws sci-fi to motherhood?
Netflix’s Away sees Hilary Swank play a mum separated from her daughter by millions of kilometres, joining a long list of science-fiction characters trapped in a maternal nightmare
Again Once Again review – elegant meditation on the pains of motherhood
This engaging film unpicks the challenges faced by a young mother trying to reconnect with the life she had before her son’s birth
Dads review – stars report from the frontline of fatherhood
Actor Bryce Dallas Howard’s documentary mixes the platitudinous with the genuinely moving as she grills Hollywood celebrities and other fathers
To Kid Or Not to Kid review – why women choose to be childless
Director Maxine Trump’s heartfelt documentary explores the pressures and prejudices facing women who do not want to be mothers
Bryce Dallas Howard: ‘Dads changing diapers is still somehow revolutionary’
The actor has made a film about fathers – including her own, director Ron. She talks about the racist role that caused ‘a disturbance’ in her soul – and why working with Lars von Trier gave her acne
‘The older I get, the less I fear’: meet the Italian Larry David
A decade after his two much-loved comedies about the vicissitudes of ageing, director Gianni Di Gregorio explains why, against his own expectations, he had to make another
How would a five-year-old change James Bond’s life?
According to a new report, No Time to Die sees Daniel Craig’s spy discovering he has a young child. Are CBeebies and car chases ever really compatible?