Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review – Anya Taylor-Joy is tremendous as chase resumes

Taylor-Joy makes a fantastic action heroine, facing down a hilariously evil Chris Hemsworth in signature high-speed fights

Meryl Streep: it’s ‘hardest thing’ for men to see themselves in female characters

Speaking at Cannes, the actor said that before more women got greenlight jobs in Hollywood, executives had struggled to see themselves in female roles

Wild Diamond review – French social-realist drama fuelled by TikTok energy

First-time actor Agathe Riedinger is a wannabe influencer from the wrong side of the tracks in this forthright and fluent film

The Second Act review – Quentin Dupieux’s likable meta comedy of actors’ private lives

With help from an A-list cast, Dupieux brings his customary mischief to an amiable tale of imposture and role play

Greta Gerwig: ‘The number of female directors has gotten better. We’re not done yet’

While this year’s Cannes film festival jury president declared her role ‘a dream come true’, storms over sexual abuse and workers’ rights are expected

Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran to avoid prison

Director had been sentenced for ‘collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the country’s security’

A dog in the dock and another doing red carpet interviews: why has Cannes gone canine crazy?

Once a celebration of arthouse raunch, the film festival has had to change in the #MeToo era. Is that why, on screen and off, pooches are everywhere this year? Our writer goes walkies on the Côte d’Azur

‘Explosive’ secret list of abusers set to upstage women’s big week at Cannes film festival

Crisis management team reported to be in place as Meryl Streep heads roster of female stars and directors collecting accolades

Peter Weir to receive Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at Venice film festival

Australian director of Gallipoli and Dead Poets Society praised by festival for his impact in Hollywood ‘while keeping his distance from the American movie industry’

‘It was terrifying – but screw it’: the director who had to disown her film to qualify for the Oscars

Tiger Stripes, about a girl who turns into a jungle cat when her periods start, was chosen by Malaysia as its Oscar entry. But they wanted cuts. Amanda Nell Eu relives a ‘painful and comedic’ experience

Laurent Cantet obituary

French film director who won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes film festival with his improvisatory education drama The Class

Cannes to premiere Jean-Luc Godard film finished the day before he died

The director’s 18-minute film Scénarios will premiere at this year’s Cannes film festival accompanied by his 34-minute introduction

Lineup announced for UK’s inaugural Muslim international film festival

Featuring stars including Riz Ahmed and Nabhaan Rizwan, the event aims to celebrate the ‘rich tapestry of Muslim experiences via the medium of film’

Scotland’s artists fear ‘cultural black hole’ after festival and film project cancelled

Calls for Scottish government to increase support grow, following funding cuts to public arts body

Coppola, Lanthimos, Sorrentino: Cannes’ silverback gorillas shall slug it out at this year’s festival

Female directors are thin on the ground – plus ça change – but the lineup promises intriguing new films from modern day masters, as well as some unknown hot potatoes