His Three Daughters review – Natasha Lyonne shines in palliative care drama
Three sisters convene to say goodbye to their dying father in a detailed and intimate yet uneven drama
Les Indésirables review – Ladj Ly’s clumsy social drama is a let-down
The award-winning director of Cannes hit Les Misérables returns with a muddled and blunt-edged film about underprivileged Parisians
Silver Dollar Road review – another Raoul Peck documentary triumph
The I Am Not Your Negro director’s adaptation of a 2019 ProPublica investigation effectively connects one family’s story with the larger scourge of legal Black land theft
Woody Allen: cheered on stage despite fog of accusation that won’t lift
Given rapturous applause at Venice, Allen has – like it or not – become an icon for post-#MeToo confusion around allegations and burdens of proof
Best things to do in Australia this weekend: what to watch, read and cook
In a new weekly column, the team behind pop culture newsletter Saved for Later recommend their latest and/or forthcoming obsessions
The Boy and the Heron review – Miyazaki’s last movie is a fitting swan song
The 82-year-old film-maker’s final animation might not be up there with his greatest but it’s a sweet and soulful goodbye
My Mother’s Wedding review – Kristin Scott Thomas makes a ho-hum directorial debut
There are impressive performances from Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham but this comedy drama of sisters coming together for a wedding is forgettable
Gonzo Girl review – Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut is a disappointment
The actor makes an underwhelming first feature as film-maker, a thinly etched adaptation of Cheryl Della Pietra’s semi-autobiographical book
From The Critic to Wicked Little Letters: 10 films to look out for at Toronto film festival 2023
From awardsy biopics to surreal comedies, this year’s Toronto film festival offers a lineup of big stars taking big swings
Origin review – a heartfelt look at a journalist challenging the concept of race
There are solid performances in this dramatisation of Isabel Wilkerson’s attempt to explain racism as an aspect of the caste system, but it may have been better as a documentary
How one laughing VHS technician saved 95-year-old Michael Roemer’s career
As the director nears his 11th decade, two of his films, Nothing But a Man and The Plot Against Harry are being restored; both are marvels of independent cinema
Green Border review – gripping story of refugees’ fight for survival in the forest
Agnieszka Holland’s brutal and timely drama shines a dark spotlight on the horrors faced by refugees in the exclusion zone between Poland and Belarus
Auteurs and workers’ rights spotlit at a less starry Venice film festival
Hollywood strikes have deprived festival of glamour but not debate, while focus switched to varyingly controversial directors
Sky Peals review – eerie tale of lost souls at the service station
Moin Hussain’s arresting debut feature about an alienated night-shift worker turns the humble service station into a nightmarish modern limbo
Priscilla review – Sofia Coppola paints an absorbing, intimate portrait of Elvis’s wife
Based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir, the film shows how a naive schoolgirl became trapped behind the gates of Graceland in a bizarrely co-dependent relationship