Film

Adrien Brody drew on the immigrant experience of his own family for his Golden Globe-winning performance in The Brutalist, which is now a frontrunner for the Oscars.

Jacques Audiard’s Golden Globe-winning musical Emilia Pérez is superficial, ham-fisted and fails to access the subversion made possible by camp.

The Saturday Paper’s film critic looks back at the highlights of 2024.

Hugo Weaving’s acting career has brought him international acclaim, but his latest film – an adaptation of Paul Kelly’s song “How to Make Gravy” – reflects his devotion to Australian stories.

This year’s Marrakech International Film Festival – a showcase for new filmmakers from around the globe – featured the strongest program yet.

With his Palme d’Or-winning film Anora in Oscars contention, independent director Sean Baker is cutting a path that could take him to the very top.

Forty years on, Wim Wenders’ Palme d’Or-winning film, Paris, Texas, remains a stunning evocation of the human need for connection.

For Steve McQueen, whose film Blitz is released this month, history is not about retelling, but revealing powerful stories that have never been told.

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is a bloody, carnivalesque epic that focuses on a world of angry young men forced to reckon with the myths of previous generations.

Half a century later, Jason Reitman invokes the premiere of Saturday Night Live  in a film that honours the show’s legacy without fully exploring the danger of its comedy.