Is the 90-minute movie obsolete? Films this year have been record-breakingly long The two blockbuster films of 2026, The Odyssey and You Can See Everything, were both over 170 minutes The Independent UK · Oct 22
Inflation at the movies: Runtimes are longer, from 'The Odyssey' to 'You Can See Everything' Your bladder isn’t lying The Independent UK · Oct 22
Paweł Pawlikowski, master of the 90-minute movie, returns with 'Fatherland' Storytelling economy can be in short supply at the movies The Independent UK · Oct 22
Tom Cruise, Olivia Colman and the return of Rocky: the best films of autumn 2026 Old favourites Shaun the Sheep, Dune, Jane Austen and Godzilla join Charles de Gaulle, the Peasants’ Revolt and queer identity in Spain The Guardian - UK · Aug 30
TV tonight: finance whiz Gary Stevenson takes on the super-rich The working-class lad who became a millionaire proposes a new annual tax. Plus: it’s 25 years of The Office. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Fatherland' - Paweł Pawlikowski's Cannes-winning triumph Paweł Pawlikowski's first film in eight years stars Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler as Erika and Thomas Mann, as they embark on a road trip across Germany during the Cold War. Euronews · Jul 3
The 8 best movies we saw at Cannes Film Festival 2026 FILM: The best of this year’s festival as selected by Jacob Stolworthy and Patrick Smith, including a metaphysical head-scratcher, an adrenaline-pumping monster movie and a sweeping epic that could be a serious awards contender The Independent UK · May 27
Little glitz and underperforming auteurs: how Cannes 2026 went – and who will win As this year’s Cannes ordinaire draws to a close, our chief critic examines what went wrong and predicts the who’ll take home the prizes – including the fabled Braddies The Guardian - UK · May 22
In Cannes standout 'Fatherland,’ Sandra Hüller stuns again The full range of Sandra Hüller’s talent is on full display this year in four films that run from big to small The Independent UK · May 17
Fatherland review – Sandra Hüller brings a bayonet of intelligence to Paweł Pawlikowski’s taut return Cannes film festival: Hanns Zischler stars as Thomas Mann on his 1949 tour of Germany, contending with political barbs, personal tragedy and his daughter, played by an extraordinary Hüller The Guardian - UK · May 14
Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month The Independent UK · Apr 9
Limonov: The Ballad review – Ben Whishaw brilliant as Russia’s outlaw bohemian Eduard Limonov’s bizarre career, from rebel émigré writer in New York to leader of a fascistic and militaristic political group, is told with gusto by Kirill Serebrennikov The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
Cold War review – Conor McPherson follows doomed love across eastern bloc Luke Thallon and Anya Chalotra are the lovers in this adaptation of Paweł Pawlikowski’s 2018 film, with Polish folk music and Elvis Costello songs The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023