Film

Japanese master Juzo Itami’s 1985 cult “ramen western” marries death, sex, and food together in one large and satiating cinematic broth. The result is a transcendental meditation on the joys of eating.

The Malaysian director's Golden Bear winning sophomore feature is as relevant now than it was in 1994.

We speak to the Sing Sing actor about his breakout role, which might just prove to be the best performance of the year.

The director's latest focuses on the forgotten odyssey of 1920s Olympian swimmer Trudy Ederle, who became the first woman to cross the English channel.

We pay tribute to the great French actor who left an indelible mark on cinema and pop culture.

With new features from Pedro Almodovar and Luca Guadagnino, Todd Field's Joker: Folie à deux and Pablo Larrain’s portrait of Maria Callas, here are the unmissable films at this year’s festival.

The prolific filmmaker Sidney Lumet would have turned 100 this year. Although not as famous as Spielberg or Scorsese, Lumet made significant contributions to American cinema with iconic films like 12 Angry Men, Serpico, and Network. PK Fellowes explores the director’s origins, and charts an influential filmic oeuvre that explores moral dilemmas and societal decay.

Few Indian films have made an impression on global cinema like the two-part crime epic Gangs of Wasseypur. Few Indian directors have made such an impact, either— changing the way their cinema is understood both at home and abroad. Writing for A Rabbit’s Foot, Anurag Kashyap describes the influences and experiences that led to his sweeping gangster story.

The 2008-set comedy-drama stirringly explores the ache of adolescence at the turn of the new millennium.

Mapping onto a rising real-life demographic, a new fleet of emotionally attuned single parent films, from The Florida Project to Janet Planet, is exploring the gap between parental responsibility and freedom.

Seijun Suzuki was a maverick of Japanese cinema who served as the antithesis that noir should inherently be rooted in the real world. Though he was a company man for Nikkatsu, it was his tempestuous collaborations with the production studio that inadvertently birthed one of Japan’s most bold anti-establishment auteurs—a playful renegade with a knack for the absurd.

Filmmaker Isabel Sandoval explores the crossroads between desire and memory in the cinema of Wong Kar-wai, particularly his 1990 film Days of Being Wild.

Although Duras is better known as a writer, having written 50 books throughout her career, her filmmaking was similarly groundbreaking and prolific. Cici Peng explores the aesthetics of Duras's filmic images, defined by their haunting negativity and relation to the unrepresentable.

The director's first fiction feature is a proud declaration of Native American existence in the cinematic canon.

A Rabbit's Foot presents its inaugural short film competition, 'The Senses'.

A Yorgos Lanthimos film isn’t a Yorgos Lanthimos film without a strange and jaunty jig. A result of TikTok aesthetics, in recent years the trope of off-kilter choreography has reached far wider than the Greek auteur, says Alex Denney.

The French-Algerian Palestinian filmmaker's second film retraces the resilient legacy of the Palestinian women in her family.

A Rabbit's Foot talks to director Gus Van Sant, stars Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch, producers Laurie Parker and Nick Wechsler, and screenwriter Dan Yost about the film that helped kick off a new wave of American independant cinema.

One of the most significant actors in French film history, Jeanne Moreau made her name playing alluring but troubled heroines. Whilst the term femme fatale followed Moreau to the grave, Kitty Grady explores how Moreau brought a more nuanced definition to the age-old archetype, one that coincided with the birth of the French New Wave.

Gilda greeted the first Cannes Film Festival audience with a new type of morally ambiguous story, becoming a definitive example of film noir—complete with its iconic Rita Hayworth performance. In this essay, Peter Bradshaw explores the love story in which hate is the biggest aphrodisiac.

The Swedish director discusses Crossing, an undulating tale of a retired Georgian woman's search for her trans niece in Istanbul.

The composer discusses how he created the soaring but sensitive sonic world of Furiosa, the second installment in George Miller’s Mad Max franchise.

The stars of Luna Carmoon's Hoard, Joseph Quinn and Saura Lightfoot-Leon talk sperm-sweat aftershave, Venice Film Festival and making films that feel nourishing.

The biggest film festival in the world is back with a typically impressive lineup.

In Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, the sport becomes a vessel to explore a volatile, sexually charged love triangle, where every interaction has the ping-pong energy of an intense rally, says Iana Murray.

From being one of film's naughty step children to getting a BFI retrospective, Nick Love opens up on his early life, addiction, and how masculinity has changed for the better.

The beloved British actor talks Back To Black, Mitch Winehouse, and what he’s learnt about acting over his accomplished career.

The iconic British actor talks about his incredible career and legacy.

The playwright and novelist Justin Kuritzkes discusses his film debut Challengers, whose script was inspired by a moment between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka at the 2018 US Open. He discusses erotic tension, reality TV and his adaptation of William S. Burrough's 'Queer,' Guadagnino's next project.

Director Thea Sharrock discusses the making of her latest feature.

Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera is a charming tale that blurs the line between the real and the supernatural, the past and the present. From tarot to the Etruscans, Rohrwacher speaks to us about her inspirations.

Naturalistic teeth might not be the most obvious takeaway from Dune 2, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, but for Haaniyah Angus, they were. Here, she explores cinema’s addiction to veneers and cosmetic surgery, asking what we might be losing as a result.

We sit down with the Japanese filmmaker to discuss his hypnotic latest feature.

Hollywood producer Bill Gerber catches up with the legendary four-time Academy Award-winning actor, and human embodiment of America Spirit, Clint Eastwood—in conversation.

Donna Deitch's slice of Queer Americana has become a cult classic. Below, Allegra Handelsman pens a thoughtful essay on the themes and legacy of the romantic drama.

A Rabbit's Foot talks to Jeff Bridges about his favourite camera, the Widelux F8, working with Francis Ford Coppola, and the crossroads between photography and cinema.

Ever wished that Tilda Swinton would read you a bedtime story before bed? Here's your chance.

If you’ve ever felt moved by Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music, then Opus is a film you’ll never want to end. A painfully intimate concert experience that doubles as a magnificent swan song for one of the most accomplished musicians of the last 50 years. As final breaths go, Opus is as triumphant as it gets.

'The Sweet East' portrays a young woman’s maiden voyage through American subcultures. Director and screenwriter Sean Price Williams and Nick Pinkerton discuss road movies, feline characters and creating bad-object movies.

Guillaume Francois talks to Christopher Sharp about his Oscar-nominated documentary 'Bobi Wine: The People's President'

We talk to the Canadian filmmaker about her Toronto-punk inspired latest feature, which premiered at the BFI Flare Film Festival last weekend.

Miu Miu's acclaimed 'Women Tales' series returns with a fantastic new short by Malaysian filmmaker Chui Mui Tan, available to watch on MUBI. Featured images by Brigitte Lacombe for Miu Miu's Women's Tales.

Lillian Crawford reflects on Jonathan Glazer's 'The Zone of Interest,' exploring what makes it an ethical portrayal of the Holocaust, and where other films have failed.

We talk to Luna Carmoon about her festival hit Hoard, the state of British cinema, and her obsession with the macabre.

The acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda discusses his new film Monster, his obsession with life’s tiny details and why only Ryuichi Sakamoto could have written the film’s score.

Luke Georgiades sits down with the multi-hyphenate to discuss Poor Things, comedy, and the value in asking questions of the human condition, alongside original photography by A Rabbit's Foot creative director Fatima Khan and videography by Matilda Montgomery.

The director talks about the dangerous truth at the core of radicalism, the beautiful tension in masculinity, and his singular interpretation of The Bikeriders.

The top films to see at Europe's biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, running from 13th March until Sunday 24th March.

Martin Scorsese talks to Chris Cotonou about the legendary musician Robbie Robertson, who impacted him as much as a friend as a collaborator.

Alex Georgiades talks to Tim Mackenzie-Smith, the director of new documentary Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande as well as Steve Scipio and Patrick Paterson, two members of the iconic British funk-band itself.

Eight moments of iconic Oscar's drama, brought to you by Variety contributor Ben Croll. Illustrations by Orfeo Tagiuri.

Chris Cotonou sits down with Willem Dafoe to talk about Poor Things, honing his craft, and the importance of yoga.

The director speaks to Luke Georgiades about his provocative drama May December, his long-standing working relationship with Julianne Moore, and the delight he takes in stumping audiences.

Shona Heath has long been one of the most in-demand production designers around. Luke Georgiades caught up with Heath to discuss her collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos and how she and James Price breathed life into the world of Poor Things.

Adapted for screen by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, Alasdair Gray’s 1992 steampunk novel, references La Salpêtrière, the famous hysteria hospital of late 19th century Paris. Does its heroine Bella Baxter, a 25 year-old woman with the brain of a baby, epitomise the notion of the ‘wandering womb’?

Exploring the real life story of teenage girls radicalised by extremists, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters merges documentary with re-enactment to create an intimate analysis of their past and present. 

Hannah Ghorashi speaks to Julia von Heinz about 'Treasure', a feature about intergenerational trauma starring Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham.

The acclaimed make-up artist talks working on Killers Of The Flower Moon, Avatar: The Way of Water, and his long working relationship with Jeff Bridges.

The Production Designer and Set Decorator of Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' sit down with Kitty Grady to discuss how they brought the pink paradise to life.

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From Jackie Brown to Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino has been carving out his own automotive Mount Rushmore right under our noses.

The British director discusses his latest feature, a romantic ghost story starring Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott

'Fit Checks' and 'Getting Ready With' videos are all over social media, but with their detached intimacy, are Noughties films like 'American Psycho,' 'The Devil Wears Prada' and 'Miss Congeniality' to blame?

Wong Kar-wai’s hot-blooded portrait of Hong Kong melancholy is coded with the dissasociation of a generation. We take a deeper look at the master’s fifth film.

For his remaking of the Japanese action classic, Yamazaki goes back to the source.

From big budget blockbusters to world cinema, we've rounded up the next twelve months of cinema to have on your radar.

The Moroccan-Lebanese writer-director pens an open letter about time, memory, and her profound experience making her short film "Everything Will Disappear" in her grandparents' house in Morocco.

We pick our favourites to win at this year's Golden Globes!

From surprising Godfather jokes to unexpectedly nostalgic music choices, here are the moments from 2023 we'll remember.

"What if we just kept driving?" Ridley Scott's 1991 road movie Thelma & Louise is best known for its final shot—a still of the eponymous heroines shooting over the Grand Canyon. A feminist classic celebrating life, love and friendship, as Kitty Grady explores, death and stillness are only ever just around the corner.

We explore filmmaker Chantal Akerman’s intimate but tumultuous relationship with her mother through her books.

Ira Sachs joins Allegra Handelsman to talk queer love on screen, why the term 'toxic' is dated, and transcending labels of sexuality in his critically acclaimed Passages.

Alexander Payne discusses Road Movies and his new film, The Holdovers.

Master filmmaker Michael Mann speaks about Ferrari, Heat 2, and how his Chicago roots shaped his meticulously-crafted body of work.

Brazilian auteur Kleber Mendonça Filho offers a sleepy memoir around his home and the cinematic history of Recife. 

We reflect on an unusual, but exciting edition of the Arab world's biggest film festival.

The British director sits down with A Rabbit's Foot to discuss her beguiling new feature Saltburn, a film about the perils of class and desire. "The question I wanted to pose was: How do you get what you want out of something that will never want you back?"

At Marrakech Film Festival, the auteur talks about her commitment to reviving her hometown of Nara, as well as 'Johatsu,' a cultural phenomenon where people disappear without a trace.

We highlight a few of the Moroccan gems from the 20th Marrakech Film Festival.

How To Have Sex, Scrapper, and All of Us Strangers lead BIFA 2023 nominations, in a particularly fantastic year for British Independent film.

The New York native tells A Rabbit’s Foot about working on The Marvels, her love for films and comics alike, and why cinema isn’t dead.

Festival season is upon us, and the awards race has truly begun.

Despite the strikes raging through Hollywood, the Venice Film Festival is back with a confident lineup.

Christopher Nolan's epic portrait of the creator of the atomic bomb has finally exploded into cinemas.

The Weekend's in, Barbie and Oppenheimer are finally out. The question remains: in the Barbenheimer war, whose side are you on?

Filmmaker Nathalie Ryan embraces heartbreak in this passionate essay on Michel Gondry's 2004 opus.

Haaniyah Angus pens an appreciation for Theodore Witcher's 1997 cult-classic romance.

Guest writer Ros Tibbs explores the cinema of Gregg Araki, a pioneer of the Queer New Wave.

On her would-be 73rd Birthday, we do a deep dive on the artistry and immortality of Chantal Akerman.

Cinephile and veteran film critic Jason Solomons talks about the one true love of his life: movies.

Filmmaker Ethan Coen talks new film Drive-Away Dykes and writes a personal ode to sex (and sex, and sex) on the movie screen.

Capping off an eclectic selection at the film festival this year.

The anticipated new feature from Todd Haynes mysteriously keeps its characters at a distance...

We explore the sexual surrealism in the films of iconic auteur Luis Buñuel.

The acclaimed auteur talks her unique filmmaking style and her new Gothic-horror novel Bluebeard's Castle.

The iconic director Mike Nichols gets an up close and personal essay on his life both on and off the screen.

We return to Claude Lelouch’s seminal 1966 classic—observing its portrayal of romance and impact on French culture.

Luke Georgiades offers a different perspective of love in Jean-Luc Godard's A bout de souffle.

We dissect cinema's troubled history with vulnerable female characters—and look to a brighter solution.

Peter Bradshaw looks into the rise, fall and untimely death of the 1920's silent film heartthrob Rudolph Valentino.

From playwright to filmmaker, Celine Song has come out the gate a fully formed master. With Past Lives wowing critics and audiences alike this year, the South Korean-Canadian director joined us to discuss the makings of her epic sci-fi of the soul...

We unpack the story behind Nags Oshima's erotic arthouse masterpiece, and the gruesome murder it was inspired by.

The great American filmmaker discusses his underrated masterpiece with Deputy editor Chris Cotonou.

The tragic romance of the two of the most graceful lovers—aka The King and The Queen—to ever be immortalised in Hollywood's silver screen.

Writer Luke Georgiades unties the art of the erotic movie poster.

We present the very best of British romance film from the past century.

Alex Clark dives deep on Apichatpong Weerasethakul's spiritual rumination on love and transformation: Tropical Malady.

Hannah Ghorashi reviews Ari Aster's polarising new feature...

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite to tell the story of Nike's partnership with Michael Jordan, but they can't quite land the shot.

Everything Everywhere All At Once made history last night as the Academy celebrated a year of fantastic filmmaking.

The artist offers perspective into her acclaimed artworks.

A Rabbit's Foot brought a masterclass to the Royal Institute for a two-day celebration of film.

The luxury fashion house celebrated the latest entry in their 'Women's Tales' short film series with a day of screenings and conversation.

Take a glimpse into the glamorous event that ushers in the exciting third act of awards season.

Visually arresting (or simply unique), Skinamarink is a promising horror that's more style over substance.

As Malcolm X celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, we reflect on Lee’s powerful career as a filmmaker affecting black representation.

With Top Gun: Maverick breaking box-office records in 2022, ARF explores the star power of Tom Cruise, Hollywood's last bonafide movie star.

Although somewhat predictable, M3gan's GenZ take on the horror trope is sure to delight old and new fans.

Multiple Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay discusses her fateful first love for cinema.

The great cinematographer discusses his incredible career and his longstanding love for painting.

Charlotte Wells' debut is a quietly moving act of imaginative empathy.

Inspired by her own experience seeing arranged marriages in Pakistan, Jemima Khan's screenplay has a lot to love—especially for those curious about life beyond Tinder.

Todd Field discusses his break from film, his work in advertising and the politics of Tár.

Nan Goldin is the subject of Laura Patrois' powerful documentary on the photographer's incredible life.

Graphic designer and Creative Director Jonas Zieher explains the nuanced art and science of the movie poster.

Sam Murphy explores the enigma of the Oscar-winning William Holden: an iconic, yet reclusive, actor little known for his conservation work in Africa.

Filmmaker Mark Cousins analyses how fascist propaganda gripped Italian cinema

A best-selling Churchill biographer explains how the British prime-minister always made time to appreciate movies.

Damien Chazelle's cinematic masterclass is the best blockbuster of the year to barely make any money at all.

Luke Georgiades reviews Korean maestro Park Chan-wook's highly anticipated latest, a visual odyssey of paranoid sensuality...

Writer and founder of the Kino Film Club Sabrina Raven explores Sarah Polley's old-school yet defiant "Women Talking"

Brendan Fraser's much touted comeback has seen standing ovations in Cannes - but how does the movie hold up?

Our Rome correspondent Alain Elkann reminisces on Fellini’s Rome and his encounters with the director…including in his sleep.

The Guardian's chief film critic Peter Bradshaw pens his thoughts on the great director Vittorio De Sica

The Cambodian-French filmmaker talks Return to Seoul, the joys and dangers of world travel, and his own experiences as a transnational.

La Dolce Vita is Fellini’s masterpiece, and perhaps the most famous Italian film of all time. In his essay, Jonathan Romney looks at the movie’s prestige over time, as well as the addictively glamorous world it depicts.

Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso is one of the great love letters to cinema. Here, our online editor Luke Georgiades shares a love letter to Tornatore’s film.

Gretchen Heffernan gives us her personal perspective on Sergio Leone's classic 'Dollars Trilogy'

Director Ali Abbasi captures Iran's 'Serial Killer Society' in this gripping take on true-crime events.

Jason Diamond explores absurdity in the films of Sergio Leone...

The twenty-four films vying for the Golden Lion this year – and the ten we think are the ones to watch

Chris Marker’s La Jetée is a masterclass in the evocation of memory, argues Luke Georgiades.

Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes explores Louis Malle's Damage, the controversial film from the director of Goodbye, Children and Elevator to the Gallows.

Writer Julien Planté brings his perspective on Jacques Audiard's Paris, 13th District

Writer Natasha A. Fraser looks at the history of Clouzot’s Le Corbeau, and how the accusatory letters would transcend into French public life.

John Cameron Mitchell's boundary-pushing sex-comedy remains a refreshing ode to fluidity.

Luchino Visconti was full of paradoxes. Here, Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes investigates the man behind The Leopard.

For the 19th edition of the Marrakech film festival, discover this year's line up, the best in show and much more.

On the occasion of its fifteenth birthday, A Rabbit's Foot caught up with director Catherine Hardwicke to discuss Twilight's legacy as well as her latest feature Mafia Mamma.

British film director Damian Harris explores the influence of Claire’s Knee on his life and work.

An icon for not only cinema but social causes, Jane Fonda has never backed down from a fight.

Offering his unique insight, Matthew Modine shares an essay on his memories of working with Kubrick, Paths of Glory, and Full Metal Jacket.

Ennio Morricone made some of the most memorable scores in film history, but his relationship to his art could be complicated, writes Jason Solomons.

The CEO and founder of intellectual streaming service MUBI shares how he projected his love for cinema into our living rooms.

Virginie Mouzat looks into the under-appreciated magic of Francois Dorleac.

Offering his unique insight, Matthew Modine shares an essay on his memories of working with Kubrick, Paths of Glory, and Full Metal Jacket.

Journalist Alison Boshoff explores the dark enigma of Paul Gegauff, the lesser-known archetype for some of French cinema’s most troubled characters.

Actor Matthew Modine discusses the lesson in the horrors of colonisation, and a gripping realisation of what happens when the people fight back.

Allegra Handelsman writes of love in Guiseppe Tornatore's iconic Cinema Paradiso...

A pandemic project, Ralph Fiennes challenged himself to commit T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets to memory.

Director and writer Mark Cousins opens up on the ways that Pier Paolo Pasolini changed his life, in this emotional, deeply personal essay.

The writer-director waxes on conceiving the Soho Film Club, a formative experience dating a cinephile, and Pedro Almodovar...

McDonagh's deeply existential film delights with lyrically Irish comedy.

Tilda Swinton is luminous in Joanna Hogg’s dizzying country house ghost story

A travelogue through the south of France, the summertime muse of Cinema Francais.

Godfrey Daniel's takes us on a tour of 'firsts' through French Cinema History

Filmmaker Cosima Spender reflects on the uniquely bohemian childhood and Tuscan home that shaped her creative endeavours.

Writer Natasha A. Fraser explores how Sophia Loren won over Hollywood.

The academy-award winning filmmaker talks to A Rabbit's Foot Editor-in-Chief Charles Finch.

Reeling from a hangover, guest-writer Allegra Handelsman uncovers the politics of sci-fi godfather Fritz Lang's legendary 1927 'Metropolis'

The past is forever, but the future of cinema and the arts remains one of optimism and fantasy. As the world changes — as unexplored subjects are brought closer to the lens — filmmakers, actors, and creatives in France are emerging with perspectives that have the power to change their society. This is their manifesto. Their J’Accuse; a call to arms, a rousing spark for their beloved metiers.

The young artists of Italian Cinema offer us their personal manifestos...

The author Ilaria Bernardini forged a close bond with the director Bernardo Bertolucci before he passed away. She recounts their friendship and professional relationship in this poignant essay.

The verdict's in: Welcome To The Jungle is still The Rock's best movie.

A Rabbit's Foot interviews the documentary makers of The Square - and look at the troubled Egyptian history they became embroiled in.

The writer-director reflects on his life-long love for the French New Wave master.

King’s College professor and film academic Ginette Vincendeau on the life and times of Jean Renoir.

Director Edward Berger talks making his Best Picture nominated anti-war masterpiece.

The Guardian’s film critic explores how Easy Rider became the movie of the sixties counterculture.

Ennio Morricone made some of the most memorable scores in film history, but his relationship to his art could be complicated, writes Jason Solomons.

The story of how Glenda Jackson went from a lauded actress, to an influential politician...and back again.

What makes Wes Anderson tick? In the following discussion, the auteur describes where he finds inspiration between cinema and his dreams.

Anamaria Vartolomei talks with Chris Cotonou about working with Audrey Diwan, the timely themes of the film and her approach to finding sanctuary

Although she’s admirably calm on the outside and her voice is poised and composed, Isabelle Huppert’s inner clock is ticking. She’s a woman who simply doesn’t have enough time...

A rare interview with one of the Queens of French cinema.

With her latest film in competition for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, we sat with the auteur to discuss how film gives her life meaning.

Makita Samba is part of the ensemble of young actors taking the lead in Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District.

In this intimate discussion, the inimitable Isabelle Adjani discusses her career, life, and the strength of women in cinema.

Producer Lawrence Bender reflects on a career visiting Cannes with Tarantino, in this series of anecdotes.

The director of L’événement shares an essay on the pitfalls of categorisation in art and film.

The following discussion took place between the actress Elsa Zylberstein and the Oscar-winning writer-director Sir Christopher Hampton. Over strong coffee, sitting in Sir Christopher’s colourful West London office, he intimately opened up about his life in theatre and cinema, and the uncompromising power of words.

Rising star Lyna Khoudri on her upcoming work in Novembre, and the importance of her parents in becoming an actor.

Hand of God star Luisa Ranieri talks with Luke Georgiades about what it means to be Neapolitan soul.

Chris Cotonou chats with renowned actor and Italy's resident sex symbol Riccardo Scamarcio.

ARF Editor-In-Chief Charles Finch has an affectionate conversation with his friend, mentor, and iconic film producer Al Ruddy...

After kicking the door down with her breakthrough indie-comedy Shiva Baby, director Emma Seligman is back with a bigger budget and bigger ambitions.

The great Sorrentino collaborator takes a deep dive into his love for the theatre...

Jason Solomons talks to Penelope Cruz about her iconic career, her love for Italian cinema, and new film L'immensita

Writer-director Carolina Cavalli makes her case in the defence of Italian folk-hero Rosso Malpelo...

Luke Georgiades talks to the filmmaker twin that are blazing a trail past their contemporaries

ARF Editor-In-Chief Charles Finch engages in open conversation with actress, filmmaker and personal friend of his, Valeria Golino

She's done it all: art-house film, Hollywood cinema, and now the theatre. But Monica Bellucci's greatest adventure is being a mother. She opens up to Chris Cotonou about the power of children, the virtues of doing nothing, and entering her icon era.

Malcom Pagani speaks to Italy’s most celebrated contemporary filmmaker, Paolo Sorrentino.

For ARF, Luke Georgiades speaks to filmmaker So Yun Um about her Liquor Store Dreams journey, her relationship with her father, filming tough conversations, and the international boom of Korean culture.

Lily Amirpour speaks out during a moment of political crisis - discussing Iran, world building, and Sufi mysticism

The English translator of Parasite discusses language barriers and Korean cinema.

The famously no-bullshit New York filmmaker Abel Ferrara takes a spiritual turn in his recent conversation with ARF...

The star of A24 drama 'The Inspection' talks to ARF about subverting masculinity on-screen, his childlike approach to acting, and a potential shift to directing.

The Danish filmmaker talks bringing his nightmarish hospital trilogy to an end, twenty-five years after the last instalment.

Journalist Seumas Milne interviews legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone.

Will Sharpe opens up about his experience with White Lotus, past career and future ambitions.

An icon of British photography, Don McCullin opens up about the trauma of conflict and the need for art.

An icon of British film, Ken Loach discusses his activism in cinema and capturing inner humanity.

Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talks directing Ms. Marvel, Partition on film, and her favourite films of the 2023 awards season with A Rabbit's Foot's Fatima Khan.

France’s most versatile actor talks choosing his range of characters, working with directors from around the world, and the value of representation and faith.

The French filmmaker talks the making of one of the most acclaimed and essential films of 2022.

Saim Sadiq's thought-provoking debut was banned in Pakistan, until the filmmaker decided enough was enough.

Amma Asante talks her vision for a James Bond movie, working with Mads Mikkelsen, and bringing hope to the big screen.

Trengove's new film follows the radicalisation of a troubled man into a cult-like group of incels.

In a free-wheeling interview, award-winning actor Rosalind Eleazar discusses Slow Horse, the magic of theatre and a certain experience with Matthew Broderick...

The César award-winning director explores gender preconceptions in his twisty new police procedural.

The iconic minimalist architect John Pawson discusses his lessons from Japan, his appreciation for stillness, and his love for travel.

The Enfant Terrible of French cinema discusses passion, death and happy endings.

Punk director Alex Cox breaks his silence with a rare interview on his love for Western films and the making Sid and Nancy.

The Lingua Franca director talks filmmaking as an act of self-therapy, her love affair with the auteurs of the past, and the radicalism of cinematic sensuality.

The award-winning documentarian discusses the importance of truth and the women who've changed his life in this free-wheeling interview.

A legend of French cinema, Fanny Ardant describes her love of 'secret liaisons', beauty—and the state of film today.

The greatest cinematographer of all time discusses his approach to filmmaking and photography.

In this candid profile, the journalist Richard Gianorio, Marion Cotillard’s friend, explores the enigma of France’s most compelling star.

The young Scorsese discusses her debut short film, what she's learnt from her father, and how her—and her generation—are finding a new voice.

Peter Bradshaw pens an appreciation of Werner Herzog's colossal masterpiece.

Argentinian director Clara Cullen talks her signature cinematography style, studying with Werner Herzog, and her debut feature Manuela with guest writer Hannah Ghorashi.

The iconic director discusses his sprawling filmography alongside exclusive images from his films and personal photography collection.

Academy Award nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks talks directing the sweeping documentary that celebrates a century of Warner Brothers.

The acclaimed character actor talks appearing in Across the Spider-Verse, his love for Don Corleone, and chasing Tom Cruise across the world in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1.

Paul Sng talks to A RABBIT'S FOOT about his documentary exploring the life of Tish Murtha, a photographer from South Shields with an unwavering political committment to depicting life in the North East of England.

The up and coming filmmaker talks to Chris Cotonou alongside an exclusive photoshoot with her football team Babes FC.

The actress talks to Editor-in-Chief Charles Finch about her creative journey.

The writer-director revisits his classic screenplay Taxi Driver.