Film

Cannes Film Festival's inaugural film, The Second Act by Quentin Dupieux, is a film about a film which ultimately falls a bit flat, writes Andy Hazel.

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 great writer-director Paul Schrader describes his upbringing, his fascination with metaphors and symbolism, his next feature, Oh, Canada (starring Jacob Elordi) and why cinema has become more prudish.

Part one of our guide to lesser known screening rooms to add to your cinematic pilgrimage.

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.

Lillian Crawford speaks to Katy O’Brian about her role as Jackie in Rose Glass's Neo-noir feature Love Lies Bleeding.’ Playing a bodybuilder who falls in love (and into crime) with Lou (Kristen Stewart), here she talks about how she got the part, transitioning into indie cinema from sci-fi roles and the film’s exposition of queer desire.

"A costume drama of the home." Emma Aars unravels the importance of interiors in Sofia Coppola's work, and explores how a palette of personal belongings has inflected film history, from Emerald Fennell to Éric Rohmer.

Director Thea Sharrock discusses the making of her latest feature.

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.