Lynne Ramsay talks about her latest film, the current state of cinema, and the time Joaquin Phoenix punched an extra

The story behind the ever-growing global independent film network, Lift-Off

Top picks from this years Manchester International Film Festival

Books Editor James Gill takes a look at 11 of the biggest categories at this year’s ceremony

two hours 21 minutes of ‘when-will-this-movie-end’ torture

“It was f*cking biblical mate,” – Alfie Solomons, probably

Eloise Wright and James Gill assess the nominations for the Best Animated Short Oscar

If you saw Joaquin Phoenix bounding down a corridor wielding a hammer you would truly wish you were never here

Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is an authentic tale full of the frustration that goes hand in hand with coming of age

Guillermo Del Toro strikes gold with a beautiful meditation on love, humanity and fantasy which has made quite the splash

Andrey talks about where his love of film began and his views on how it is to be an artist in Russia, and jokes about his upcoming comedy about Manchester United

A fantastically heart-breaking inside look into a sporting scandal that rocked the world

J.J. Abrams’ enigmatic sci-fi franchise returns out of the blue, this time on Netflix

Sharon Lim has high praise for this post-war lovers’ tale

Zvyagintsev uses a crumbling marriage as a metaphor for the country as a whole

Pixar crafts an action-packed, emotional celebration of Mexican culture

The endlessly quotable heist masterpiece that is 1969’s “The Italian Job” gets better every time you watch it and makes you smile, no matter what.

Oldman delivers a spectacular performance, but beyond that Darkest Hour has little else to give

Director Ryan Coogler creates a dazzling superhero movie with a deep revolutionary and racial debate

‘Oriented’ is a documentary following three Palestinian Gay friends, living in Israel who are raising awareness of LGBTQ rights in Israel