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This Joaquin Phoenix epic fails to nail its big idea, or the motivation of its subject

The Canadian author only writes one book each decade. But her latest novel, Held, shows why it’s worth the wait

Celebrating a rediscovery of the Norwegian realist who used colour combinations ‘like chords sounding in perfect harmony’

The gaping hole in the UK pizza market is New York-style slices. Might it be something in the water?

A German’s documentary about an end-of-the-pier show in Norfolk might be the best movie yet about Brexit

The adventures of one carpenter and several British soldiers helped English become the native language on two isolated islands

The blame for the end of a glorious imperial story cannot be laid solely at his feet, but the longer he lived the more anachronistic his rule became

To hold an old tin – many of which have pleasingly haptic qualities – is to feel one’s own hands gloved by ancient skin

The American actor's solo show is eloquent - if sometimes self-indulgent

Backstairs Billy captures the charm of an eccentric keeper of royal secrets

Why twisty French thriller Anatomy of a Fall is tipped to win the Best Picture Oscar

Jens Haaning’s fans call the stunt a daring conceptual piece of satire. However, a Danish court says it’s a crime

He wrote three operas with Mozart and ended up working at a grocers in New York City: meet Lorenzo da Ponte

Richard Ansett’s photograph of the artist at Beachy Head sums up Brexit in a single shot

A new exhibition in Basel aims to put women at the centre of the previously male-dominated Fauvism movement

This white chocolate cheesecake is served tableside from a large bowl, as is done in so many parts of Italy

This term for house or property might sound like it belongs to one region – but like many others, it’s in use across England

For all the cod philosophy attached to the art, being a goalkeeper did not cause the Germany international to end his life

Why our columnist has taken to de-evangelising evangelists

The Premier League’s crisis club is facing more turmoil and a potential points deduction

The Catholic church does not approve of zombies

The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas is framed around a catalogue of operatic demises

Forty years on, the adventures of a bunch of brickies abroad still have a lot to tell us about Britain, its workers and Europe

The humble Friday night takeaway staple is a magnificent immigration success story

The award-winning story of how a psychiatric facility on a River Seine barge helps to keep its patients afloat

Never a religious man, at the end of his life converting a damp garage into a chapel became an unlikely obsession

How the raising of cattle by a mixture of Mexicans, African-Americans and Americans gave rise to a distinctive vocabulary

The filming of a police drama provokes thoughts on significance

As Vanessa Feltz could tell you, custard is nothing to be feared

The origin of Italy’s favourite dessert is a hotly contested topic

A new show reveals the American artist’s many changes of direction, from condemning racism and violence to the calm of everyday life

Currently touring the UK, the NSOU’s Kyiv rehearsals are regularly interrupted by drone attacks