Film

Quo Vadis is fun but Rossellini's neorealism showed us Rome as it was

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books, television and cinema

The Third Man turns 75

The Italian will be forever remembered for a wordless walk in a Viennese cemetery

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, books and streaming

Both Welles and Frank Capra were masters of portraying the crooked side of the American Dream

You Are Not Alone, a powerful new documentary, follows the horrific attack that gripped Spain

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, television, books and cinema

Joe gave women agency, even if they were wearing an apron; even if they were frightened about losing a man

The actor – reliably excellent as the singer’s father, Mitch, in Back to Black – on addiction, social media rage and antisemitism

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books and cinema

One shot tells you everything about this immortal cinematographer

The main takeaway I took from Glazer’s The Zone of Interest is different from the one the director intended

Over seven weeks in Almería Lennon worked tirelessly on arguably his greatest, and most personal, Beatles composition, Strawberry Fields Forever

Vintage cinema abounds with stereotypes, and it is the hardest element of the genre to watch

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books and cinema

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, books and cinema

A Frank Capra picture always embodied what Abraham Lincoln appealed to in US citizens: “The better angels of our nature”

The inaugural Women’s World Cup held in Mexico in 1971 was a tournament of joy. But before long, its participants were ridiculed and dismissed

John Galliano and the shadow of antisemitism

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s film, TV and art

In the Top Hat dance sequence we see a master dancer at the top of his game

He arrived in the US as the “James Dean of Germany” but that promise would never truly be fulfilled

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s film, TV and art

The Face is the real storyteller in vintage, and the close-up its greatest tool

French actor Judith Godrèche’s allegations of rape and abuse by star directors have opened up a second wave of #MeToo in France

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s film, TV and art

Beneath Weimar, beneath that endangered republic, was always the sense that life was fleeting

Robert Rossen’s classic is a reminder to Americans that dictators don’t work for the people – they use them as a tool

Our editor-at-large’s new rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, film and TV

A long (and brilliant) article about Steve McQueen’s long (and brilliant) documentary about Amsterdam under the Nazis, Occupied City

There is no question in my mind that Grant is the greatest film actor of all time