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Dead Lover review – go-for-broke grotesquerie promises fragrant filth in full Stink-O-Vision

Grace Glowicki’s microbudget Canadian horror follows a lovelorn gravedigger who salvages the corpse of her deceased sweetheart

Daggers Inn review – so-bad-it’s-almost-good fright-flick could achieve cult status

A spooky character investigates her sister’s killing in a sinister village in a film that reaches The Room’s levels of amateurishness

‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign

‘Arms and legs are very expressive, especially with bruises’: the absurdist photography of Yorgos Lanthimos

Ditched washing machines, a woman’s bare leg, the back of Willem Dafoe’s head … the Oscar-nominated director talks us through his new photography show in Athens – made with his darkroom assistant Emma Stone

And the winner is … all of us? How the Oscars have changed for the better

The diversified Academy and a mutating industry have changed what many had come to expect from the stuffy, rule-following Oscars

Omission impossible: why the Oscars can never get their In Memoriam tribute right

Why did Brigitte Bardot, Farrah Fawcett and James Van Der Beek not warrant a mention when Michael Jackson did? The history of the Oscars tribute snubs says a lot about why some stars are gone but not forgotten

Selfies, sniffer dogs and superstition – Peter Bradshaw’s big night out at the Oscars!

KPop Demon Hunters fans screamed with glee, Adrien Brody grossed out the audience and Timothée Chalamet broke all the rules. The Guardian’s film critic on a gobsmackingly glamorous ceremony

One no-show after another: Sean Penn joins an exclusive band of Oscar-winning refuseniks

The One Battle After Another star’s failure to collect his best supporting actor award – because he was visiting Ukraine – only serves to burnish his reputation

How should a woman dress in her 50s? Gwyneth Paltrow just changed the game

The red carpet raises all kinds of questions, writes Zoe Williams. What is the age range of a feather boa? Sequins: mutton or lamb? In the face of the carping and scrutiny, Paltrow has issued a bold sartorial retort

Past Life review – hypnotist opens psychic portal in pulpy British mystery on trail of a serial killer

Jeremy Piven is a celebrity hypnotist leading a client into dangerous waters in this Manchester-set affair also starring Pixie Lott and Aneurin Barnard

Norway ‘climbs out of shadow’ of neighbours with first Oscar win for Sentimental Value

Recognition for Scandi film-making has long focused on Sweden and Denmark but critics say Norwegian film is entering a new era

Delight across Ireland at Jessie Buckley’s ‘historic’ best actress Oscar win

Politicians express joy and pride and thousands of Buckley masks reportedly being printed for St Patrick’s Day

Don’t Be Prey review – invigorating tale of swimming entrepreneur aiming to avoid being shark food

Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world

‘How can I do better?’: Michael B Jordan’s Oscar win for Sinners is a deserved reward for an outstanding actor

From The Wire to Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, the Academy award winner has amassed a body of work that straddles commercial and critical success

‘Like a DVD in the present tense’: are we ready for film distribution via USB drives?

As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drives

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