‘Pushes the nostalgia buttons’: why Enchanted is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers picking their go-to comfort films is a tribute to Amy Adams and what might be her greatest performance
Silence and Cry review – deeply strange 1960s erotic ballet meditating on Hungary’s history and politics
Director Miklós Jancsó creates a bizarre psychodrama set after the fall of the 1919 Hungarian Soviet republic, encompassing postwar trauma and erotic overtones
‘Magical’: how I taught Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor to sing like folk troubadours in The History of Sound
Singer-songwriter Sam Amidon had just three weeks to make the two stars sound like seasoned balladeers. He recalls their charged harmonies in the little shed at the bottom of his garden
Los Saldos review – prodigal big-city son reconnects with his heritage in rural Spain
Raúl Capdevila Murillo’s debut documentary follows the director’s journey back to his farming family, whose way of life is newly endangered
‘It was a little scary at times’: the hilarious, heartbreaking film about one man’s riotous death
When André Ricciardi found out he had cancer, he asked a friend to film his final years. André Is an Idiot, the result, mixes in stop-motion puppetry to create an astonishing record of an extraordinary life
Union County review – an affecting Will Poulter lifts quiet addiction drama
The British actor gives a convincing performance as a man going through the drug court system in a grounded look at rehabilitation
‘For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy’: Salman Rushdie talks recovery and resilience at Sundance
A new documentary explores the author’s physical and spiritual healing from the 2022 knife attack that almost killed him
Imagine review – profound conversations meet trippy visuals in one-of-a-kind adventure
Taika Waititi, Yael Stone and Ian Thorpe are among the big names lending voices to this ‘chaotically strange’ animation drawing on Indigenous perspectives
The Gallerist review – Natalie Portman flounders in tiring art world caper
The Oscar winner can’t find the right tone for this grating comedy which also wastes Jenna Ortega, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Catherine Zeta-Jones
The Invite review – A-list ensemble electrify hilarious couples night gone wrong comedy
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton are exceptional in a smart and funny winner about sex, marriage and partner-swapping
The Friend’s House is Here review – timely, secretly made tale of creativity in Iran
An underground scene of creatives in Tehran is threatened in this lived-in hangout movie that bravely chooses optimism over negativity
The Guardian view on the future of cinema: gen Z is falling in love with the big screen
Editorial: Film is in a state of existential crisis. But a new generation of cinephiles might save it from the streaming giants
Wicker review – Olivia Colman is smelly fisherwoman falling for wicker man in uneven fable
An inventively made fantasy boasts eye-catching premise and typically rewarding performance from Oscar-winner but something’s missing
‘Utterly overwhelmed’: British writer-director’s short film earns Oscar nod
A Friend of Dorothy, starring Miriam Margolyes, is a tender story of loneliness and unexpected friendships
Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival
Maxwell Alejandro Frost says attacker ‘told me Trump was going to deport me’ as police say suspect arrested