Paul Schrader

How Scorsese, Coppola and Schrader went viral on social media

Hollywood’s old guard have been finding a new audience through frank opinions, unlikely videos and fan interaction

Stuart Heritage

09, Nov, 2023 @2:02 PM

Even the French are giving up on arthouse films. Is this the end of a cinematic era? | Zach Schonfeld

French cinema risks being sacrificed on the altar of market forces; it would be an incalculable loss, says the journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld

Zach Schonfeld

24, Oct, 2023 @12:00 PM

Master Gardener review – Paul Schrader’s sluggish new crime thriller isn’t a grower

Joel Edgerton plays a horticulturist with a dark secret, Sigourney Weaver his dowager boss in a drama stunted by its poorly written female characters

Wendy Ide

28, May, 2023 @11:30 AM

Post your questions for Joel Edgerton

The acclaimed Australian actor is a stalwart of the Star Wars universe as well as a veteran of a string of chewy independent thrillers – so get your questions over to him now

Rich Pelley

06, May, 2023 @8:43 AM

‘Godard shattered cinema’: Martin Scorsese, Mike Leigh, Abel Ferrara, Claire Denis and more pay tribute

He was the explosively talented film-maker who changed cinema for all time. But what did other directing giants make of this movie legend – and did they find his latter films unwatchable?

14, Sep, 2022 @1:44 PM

Venice film festival 2022 week two roundup – discomfort and joy

A mood of theatricality prevailed at this year’s edition – a bleak but furiously cinematic Marilyn Monroe biopic and a forbiddingly austere French courtroom drama being the most distinctive offerings

Jonathan Romney

10, Sep, 2022 @6:00 AM

Master Gardener review – Paul Schrader’s plantation drama struggles to blossom

Sigourney Weaver and Joel Edgerton can’t save this stilted, eccentric crime story

Peter Bradshaw

04, Sep, 2022 @2:29 PM

Padre Pio review – Shia LaBeouf’s bearded brooding leaves film stuck in limbo

Abel Ferrara’s latest film is a strange and frustratingly ambiguous tale of sin, sadness and spirituality

Peter Bradshaw

02, Sep, 2022 @2:45 PM

Cate Blanchett and Harry Styles to head to Venice for 2022 edition of film festival

Competition slots for jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi, Martin McDonagh and Darren Aronofsky, while actors on show range from past winner Blanchett to Bill Nighy and Harry Styles

Andrew Pulver

26, Jul, 2022 @1:44 PM