Lena Dunham

Amis, Hitchens and Larkin: bad behaviour and a messy personal life were once a gift for authors. Not any more | Martha Gill

Flaws used to feed their sales but now writers are expected to be saints

Martha Gill

27, May, 2023 @5:31 PM

Film: Mark Kermode’s 10 best of 2022

From Hindi crime drama to medieval teen empowerment, Graceland to Bradford to Iran, the year was rich in unforgettable performances

Mark Kermode

18, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

What connects The Bear star Ebon Moss-Bachrach and poet Simon Armitage?

By a series of cunning connections involving Lena Dunham and Forward prize winner Caleb Femi, we speed all the way from a Chicago diner to the UK poet laureate

Larry Ryan

05, Nov, 2022 @1:00 PM

Digested week: Dear, oh dear … I’m almost feeling sorry for Liz Truss | Emma Brockes

PM’s awkward exchange with King leaves me wondering how it would have played out without the forelock-tugging protocol

Emma Brockes

14, Oct, 2022 @11:34 AM

Catherine Called Birdy review – the perils of medieval teendom in Lena Dunham’s sparkling comedy

Bella Ramsey, ex-Game of Thrones, is all mischief in Dunham’s inspired adaptation of Karen Cushman’s YA classic

Wendy Ide

25, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM

‘I stopped being a person I liked’: Lena Dunham on time out, rehab and marriage

After five years out of the limelight, actor and director Lena Dunham is back. She talks about her hit series Girls – that made her both the voice of a generation and a lightning rod for criticism – and her new film

Eva Wiseman

25, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM

Catherine Called Birdy review – Lena Dunham’s delightful medieval romp

The Girls creator handles an adaptation of Karen Cushman’s much-loved novel with wit and creativity

Adrian Horton

13, Sep, 2022 @11:12 PM

Joe Alwyn on Conversations With Friends and sex scenes: ‘They’re like filming fights – quite mechanical’

He’s about to make you swoon in the new adaptation of the Sally Rooney blockbuster. The actor talks about earning the author’s seal of approval and winning a Grammy alongside Taylor Swift

Rebecca Nicholson

30, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

Groundbreaking brilliance – or offensive display of white privilege? The furore over Girls, 10 years on

Lena Dunham’s comedy-drama won rave reviews for its unflinching depiction of millennial life – until its lack of diversity caused outrage. A decade later, we explore the show’s legacy

Michelle Kambasha

15, Apr, 2022 @10:50 AM

Rewatching Girls, an unlikely character shines through: the grumpy 33-year-old man

Centring one of the series’ few men may seem like an odd choice – but the gruff, frustrated and cynical Ray somehow resonates right now

Zoya Patel

15, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM

Playing to win: are Mattel movies about to take over Hollywood?

The toy company has recruited Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig and Tom Hanks to help usher in a new slate of films based on kids’ favourites

Stuart Heritage

01, Feb, 2022 @7:06 AM

From age-gap romances to a homemade Welsh robot: the best of Sundance 2022

Noomi Rapace as a Macedonian witch vies with Cooper Raiff’s latest gem and dapper Bill Nighy in this second virtual edition of the US indie festival