Joaquin Phoenix

The 50 best films of 2021 in the US: 50-21

The year’s highlights continue with a stirring tribute to Broadway musicals, an existential odyssey and a subtle study of racial identity

02, Dec, 2021 @11:59 AM

The 50 best films of 2021 in the UK: 50-21

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan find love among the fossils and Lin-Manuel Miranda delivers a heartfelt tribute to Broadway as our critics’ countdown continues

Andrew Pulver

01, Dec, 2021 @6:10 AM

Gaby Hoffmann: ‘I really love my job, but I don’t want to do it that often’

Despite being a child actor and having her own sitcom at 12, the star of Transparent and new film C’mon C’mon is happiest out of the spotlight

Leonie Cooper

27, Nov, 2021 @10:00 AM

From fringe to mainstream: how millions got a taste for going vegan

First, it was a fad. Now, as meat consumption falls, it’s part of everyday life … the unstoppable rise of the plant-based diet

Andrew Anthony

10, Oct, 2021 @8:00 AM

C’mon C’mon review – Joaquin Phoenix heartwarmer is suspiciously polished

Tackling weighty themes and shot in classy monochrome, this coming-of-ager oozes prestige. But is it as deep as it seems?

Peter Bradshaw

08, Oct, 2021 @3:06 PM

'Some of the darkest places in the world': Joaquin Phoenix on a photobook about slaughterhouses

In Hidden, 40 photographers go inside factory farms and abattoirs to create a global indictment of the meat industry. Warning: contains images you may find upsetting

Olivia Wilson

18, Nov, 2020 @1:11 PM

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara name their baby son River

Director Victor Kossakovsky, who worked with Phoenix on new film Gunda, says couple’s first child is named after Joaquin’s late brother, actor River Phoenix

Guardian Film

28, Sep, 2020 @9:42 AM

Hostage siege ends after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix film

Gunman surrenders after video recommending 2005’s Earthlings posted on Facebook

Andrew Roth in Moscow

21, Jul, 2020 @9:04 PM

Did Gladiator really deserve the best picture Oscar?

Ridley Scott’s summer spectacle, which turns 20 this month, was lifted into prestige with a surprise Oscar haul, something that’s tainted its legacy

Scott Tobias

05, May, 2020 @7:35 AM

Berlin film festival 2020 roundup: sturm und drang and pigs and cows

A controversy-hit festival shook off its troubles to showcase Italian family drama, life in America’s old west, a gruelling view of life in Soviet Russia – and fun on the farm

Jonathan Romney

29, Feb, 2020 @3:00 PM