Paul Schrader

‘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 fails 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

Venice film festival: 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

There Are No Saints review – Schrader script is schlocky revenge thriller

An attempt to resuscitate a Mexico-set Paul Schrader crime movie – complete with a dodgy Tim Roth cameo – fails miserably

Peter Bradshaw

21, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM

The Card Counter review – don’t bet on it

Oscar Isaac’s fine performance as an enigmatic gambler is wasted in Paul Schrader’s somewhat sloppy drama

Wendy Ide

07, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM

The Card Counter review – Oscar Isaac deals a high-stakes hypnotic nightmare

Isaac is an army veteran turned professional gambler when a chance for a grim rebalancing appears in Paul Schrader’s vehement drama

Peter Bradshaw

03, Nov, 2021 @10:00 AM

Venice film festival 2021 roundup – a formidably good year on the Lido

Big name directors at their best feature alongside daring visionaries from the farther realms of art cinema – but to whom will Bong Joon-ho’s jury award the Golden Lion?

Jonathan Romney

11, Sep, 2021 @3:00 PM

The Card Counter review – Paul Schrader’s slow-burn revenge noir ticks all his boxes

Oscar Isaac is a blank-eyed poker player with a past in Schrader’s latest gathering of lost, tormented souls

Xan Brooks

02, Sep, 2021 @8:11 PM

West Side Story, a Sopranos prequel and Bond: the best films to see in autumn 2021

Spielberg revamps Bernstein, young Tony is lured by the mob, Phyllida Lloyd tackles spousal abuse, Top Gun returns – and Daniel Craig calls time on 007 with bangs galore

Peter Bradshaw

24, Aug, 2021 @7:00 AM