Movies

Remember him for his great works, not his horrific end

Joachim Trier’s film shows us what compassion is

He struggles to chart a new course in The Smashing Machine

The movie knows we long for monogamy even as we court licentiousness

Grand? Probably not. Finale? Hopefully.

It took a few decades, but he’s finally achieved the prominence he deserves

Turns out adults are still interested in more than the usual banal superhero slop

The Freaky Friday star has lived more in one life than most people could in ten

Why is it so hard to warm to him?

Ideology and practicality have, once again, run up against one another

Depictions of sex in cinema have collapsed

Marketeers have made up bad reviews for major works and used them to promote a new film

Half these films will flop — and most of the rest will underperform

What will flop and what will be box-office gold?