Bye Bye Tiberias review – heartfelt memoir of Palestinian family reunion in Galilee
‘It wasn’t easy to be on camera’: Succession’s Hiam Abbass on reliving her departure from Palestine
May 2023
Succession’s 20 greatest characters – ranked
How did the highly punchable Swede do? What about Ger-bear? Or Tom the corporate kiss-ass? The media drama features some of TV’s finest ever characters – and here are the best
October 2022
Hellraiser review – stylish goth horror remake is as sadistic as it is silly
An opulently designed, if indulgently overlong, remix of the gory 1987 chiller offers up some effectively gnarly violence
June 2022
TV review
The Old Man review – Jeff Bridges shines in serviceable action series
The 72-year-old actor plays a fugitive of the past in a watchable drama that also works as a fantasy of hyper-competence in the sunset years
November 2021
‘The women are cannon fodder’: how Succession shows the horrors of misogyny
Season three of the daddy issues drama speaks volumes about the monstrous Man Club that rules society – and even billionaire’s daughter Shiv Roy can’t escape its sadistic clutches
February 2021
'People want imperfection': Hiam Abbass on Succession, Ramy and playing complex women
Ramy: culture-clash comedy with a deeper message
May 2020
Anatomy of an artwork
Anatomy of an Artwork: Larissa Sansour’s In Vitro, 2019
The London-based Palestinian artist explores the metaphorical questions facing her homeland in this black-and-white sci-fi film
August 2018
TV review
Succession review – brilliant dissection of a dysfunctional dynasty
With machiavellian characters and sharp dialogue, this show from The Thick of It writer Jesse Armstrong has everything you hope to see in a mega-rich family
September 2017
Insyriated review – claustrophobic drama from the heart of the Syrian war
This brutally tough but absorbing film is set in a Damascus apartment in which a family with a tragic secret have barricaded themselves
April 2012
Cannes 2012: festival jurors announced
Ewan McGregor and Andrea Arnold provide British presence on nine-strong panel tasked with selecting Palme d'Or winner
May 2011
Amreeka — review
Cherien Dabis's affecting debut explores the problems facing a family from the Middle East living in the US, says Philip French
December 2010
Miral — review
Miral – review
December 2008
Lemon Tree
Andrew Pulver enjoys a well-meaning but somewhat obvious parable of the Middle East conflict
