Sydney film festival 2014
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Australia culture blog
Two Days, One Night: worthy winner at Sydney film festivalThe Dardenne brothers' film about a woman fighting for her job is at once a study of depression, an indictment of capitalism, and a portrait of a struggle against the odds, writes Jim Poe
Australia culture blog
Black Coal, Thin Ice review – a chilly, neo-noir thrillerChinese director Yi'nan Diao eschews contemporary embellishment, instead using a lens of social realism to tell this tale of high-heeled intrigue, writes Luke Buckmaster
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014 review: The Case Against 8 - a moving account of the fight for gay marriage
Australia culture blog
20,000 Days on Earth review - Nick Cave's brooding rockumentaryOmar review – love is a battlefield
We Are the Best! review: 'A spirited ode to anarchy and home haircuts'
Australia culture blog
Sydney film festival: 10 movies to seeObserver New Review Q&A
Jarvis Cocker: 'I'm taking a break from radio to find out if I've got any interesting songs left to write'The Salt of the Earth: the Wim Wenders and Juliano Salgado double bill
First look review
Cannes 2014: National Gallery review - Frederick Wiseman guides on tip-toesFirst look review
Cannes 2014 review: The Rover - Robert Pattinson in apocalypse nowNext Goal Wins review – uplifting documentary about world's worst football team
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter – Fargo's urban myth made into movie
As TV's Fargo begins its Channel 4 run, a film based on the mysterious story of a Japanese woman who froze to death in Minnesota – in pursuit, allegedly of the Coens' original kidnap ransom, debuts at Sundance London, writes Damon Wise
Fashion blog
Dior and I: seven things we've learned about Raf SimonsJane Mulkerrins: A new documentary shines a light on the Dior designer, and life inside one of the most famous fashion labels in the world
Calvary review – 'a terrific black comedy that touches greatness'
Brendan Gleeson surpasses himself as a parish priest threatened with crucifixion in John Michael McDonagh's follow-up to The Guard, writes Xan Brooks
Babylon: How Brian Paddick helped Danny Boyle put the Met on TV
As C4's controversial police drama airs tonight, a former senior officer at the Met talks about his role as adviser
Kurt Russell: how we struck a home run with The Battered Bastards of Baseball
First look review
Boyhood: Sundance 2014 – first look review
My Neighbour Totoro – review
Hayao Miyazaki's family fantasy is full of benign spirituality, prelapsarian innocence, but little icky sentiment, writes Steve Rose
