Streaming: the best films about artificial intelligence and robots
A century of sci-fi films that chart our changing attitudes to AI – from Fritz Lang to Finch
May 2021
On my radar
On my radar: Fiona Shaw’s cultural highlights
The award-winning actor on the genius of Fritz Lang, the human cost of Homer’s Iliad and where to find the best live music in Ireland
March 2020
The classic film I've never seen
I've never seen … Metropolis
As part of a new series, one of our writers finally catches up with the cinematic classic they’ve somehow missed. Today, Stuart Jeffries watches Fritz Lang’s pioneering sci-fi epic
May 2019
Hedonism, sex and fear – why the Weimar republic is in vogue
From Fritz Lang to Brecht, 1920s German culture is being celebrated in print and on stage – perhaps because it has clear echoes today
April 2018
My favourite film decade
From Nosferatu to The General – why the 1920s is my favourite film decade
My favourite film decade
From The Wizard of Oz to Top Hat – why the 1930s is my favourite film decade
November 2017
The Big Heat review – Fritz Lang's 1953 thriller retains its shocking power
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin star in drum-tight and violent revenge flick, a classic from Lang’s American period
June 2017
Destiny review – Fritz Lang's amazing dream of longing and fear
Lang’s mysterious silent melodrama from 1921 is a parable about love and death that captivates with its ambition, enigma and sophistication
March 2016
Silent but deadly!
Symphonies of steel and stone: silent cinema and the city
Capturing early 20th century New York – and all the glamour, danger and alienation it contained – Paul Strand set the foundations for a skyscraping subgenre: the city symphony
March 2015
Philip French's classic DVD
Metropolis review – Philip French on Fritz Lang’s visionary epic
Readers' art
The shape of things to come: share your art about the future
December 2014
Philip French's classic DVD
Spione review – Philip French on Fritz Lang’s groundbreaking spy thriller
The German director’s follow-up to the box office failure of Metropolis remains technically astonishing, writes Philip French
November 2014
Philip French's classic DVD
Woman in the Moon – Philip French on Fritz Lang’s handsomely restored moon-mission yarn
Philip French admires Fritz Lang’s groundbreaking fusion of adventure story, love triangle and conspiracy thriller
September 2014
M review – timeless portrayal of crime and punishment
This week's new films
The Guest, Before I Go To Sleep, The Hundred-Foot Journey: this week's new films
M review – Fritz Lang's superb thriller fascinates
What you should watch this week
Why Fritz Lang's M is the one film you should watch this week – video
November 2013
Film blog
Top 10 silent movies
Film blog
Top 10 westerns
October 2013
Top 10...
Top 10 sci-fi movies
A long time ago, in a land far away... there were no space movies. Luckily, we have lots and the Guardian and Observer's critics have picked the 10 best
