Ten Australian accents by foreign actors, from worst to best – sorted
Jude Law, Elisabeth Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kate Winslet give their all. But who nails it – and who fails dismally?
November 2020
Mother of Lion: Sue Brierley opens up on life before Saroo, Hollywood and Nicole Kidman
Brierley was catapulted into the limelight when her adopted son’s story became an Oscar-nominated film. Now, she’s sharing her own
February 2018
Best films
The best films of 2017 so far
La La Land and The Love Witch wove magic, Moonlight and Lion wrung out tears, while Get Out and Lady Macbeth got nasty. Plus, there were striking debuts, returns to form by seasoned directors and reunions for the Trainspotting rogues
December 2017
From Mountain's majesty to Lion's roar: the best Australian films of 2017
Film-makers released a bunch of squeamishly effective scary movies in a year that was revitalised by first-timers
Aactas 2017: Lion blitzes awards as Russell Crowe comments cut from broadcast
Weinstein Company-distributed film wins all 12 of its categories, and accepts awards with call for action – followed by a tone-deaf moment from Crowe
Aacta awards 2017: Lion and Ali's Wedding sweep early categories
Seven Types of Ambiguity and Wake in Fright also win at screen awards event loomed over by the spectre of sexual harassment allegations in the film and TV industry
September 2017
On my radar
On my radar: Christopher Bailey’s cultural highlights
The Burberry president on his Yorkshire peers Alan Bennett and David Hockney – and the eerie power of The Handmaid’s Tale
May 2017
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Lion; Hacksaw Ridge; Sing and more – review
Sunny Pawar is extraordinary as a child lost abroad in the heartbreaking Lion, while Mel Gibson typically makes a bloody mess of Hacksaw Ridge
March 2017
Box office analysis: UK
Kong: Skull Island is king of the UK box office
Big-ape caper starring Tom Hiddleston grabs the top spot from Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine thriller Logan
Box office analysis: UK
Logan sinks claws into top spot at UK box office
Hugh Jackman’s third Wolverine adventure delivers the best opening for an X-Men movie as Lego Batman blocks the rise of Viceroy’s House
Observer dispatch
Sunny Pawar in Lion: ‘He was just a normal boy; now a Hollywood star lives in our area’
The eight-year-old actor received a hero’s welcome as he returned home to a slum from the Oscars. His family are dealing with the fame from his role in Lion
February 2017
Box office analysis: UK
Patriots Day lags as Lego Batman outshines Fifty Shades at UK box office
Film blog
Best picture chaos and Kimmel trolling Trump – the 2017 Oscars as it happened
Saturday interview
Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the film Lion: 'My mother saw my face after 25 years'
Oscars 2017: Tanna and Lion bring heart to Hollywood in landmark year for Australian film
Luke Buckmaster
Box office analysis: UK
Moonlight shines at UK box office as Lego Batman overshadows Fifty Shades
Best picture Oscar hustings
Why Lion should win the best picture Oscar
Box office analysis: UK
Lego Batman stacks up ahead of Fifty Shades Darker at UK box office
La La Land fails to win Baftas landslide on night of diversity
Ken Loach, Viola Davis and Emma Stone pick up their Baftas – in pictures