Peter Sarsgaard: ‘A relative once said to me: You’re not an actor, an actor looks like Mel Gibson’
The film and TV star on leading his girlfriends on, working for rich people, and why most vehicles should be banned from New York
March 2022
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Going for gold: where to stream the 2022 Oscar contenders
The Guardian view on Jane Campion: the power of the director
February 2022
Peter Sarsgaard: ‘Have we reached superhero saturation? Probably’
Olivia Colman overcomes Bafta snub to take London critics’ best actress award
January 2022
A maternal truth: some women don’t love their children as society thinks they should
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
It’s refreshing that the film The Lost Daughter accepts the complexity of child rearing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
How The Lost Daughter confronts one of our most enduring cultural taboos
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, adapted from the short novel by Elena Ferrante, unravels the myth that motherhood comes naturally to women
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Streaming: Mubi’s First Films season and other essential director debuts
Red Road, Citizen Kane, Reservoir Dogs… some debut features feel like anything but
December 2021
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman compels in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s eerie psychodrama
Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut turns Elena Ferrante’s dark tale about a seemingly idyllic Greek beach holiday into a menacing riddle of the sands
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman shines in Elena Ferrante missing-kid drama
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s stylish directorial debut, adapted from Ferrante’s novel, is led by a central performance of real star quality
Maggie Gyllenhaal: from ‘difficult’ roles to lauded Hollywood director
Best films of 2021
The 50 best films of 2021 in the UK, No 9: The Lost Daughter
Top US films 2021
The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 10: The Lost Daughter
September 2021
Venice film festival 2021 roundup – a formidably good year on the Lido
Big name directors at their best feature alongside daring visionaries from the farther realms of art cinema – but to whom will Bong Joon-ho’s jury award the Golden Lion?
Venice film festival red carpet: from Helen Mirren to Timothée Chalamet – in pictures
Foil wraps, bandage dresses … and general va va voom. A selection of the best looks from the 2021 event
First look review
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman lights up Elena Ferrante psychodrama
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s accomplished directing debut makes humid, sensual cinema of Elena Ferrante’s novel
July 2021
Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana biopic to screen at Venice film festival
Spencer, telling the story of Diana and Charles’s bitter divorce, will battle for the Golden Lion alongside the latest by Pedro Almodóvar
October 2020
Peter Sarsgaard: 'People like the bad guy. It's distasteful but it's human nature'
The reluctant actor discusses his new horror film, his love of bats – and making love to a tree for wife Maggie Gyllenhaal
July 2020
The week in TV: Homemade; Welcome to Chechnya: The Gay Purge; The Sinner and more
'I had this image of my husband making love to a tree': directors on filming shorts for Netflix's Homemade
