Mark Kermode on… Céline Sciamma, the auteur who finds the universal in the unique
From gritty banlieue drama Girlhood to period piece Portrait of a Lady on Fire and animation My Life As a Courgette, the French director’s films never fail to connect eloquently with us
September 2022
From Nighthawks to Tangerine: Guardian writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movies
For the release of Billy Eichner’s groundbreaking studio gay rom-com Bros, Guardian writers discuss their best LGBTQ+ movies
December 2020
Observer critics' review of 2020
Film: Mark Kermode's 10 best of 2020
Best films of 2020
The 50 best films of 2020 in the UK: the full list
Best films of 2020
The 50 best films of 2020 in the UK, No 5: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Steve Rose on film
A moment of pride: why 2020 has been a big year for the lesbian movie
July 2020
Stream lover
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Lovecraft Country, Acute Misfortune: what's streaming in Australia in August
Plus new Australian series Hungry Ghosts, Guy Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror opus The Shining
May 2020
The best films of 2020 so far
Adam Sandler is a gem of jewellery dealer, Dev Patel is inspired casting as David Copperfield, while Keira Knightley disrupts the 1970 Miss World contest in these top picks – listed in date order – from the UK release schedule this year
March 2020
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Portrait of a Lady on Fire review – mesmerised by the female gaze
Céline Sciamma delivers an entrancing and perceptive exploration of power
February 2020
It's about time film began representing the lesbian gaze
Róisín Tapponi
In Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, we finally steer away from seeing intimacy through the male gaze
Like a natural woman: how the female gaze is finally bringing real life to the screen
From Portrait of a Lady on Fire in cinemas to Fleabag on television, realistic women are at last being shown looking back at the world that is looking at them
Céline Sciamma: 'In France, they don’t find the film hot. They think it lacks flesh, it’s not erotic'
Her new film Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the year’s most erotic film: a meditation on passion, art and feminism. But the film-maker says her native country just doesn’t get it
May 2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire review – burning desires and flashes of Hitchcock
