A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Marielle Heller: 'I don't think we have to be jerks to make good art'
The writer-director, currently starring in The Queen’s Gambit, has no truck with the idea of tortured genius
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
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood – touching tribute to a US TV hero
Tom Hanks is wholesomeness itself in Marielle Heller’s tribute to US children’s TV star Mister Rogers
'Everyone said: Don't ruin my childhood': director Marielle Heller on how her Mr Rogers film finally got made
2020 culture preview
War epics, airmen and young Sopranos: essential films for 2020
Top US films 2019
The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: the full listThe great escape: why alternate-reality movies are making a comeback
Battle of the sexes: why this year's Oscars will be a gender war
From Little Women and Bombshell on one side and The Irishman and The Two Popes on the other, the Academy will have to tread a careful line picking this year’s nominations
Toronto film festival 2019: cinema’s lesser lights give the stars a run for their money
While Hollywood was out in force some of the biggest treats were smaller titles
First look review
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood review – Tom Hanks charms as Mister RogersThe star takes on the beloved children’s TV figure in a moving and engrossing departure from a traditional biopic
Cats! Jokers! Kanye! The 50 best things to see this autumn
Introducing this season’s best culture, from Steve McQueen going back to school to Cher being ... Cher
White men still make the decisions in film, says BFI festival boss
Announcing details of London film festival, Tricia Tuttle says glass ceiling remains in place
