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Nigel Andrews on how the Italian auteur abandoned neorealism for something looser and more fantastical
FT film critic Nigel Andrews selects his favourites, from the voluptuous crime-athon ‘The Irishman’ to the harrowing war documentary ‘For Sama’
Fun though it may be, this collection of out-takes is never quite the sum of its parts
The director’s satire on consumerist culture shines through in this sparkling new print
Saoirse Ronan shines as the tomboyish lead sister in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel — with sly feminist subtexts
From ‘Raging Bull’ to ‘Spirited Away’, the FT’s outgoing film critic picks his top movies
In five decades, Nigel Andrews saw every movie and met all the stars. This is what he learnt
Tom Hooper’s musical adaptation is weird, wonderful and worryingly erotic
Chinese film-maker Bi Gan’s movie slips into a beautiful, bewildering netherworld
There’s swashbuckling and explosions, but Adam Driver is the real star of the ninth and final film in the Skywalker saga
Drama and substance are peripheral in a movie that’s as lacking in humanity as you might expect
Lauren Greenfield’s documentary about the Philippines’ former First Lady is comic as well as horrific
Alex Gibney’s film portrays its subject as all but flawless. Can that be right?
An autobiographical movie that strips bare the actor’s early years
Wang Xiaoshuai’s wonderfully acted film is an epic of love and loss
The doctor at the heart of this film shows dauntless compassion
This hospital saga is gripping, well acted and sometimes harrowing
The actor plays a detective with Tourette’s syndrome in this 1950s-set film
Arthur J. Bressan’s re-released film has charm and poignancy
Catherine Deneuve whirls, twirls and sings in this dazzling film
Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama also features scene-stealing turns from lawyers Laura Dern, Ray Liotta and Alan Alda
A fizzing account of Henry Ford Jr’s moment in motorsports history also starring Matt Damon
It’s difficult to know what’s true in this teasing tale of comedian-conjuror John Szeles, directed by Ben Berman
Adam Driver stars as an investigator in a film that scores higher for good intentions than artistic expression
The pair strive their best to animate a dull script
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