Cold War intrigue to a jazz beat, a box of serials, and our new favourite Christmas film. What are you watching this weekend?

Released in 2004, Hideo Kojima's covert ops thriller pulled from James Bond, Apocalypse Now and Escape From New York in its mission to elevate stealth action gaming.

The Citadel, the gravity gun, the headcrab. Valve Corporation’s 2004 first-person shooter was a masterclass of game design that has endured, inspiring waves of video games, film and TV since.

With her new film Bird, Andrea Arnold gets closer to the spirit of magical realist literature than most movies have done, says Juana Albina, one of the critics on this year’s LFF Critics Mentorship ...

Tyler Taormina’s sprawling portrait of an Italian-American family’s festive gathering in Long Island makes for an enjoyably hazy Christmas movie.

Three Costa Rican women are incarnated into a 71-year-old woman in Antonella Sudasassi’s graceful exploration of ageing and sexual desire.

RRR may have blown the doors off internationally, but India has been making explosive action films for decades. Here are some of the best.

In his new drama Joy, Bill Nighy plays the pioneering British obstetrician who helped develop IVF treatment. He talks to us about changing attitudes and how he’s had to “reprogramme violently”.

Unlock these great boxed-set experiences from more than a century ago: Louis Feuillade’s seductively modern tales of crime, conspiracy, technology and adventure.

Denzel Washington’s extravagant performance brings vigour to Ridley Scott’s proficient retread of his Roman blockbuster.

Our celebration of this neorealist pioneer and maestro of the luxurious period drama includes a re-release for Rocco and His Brothers.

An 11-year-old girl embarks on an emotional journey with an immortal ghost cat in Yamashita Nobuhiro and Kuno Yoko’s frenetic, style-switching animation.