Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars

A complex formula involving several variables dictates whether the word is appropriate

Wes Anderson’s Gallic portmanteau is gorgeous but insubstantial

The opportunity to play with the noisiest toys in the biggest sandpit must be hard to resist

When confronted by the BBC’s noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fuming

Donald Clarke: Rating what movie is best is fun, but a waste of intellectual energy

Patrick Freyne: I hope your love is as enduring as that on Married at First Sight Australia

Restoration of 1964 Corman adaptation confirms continuing relevance of film and source

The French Connection won best picture but the non-fiction novel is largely forgotten

He was always a little out of his time, combining charm, menace and old-fashioned masculinity

The star of the new version of Rebecca talks getting spooked on set, Covid bubbles and co-stars

Review: The film is so lathered in superficial gloss the subtexts struggle to breathe

Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits

There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can

‘It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie,’ says Docklands resident

A new book of works by David Hockney drawn on an iPad a decade ago resonates today

The new indie comedy Saint Frances features period sex – cinema has travelled a long way

The star on a turbulent upbringing, and bonding with a new generation via her storytelling podcast

Stories will need to establish whether they are set before, during or after the pandemic

Apple and Google are excellent options for the greatest era of American cinema