Spare us from romcom Austen. Give me the dark side of 19th-century life any day | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/19/jane-austen-dark-side-19th-century-life-emma-pride-and-prejudice-wuthering-heights #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Perioddrama(TV) #CharlotteBrontë #EmeraldFennell #AndrewDavies #JaneAusten #Television #Slavery #Culture #UKnews #Books #Drama #Film

Dead Man’s Wire review – Gus Van Sant calls the shots with surreal true-crime thriller https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/02/dead-mans-wire-review-gus-van-sant-true-crime-thriller-al-pacino-colman-domingo-myhala-venice-film-festival #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Venicefilmfestival #GusVanSant #Crimefilms #Festivals #AlPacino #Culture #Film

Orphan review – László Nemes’ fable of resentment and rage in post-uprising Hungary https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/28/orphan-review-laszlo-nemes-fable-of-resentment-and-rage-in-post-uprising-hungary #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Venicefilmfestival #LászlóNemes #Dramafilms #Worldnews #Festivals #Hungary #Culture #Europe #Film

The Ritual review – Al Pacino is priestly mastermind in tale of infamous real-life exorcism https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/27/the-ritual-review-al-pacino-is-priestly-mastermind-in-tale-of-infamous-real-life-exorcism #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Christianity #Horrorfilms #DanStevens #Worldnews #AlPacino #Culture #Film

The Mastermind review – Josh O’Connor is world’s worst art thief in Kelly Reichardt’s unlikely heist movie https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/23/the-mastermind-review-josh-oconnor-kelly-reichardt #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Cannesfilmfestival #KellyReichardt #JoshO'Connor #Dramafilms #Crimefilms #Worldnews #Festivals #UScrime #Culture #USnews #Film

The Secret Agent review – brilliant Brazilian drama of an academic on the run in the murderous 1970s https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/20/the-secret-agent-review-brilliant-brazilian-drama-of-an-academic-on-the-run-in-the-murderous-1970s #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Cannesfilmfestival #Dramafilms #Festivals #Worldnews #Americas #Culture #Brazil #Film

Sound of Falling review – intergenerational angst haunts a German farmhouse https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/14/sound-of-falling-review-cannes-film-festival #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Dramafilms #Worldnews #Germany #Culture #Europe #Film

Sinners review – Ryan Coogler’s deep-south gonzo horror down at the crossroads https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/10/sinners-review-ryan-cooglers-deep-south-gonzo-horror-down-at-the-crossroads #Periodandhistoricalfilms #HaileeSteinfeld #MichaelBJordan #JackO'Connell #Horrorfilms #RyanCoogler #Thrillers #Culture #Blues #Music #Film

I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/03/oscar-im-still-here-best-international-film #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Awardsandprizes #WalterSalles #Worldnews #Americas #Culture #Oscars #Brazil #Film

‘Clambering about in Victorian boots was brutal’: how we made Picnic at Hanging Rock https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/17/peter-weir-how-we-made-picnic-at-hanging-rock #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Australianews #Dramafilms #PeterWeir #Worldnews #Culture #Film

Long-delayed DiCaprio/Scorsese serial killer film Devil in the White City back on track https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/23/dicaprio-scorsese-serial-killer-film-devil-in-the-white-city-back-on-track #Periodandhistoricalfilms #LeonardoDiCaprio #Filmadaptations #MartinScorsese #Crimefilms #Worldnews #UScrime #Chicago #Culture #USnews #Books #Film

The 50 best movies of 2024 in the US: 50-31 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/09/the-50-best-movies-of-2024-in-the-us #Periodandhistoricalfilms #BestmoviesUS2024 #Documentaryfilms #Bestfilmsof2024 #2024inCulture #Comedyfilms #Dramafilms #Musicals #Culture #Film

Mary review – turgid bibical tale has you rooting for Anthony Hopkins’ hammy Herod https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/06/mary-jesus-hopkins-bible #Periodandhistoricalfilms #AnthonyHopkins #Christianity #Dramafilms #Worldnews #Religion #Culture #Film

‘You can see the money on screen’: why Hollywood is betting on Gladiator II not being another Folie à Deux https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/18/gladiator-ii-budget-folie-a-deux-ridley-scott-paul-mescal #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Actionandadventurefilms #Joker:FolieàDeux #Filmindustry #RidleyScott #PaulMescal #Gladiator #Culture #Film

Maggie Smith was the grandest of grande dames – and a true cinematic superstar | Peter Bradshaw https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/27/maggie-smith-cinematic-superstar #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Filmadaptations #ARoomwithaView #MaggieSmith #Comedyfilms #Dramafilms #Culture #Comedy #Books #Film

Girls Will Be Girls review – sexual awakening in Indian boarding school is poised and plausible https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/19/girls-will-be-girls-review-sexual-awakening-in-indian-boarding-school-is-poised-and-plausible #Periodandhistoricalfilms #SouthandcentralAsia #Romancefilms #Lifeandstyle #Dramafilms #Worldnews #Culture #India #Film #Sex

‘I filed my copy from Waterloo station loos’: the Guardian’s theatre critics assess The Critic https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/17/ian-mckellen-the-critic-theatre-i-filed-my-copy-from-waterloo-station-loos #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Filmadaptations #IanMcKellen #Dramafilms #Crimefilms #Theatre #Culture #Stage #Books #Film

Maria review – Angelina Jolie plays the diva in magnificent stroll around the cult of Callas https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/29/maria-review-callas-angelina-jolie-pablo-larrain-paris #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Venicefilmfestival2024 #Venicefilmfestival #AngelinaJolie #MariaCallas #Festivals #Worldnews #Biopics #Culture #France #Europe #Paris #Music #Film

‘He isn’t just a pet. He is a character’: Black Dog director Guan Hu on filming an indescribable bond https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/27/black-dog-director-guan-hu-chinese-film-maker #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Lifeandstyle #AsiaPacific #Dramafilms #Worldnews #Culture #Animals #China #Film #Dogs #Pets

Fly Me to the Moon review – slinky Scarlett Johansson in cynical moon-landing conspiracy comedy https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/09/fly-me-to-the-moon-review-slinky-scarlett-johansson-in-cynical-moon-landing-conspiracy-comedy #Periodandhistoricalfilms #ScarlettJohansson #ChanningTatum #Romancefilms #Comedyfilms #Themoon #Culture #Science #Comedy #Space #Film #Nasa