If Jessie Buckley wins the leading-actress award for Hamnet this weekend, she’ll join an illustrious group of Irish winners

Plus: Who claimed that the Oscar was so named as she had noted its backside resembled that of her uncle Oscar?

Shot with extravagant beauty by Dong Jingsong, Resurrection makes more sense on first viewing than the director perhaps allows

Irish director Brendan Muldowney’s drama brings tension and claustrophobia to a single office setting

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s film is old-school American can-do at its most inventive and humane

New film starring Jessie Buckley, a giant riff on Whale’s horror, might send audiences back to 1935 classic

Plus: Which of these stars has worked with the most female directors?

Although the younger Franco brother plays himself in Seth Rogan’s The Studio, it turns out to be a ‘turned up to 11’ version

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sincerely intended but slightly rickety The Bride! just about gets by on suave style and committed performances

Mascha Schilinski’s second feature employs a comprehensive cinematic arsenal to tell a tale of abuse, unease and alienation

Sinners and Michael B Jordan are big winners at the former SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards; Paul Mescal loses out to Sean Penn for best supporting actor

Star of The Testament of Ann Lee has taken some unlikely career swerves. It makes it easier to disappear into roles, she says

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Sergi López feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 27th

Best enjoyed in the biggest cinema with the best audio system, it leans into ravers’ musical preference with relish

Plus: What was the first film to take a billion dollars at the world box office?