Brady Corbet

This century’s The Godfather: How Brady Corbet made the staggering film The Brutalist

Aged 36, the auteur has already made three of the most remarkable films of the 21st century – including the one tipped to win this year’s best-picture Oscar

Oscar nominations 2025: The full list

From The Brutalist to Wicked, to Emilia Pérez and Conclave, all the contenders, for the 97th Academy Awards

Oscars 2025 nominations today: What are the chances for Kneecap, Saoirse Ronan and Cillian Murphy?

Saoirse Ronan, Cillian Murphy and Paul Mescal have struggled this awards season. Only a miracle will see an Irish actor get an Oscar nod

The Brutalist review: Adrien Brody’s Jewish refugee mud-wrestles American capitalism in this astonishing film

Brady Corbet’s cold-eyed third film allows the possibilities of the United States while admitting the Faustian costs

Megyn Kelly’s rant about Conclave being ‘the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I’ve seen’ is big win for the church

The conservative US journalist’s diatribe might reek of woke-gone-mad overreach, but no, she does indeed describe the twist ending accurately

Director Mona Fastvold: ‘It’s like people don’t associate female filmmakers with auteurs’

Norwegian film-maker on her long-awaited second feature dubbed a period, lesbian Brokeback Mountain

Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now

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

Curzon Home Cinema: vivid selection of films to rent online

Art house classics rub shoulders with Palme d’Or winners and critically acclaimed works

Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now

Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for

Vox Lux: A monstrous star turn from Natalie Portman

Review: Portman is the pop star from hell in this unrestrained fun ride

Childhood of a Leader review: a stunning high-art debut

Brady Corbet’s ambitious directorial debut features great performances, arresting visuals and a fantastic score by Scott Walker

Simon Killer