TV and film
The Dig is a film to treasure
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan shine in the story of the Sutton Hoo discovery
John Lurie’s grumpy painting is a joy to behold
The crotchety cult legend is giving art lessons on TV – and it’s all surprisingly charming
Fran Lebowitz loves New York more than you do
The city’s most devoted citizen explains urban life to Martin Scorsese
Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ films are a great feat of storytelling
By bringing recent Black British history to life, the film-maker has also conjured up a world full of joy and anger
How Agnes Gund became an art-world hero
A documentary directed by her daughter sets out just why the collector and philanthropist is beloved by so many
‘The Man Who Laughs’ is a cautionary tale about grinning and bearing it
The inspiration behind Batman’s Joker and many a monster movie, Paul Leni’s ‘The Man Who Laughs’ is a masterpiece of Expressionist cinema
How to own a Rembrandt
An engaging documentary profiles the collectors who possess – or would like to possess – paintings by the Dutch master
Stolen glances – The Painter and the Thief, reviewed
A documentary about the unlikely friendship between an artist and the man who stole her work raises tantalising questions about image-making and ownership
Burning desires – Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’, reviewed
The French director’s film about an 18th-century painter and her muse is a visual feast
A filched finch that never really takes flight – The Goldfinch, reviewed
The film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel is visually enticing but unwieldy
Julian Schnabel makes us see through Van Gogh’s eyes – At Eternity’s Gate reviewed
The film tries to imagine what being the painter was like – the results are as stressful, and appealing, as you might expect
Art to die for? – Velvet Buzzsaw reviewed
Demonic forces make their presence felt in this horror film set in the art world
This film inspired by Gerhard Richter won’t tell you much about his art
Never Look Away is based on the life of the great German artist – but it doesn’t do justice to his work
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