Nothing much happens, yet everything is revealed, in this portrait of Hujar, at the time a little-known photographer

There are no talking heads, no narration and no explanatory subtitles in Frederick Wiseman’s fantastic four-hour documentary

Timothée Chalamet, Seymour Hersh, Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve in a quartet of movies released in the week of December 26th, 2025

Jonathan Stiasny’s film offers overview of iconic singer’s career with emphasis on his final artistic statement, Blackstar

Without journalists of Hersh’s calibre, we would be none the wiser about incidents including the 1968 massacre of a Vietnamese village by US soldiers

The actress stars in Joachim Trier’s acclaimed Sentimental Value, which is an awards-season favourite

Julian Assange, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Martin Scorsese feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of December 19th, 2025

A key revelation concerns the Swedish rape allegations in 2010

The film-maker returns to the swashbuckling, maximalist production values that made him, with features such as Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, an auteur superstar

Director Derek Drymon, who has been with the show for more than a quarter of a century, mounts fast and wacky oceanic chases

It’s commendable that Johansson gave the lead role to nonagenarian June Squibb but too much feels unearned and wildly inappropriate

James L Brooks returns to film-making with an old-fashioned, heartfelt movie that feels radical in 2025

The Hollywood legend on his collaborative approach, pitting contrasting actors against each other, and The Simpsons’ recent upturn

There were hopeful signs that Hollywood could make money out of good films that did not spring from established franchises

We gave you the best films of the year, now here are the worst