Yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol proves that Dickens was right on the money

Dramatic distortions always risk being mistaken for historical truths, writes Donald Clarke

Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ is odds-on favourite for best picture

Director Bennett Miller on his latest film, in which the likeable actor gets malevolent as doomed chemical heir John Du Pont

Timothy Spall and Julianne Moore among award winners from the Cannes Jury

Previously callow youths are acting their age – to great results

Astonishing performances from Steve Carell and Channing Tatum make this a true contender

The main programme this year is dominated by serious, off-centre film-makers including Loach, Leigh and the Dardennes, while a welcome sprinkling of controversy accompanies a film about the late Princess Grace

Rather than being bullied into adoration by tub-thumping promotion, filmgoers felt they had discovered Hoffman all on their own

Best known for playing the boss in the US version of The Office, Steve Carell is reprising his turn as the crazy weatherman in Anchorman 2. And yes, he’s just as nice as he seems, writes Tara Brady

What better way to get you through the dark winter nights than beneath the flickering lights of a warm movie theatre? Donald Clarke runs through all the cinema releases between now and the new year