All articles by Michael Brooke
The female gaze: 100 overlooked films directed by women
In this list we aim to write women back into film history by championing 100 female-directed hidden gems that have been forgotten or unfairly overlooked – with contributions from Jane Campion, Greta Gerwig, Claire Denis, Isabelle Huppert, Agnès Varda, Tilda Swinton, our regular contributors listed below and many more special guests.
By Isabel Stevens, Bryony Dixon and others
The Painted Bird and the cinema of Eastern Europe’s WWII bloodlands
By Michael Brooke
10 great modern black-and-white films from eastern Europe
By Michael Brooke
Forgotten treasures of the multiplex
By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others
Ian Holm obituary: an actor of many facets
By Michael Brooke
Where to stream the best Eastern European films
By Michael Brooke
Max von Sydow obituary: Swedish star whose filmography sets him among the immortals
By Michael Brooke
Terry Jones obituary: the world’s funniest medieval historian
By Michael Brooke
Lakes of courage: In praise of Ken Russell’s music films
By Michael Brooke
The Ear is listening: Karel Kachyna and the resurrection of a banned classic
By Michael Brooke
Before Tarkovsky: the little-known original version of Solaris
By Michael Brooke
Robby Müller obituary: a king of the quizzical image
By Michael Brooke
Film of the week: That Summer, a palimpsest of Grey Gardens memories
By Michael Brooke
Milos Forman obituary: the bohemian who conquered Hollywood
By Michael Brooke
Károly Makk obituary: Hungarian director of subtle, incisive films
By Michael Brooke
Film of the week: Graduation offers a riveting look at a rotten system
By Michael Brooke
Andrzej Wajda obituary: Poland’s man of memory
By Michael Brooke
Where to begin with Jerzy Skolimowski
By Michael Brooke
Where to begin with Agnieszka Holland
By Michael Brooke
10 great films from 1966
By Samuel Wigley, Christina Newland and others