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Brief history of popes on film and TV, from Peter O’Toole to Robbie Coltrane
The holy screen  
Brief history of popes on film and TV, from Peter O’Toole to Robbie Coltrane
Jonathan Pryce was humorous, O’Toole capricious, Liv Ullman secretly female and Jude Law memorably Speedo-clad – onscreen pontiffs have come in all forms
Picks of the week
The trailer-makers!  
Film’s unsung superheroes
Film’s unsung superheroes
‘I hum the Chariots of Fire theme all day, every day’  
Nigel Havers on beach-running and hating his name
Nigel Havers on beach-running and hating his name
The Toys R Us movie shows shopping and cinema are now interchangeable
Stuart Heritage
The Toys R Us movie shows shopping and cinema are now interchangeable
‘Where is the adult?’  
How Leonardo Van Dijl filmed the story of a child tennis star’s abuse
How Leonardo Van Dijl filmed the story of a child tennis star’s abuse
‘Death to streamers!’  
Can a New York video store start a revolution?
Can a New York video store start a revolution?
‘Gets a lot of the details right’  
Experts talk realism of Conclave movie
Experts talk realism of Conclave movie
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
A tense volley of dysfunction at tennis academy
Julie Keeps Quiet  
A tense volley of dysfunction at tennis academy
A star player at an elite tennis school decides to stay silent when the head coach is suspended in Leonardo Van Dijl’s absorbing movie of things unsaid and subjects avoided
This week's reviews
Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII  
Mesmerically peculiar portrait of band on cusp of greatness
Mesmerically peculiar portrait of band on cusp of greatness
The Ugly Stepsister  
Body-horror take on Cinderella is ingenious reworking of fairy tale
Body-horror take on Cinderella is ingenious reworking of fairy tale
Night Call  
Locksmith opens the wrong door in impressively twisty crime caper
Locksmith opens the wrong door in impressively twisty crime caper
Raphael’s School of Athens  
Rewarding study of Renaissance fresco
Rewarding study of Renaissance fresco
Tendaberry  
Dreamlike drama of a young woman alone in New York
Dreamlike drama of a young woman alone in New York
April  
Dea Kulumbegashvili comes into her own with haunting abortion drama
Dea Kulumbegashvili comes into her own with haunting abortion drama
We recommend
Inside a revealing film about Pope Francis
‘A portrait of defeat’  
Inside a revealing film about Pope Francis