The Father

The zero-sum game of caregiving: Notes on watching Solos, The Father, and Dick Johnson Is Dead

We tell ourselves that we love our parents too much to see them suffer. But is our love honourable if it doesn’t involve sacrifice?

Oscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins opens up on his 'easy' role in The Father, and how he wishes to go on for another 20 years

"You have to know how to turn on that electricity. And I know how to switch it on. I’ve been doing it for a long time," says Anthony Hopkins about how less-is-more on screen

Oscars 2021: A detailed look at The Father's campaign run that led up to Anthony Hopkins' historic, unexpected win

The fact that The Father — and not the eventual best-picture winner, Nomadland — received the adapted-screenplay Oscar, suggests that its appeal to voters was not limited to the lead actor’s titanic performance.

Oscars 2021: Film critics chip in on ceremony's 'desperate' need for approval in a post-pandemic atmosphere

"It was impossible to tell if the 2021 Oscars was meant to signal an acknowledgement of pandemic circumstances or a guarded return to normal," say NYT critics

Oscars 2021: Florian Zeller opens up on The Father win, and looking forward to his next film The Son

Florian Zellar revealed he has already settled on his next film project, an adaptation of another of his plays, The Son, which belongs to the same trilogy as The Father.

Oscars 2021: Netflix leads the tally with seven trophies; Disney claims five awards

Mank, which was the most nominated film at the 93rd Academy Awards, took home the Best Cinematography and Best Production Design Awards for Netflix.

Anthony Hopkins and a sense of an ending: How veteran actor's Oscar-nominated performance in The Father transcends awards

Anthony Hopkins' sense of craft has long been supreme, but it is now inextricably personal – marrying the subliminal to the physical – and linked to the twilight of his own life.

Oscars 2021 predictions: Who will take home top honours at 93rd Academy Awards?

Will Chole Zaho's Nomadland continue its dominance on awards season success, or find its charming voyage cut short? Here is the final list of predictions for all 23 categories.

Oscars 2021: Diverse nominees in top categories make it a landmark year for cinema, but will Hollywood reset post pandemic?

It took a pandemic for the Academy's vow to do better with respect to racial, ethnic and gender representation. But there's still a long way to go.

The Father movie review: Anthony Hopkins puts viewers in the disoriented mind of a dementia-stricken dad

Selective of what they show us and what they don't, director Florian Zeller and his editor Yorgos Lamprinos construct a fragmented narrative that mimics the nature of fading memories.