The Screen Show

A Jesuit priest and a film critic discuss Paolo Sorrentino's new TV series The Young Pope, starring Jude Law.

Plus, picks for the Easter Long Weekend: Denial and Personal Shopper.

Veteran British actor Bill Nighy discusses his latest role in the wartime comedy drama Their Finest, plus French director Francois Ozon reflects on themes of grief, memory and love in his stunning Great War drama, Frantz.

In an exclusive interview, new NIDA boss Kate Cherry discusses her favourite screen actors, championing diversity and how young performers need to be trained to shut off from their characters. Plus, Ghost In The Shell, the Hollywood adaptation of the Japanese manga starring Scarlett Johansson that's attracted criticism before release for whitewashing, finally hits screens.

Two directors talk about making thrillers in extraordinary settings.

The importance of old films on big screens. Plus, Loving, the powerful film that went under the Oscar's radar this year about a mixed race marriage in 1950s America starring Joel Edgerton.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won the best foreign film Oscar for the second time for The Salesman, but he boycotted the ceremony in protest at Trump’s Muslim bans.

Legendary film critic David Stratton discusses the documentary about his life, plus Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho discusses his film about corrupt property developers that his government didn’t want the Oscars to see. Also, reviews of Logan and Jasper Jones.

The Trainspotting sequel reunites director Danny Boyle with his original cast, 20 years later. The result is a surprisingly melancholy film that's reduced some reviewers to tears, so what does Boyle think the secret to triggering such emotion is? The director discusses memory, masculinity and how the past is ever present. Plus, guest critic Megan Spencer reports from the Berlinale, the most political of the big European festivals, where this year's films are a reminder of the power of intensely personal stories.

Martin Scorsese discusses his new film Silence, a period drama starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver about Portuguese Jesuit priests and Christian martyrs in 17th century Japan. The veteran American director says it was the most difficult shoot to date, and reflects a lifelong obsession with Catholicism. Plus, German director Werner Herzog discusses his documentary about the internet, Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World.

When actor Michael Keaton accidentally referred to Hidden Fences at the Golden Globes, he was conflating the titles of two separate films about African Americans. For some, his gaffe was a reminder of Hollywood’s poor track record celebrating filmmakers of colour, for others, it simply highlighted that this awards season, the conversation about diversity has been dominated by the wonderful Moonlight. So how do the other two ‘black’ films in Oscar contention Hidden Figures and Fences – shape up? Plus, radio producer Sheila Pham discusses her new documentary about going to the movies in Communist Vietnam, and a new app set to revolutionise the price of cinema tickets.