The ‘Narcos’ star once faced censorship from Brazil’s then president Jair Bolsonaro, and is now the plucky underdog of this year’s Best Actor Oscar race. He speaks to Tom Murray about fighting stereotypes, the political importance of ‘The Secret Agent’, and violence in Trump’s America
‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Bugonia’ and the forthcoming ‘The Secret Agent’ strike overt parallels to modern politics and the ongoing clown show of Donald Trump. But few have been saying it all out loud on the awards circuit this year, writes Xan Brooks
There are few filmmakers around as insightful, prolific, and profound as Frederick Wiseman, writes Louis Chilton. But his documentaries have always been difficult to watch in the UK – until now