Citizenfour
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Richard Linklater’s coming of age drama chief victor at New York Critics Circle awards, while Birdman triumphs at Gotham awards and The Boxtrolls leads Annie nominations
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Cosmos-hopping space opera takes $132m across the world, but is six million shy of Disney’s $56m take in America
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With its strict privacy laws, Germany is the refuge of choice for those hounded by the security services. Carole Cadwalladr visits Berlin to meet some of the surveillance refuseniks
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A huge draw at arthouse and multiplex alike, Mike Leigh’s acclaimed biopic, starring Timothy Spall as the great 19th-century painter, exceeds expectations, writes Charles Gant
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Laura Poitras’s brave documentary follows Edward Snowden as his leaks about the activities of the NSA shock the world, writes Mark Kermode
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Palo Alto | Citizenfour | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The Judge | Northern Soul | Björk: Biophilia Live | The Best Of Me
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The Guardian Film Show The Judge, Northern Soul, Palo Alto and Citizenfour: Guardian film show – video reviews
Our film critics review this week's new releases, including Robert Downey Jr in The Judge and Laura Poitras's documentary on the NSA revelations, Citizenfour
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Review Citizenfour review – gripping Snowden documentary offers portrait of power, paranoia and one remarkable man
5 / 5 starsLaura Poitras’s film shows the first extensive interviews with Edward Snowden after he blew the whistle on NSA and government intrusion, writes Peter Bradshaw
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Can you identify the real-life whistleblowers whose stories have inspired films?
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Laura Poitras’ documentary disentangles NSA surveillance and plots the story of Edward Snowden in Hong Kong and Moscow
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Citizenfour, new film on spying whistleblower Edward Snowden, shows journalist Greenwald discussing other source
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Film-maker who met Snowden and reported on NSA leaks with the Guardian will debut documentary on 10 October in New York
Trevor Timm column The Snowden documentary shows that only government transparency can stop leaks