Yasmin Omar
Harper's Bazaar
United Kingdom
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Women of the Year 2022 Icon: Viola Davis interview
A tireless advocate for minority voices in the film industry, the actress and producer seeks out complex stories and characters – culminating in her crowning achievement, The Woman King → Read More
"How I embraced my natural curly hair texture"
How I embraced my natural curly hair texture: A mixed-race writer with curly hair reveals how she learnt to embrace her natural texture → Read More
Writer-director Céline Sciamma on crafting a resonant film about childhood during Covid
The celebrated auteur reflects on her success, dreams and creative process ahead of her delightful new movie Petite Maman → Read More
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Spencer
The actress embodies Diana’s rebellious spirit in this unusually fantastical biopic → Read More
Why Romeo + Juliet is an enduring cultural classic
As Baz Luhrmann’s provocative Shakespeare adaptation celebrates its 25th anniversary, we reflect on the movie’s lasting legacy → Read More
Women of the Year Awards Editor's Choice: Jodie Comer
From an alluring assassin in Killing Eve to a mediaeval feminist in The Last Duel, the multifaceted actress has redefined what it means to be a heroine on our TV screens. Now, she has her eyes on Hollywood → Read More
Why you should watch… the fashion-world psychological thriller Last Night in Soho
An elegant, neon-lit parable on the true cost of dreaming big, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy → Read More
Why you should watch… Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac drift apart in Scenes from a Marriage
With honesty and heart-wrenching performances, this moving limited series follows the slow dissolution of a relationship → Read More
Why is Scarlett Johansson still not allowed to shine in Black Widow?
Those hoping the superhero would finally get her moment in her long-awaited standalone movie may be disappointed → Read More
Why you should watch... Sweat, the contemplative movie that reveals the true cost of Instagram fame
A layered, sympathetic character study of a social-media influencer’s crushing loneliness → Read More
Rose Byrne: “I’m as self-conscious as the next person”
In the pilot of her new 1980s-set comedy-drama series Physical, Rose Byrne establishes everything you need to know about her character in three minutes flat. Byrne, in a ringleted wig and patterned kaftan, assesses herself in the mirror with a downturned expression of complete self-hatred, dabbing concealer onto a stubborn spot on her laugh line. The voice in her head prods at her insecurities… → Read More
Olivia Williams: "There is an astounding amount of interesting work for women in their fifties"
The Nevers actress discusses how Hollywood has evolved since she started out in the 1990s → Read More
Aubrey Plaza: “I’d rather humiliate myself to feel like at least I’m having a truthful moment”
Ahead of her new movie Black Bear, the actress sets the record straight on her sarcastic onscreen persona → Read More
Why you should watch... nice guys finish last in Promising Young Woman
Carey Mulligan teaches misogynist men a lesson in this intoxicating feminist revenge thriller → Read More
Why you should watch... a Korean family pursue the American Dream in Minari
The Oscar-nominated writer-director Lee Isaac Chung lovingly shapes his personal experience into a lyrical, heartwarming movie about finding your identity → Read More
The new film Baby Done redefines what it means to be pregnant
This boundary-breaking comedy offers an unconventional presentation of expectant motherhood → Read More
Regina King: ”I wanted to present the Black experience with honesty”
The actress discusses inclusive storytelling in her feature directorial debut One Night in Miami and beyond → Read More
Why you should watch... Vanessa Kirby fall apart as a bereaved mother in Pieces of a Woman
The actress is utterly devastating in this heart-wrenching drama about losing a child → Read More
Why you should watch... Gal Gadot’s triumphant return in Wonder Woman 1984
After multiple delays, the Amazonian superheroine is finally soaring back into cinemas → Read More
Why you should watch... a carefree summer of teenage self-discovery in We Are Who We Are
Call Me by Your Name’s Luca Guadagnino spins a dreamy coming-of-age tale for television → Read More