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Mort la révolution! Why UK film loves a failed rebellion
Published: October 12, 2026 11:14
Paul Greengrass’s Peasants’ Revolt epic, The Uprising, is just the latest in a long line of movies depicting an unsuccessful attempt at remaking the nationThe British are perverse. We fetishise our failures, even if they are essentially tangential to a…
Hallowarrior review – apocalyptic Home Alone-style survival horror delivers inventive shocks
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/12/hallowarrior-review-horror-milly-shapiro-shudder-amc
Published: October 12, 2026 10:00
Debut feature from Ben Sottak provides outlandish Halloween-based scares, with Milly Shapiro superb as the naive yet resilient home-defender, Pumpkin Home Alone meets Mad Max in this atmospheric seasonal chiller, named for Halloween and not a cheery…
‘A rare indulgence’: why Black Swan is my feelgood movie
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/12/black-swan-feelgood-movie
Published: October 12, 2026 09:00
The latest in our series of writers explaining their go-to comfort films is a tribute to Darren Aronofsky’s dark and unusually satisfying ballet nightmareIn early 2011, sometime after the film was released on home video, I sat down with mum to watch what…
A Fidai Film review – Palestinian collage film transforms suppressed footage into works of art
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/12/a-fidai-film-review-palestinian-collage-true-story
Published: October 12, 2026 08:00
Using archive material of destroyed houses, terrorised children and dead bodies, Kamal Aljafari adds humanity to the reels by overlaying poems by Palestinian authorsIn Arabic, “fidai” means someone willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.…
Deadline review – shocking threat sends tremors through authoritarian school
Published: October 12, 2026 06:00
Set in a dystopian private academy rife with surveillance and cut-throat competition, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama cements his status as an important film-makerFilmed in Taiwan and set entirely inside a prestigious high school, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama…
Wildwood review – Laika’s pleasingly old fashioned stop-motion magic-forest odyssey
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/11/wildwood-review-carey-mulligan-laika
Published: October 11, 2026 13:21
The makers of Coraline return with their distinctive animation style in a magical tale of a secret world of strange beasts, talking animals and evil governessesHere is an engaging family movie from the Portland-based Laika studio that created Coraline. It…
Ray Gunn review – Brad Bird’s animated film-noir sci-fi caper is an old-school family classic
Published: October 10, 2026 13:45
Sam Rockwell voices the gumshoe who becomes embroiled with Scarlett Johansson’s femme fatale in this big-hearted and beautifully designed fantasy spectacularBrad Bird, the Spielberg of animation, applies his masterly authorial touch to a terrific family…
‘I just wasn’t going to give up’: the fight to free the longest-serving political prisoner in the US
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/10/free-leonard-peltier-netflix-documentary
Published: October 10, 2026 09:00
Leonard Peltier was imprisoned for 49 years before his sentence was commuted. A new Netflix documentary exposes the ‘corrupt’ system that allowed it to happenOn 20 January 2025, with 14 minutes remaining in his term as president, Joe Biden commuted the…
In the Shadows review – true tale of Ramla Ali’s remarkable rise through the boxing ranks is a knockout
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/09/in-the-shadows-film-review-ramla-ali-boxer-somalia
Published: October 9, 2026 17:45
Jasmine Jobson goes the distance as the British-Somalian boxer battling pain from her past and her family’s disapproval in a heavyweight, tick-the-boxes productionThe true-life success story of boxer Ramla Ali is confidently told in this capable picture…
Stark warning – does new footage in Avengers: Endgame reveal the truth about Doctor Doom?
Published: October 9, 2026 16:25
Warning: contains spoilersThe four short scenes added to the new version has made the film the highest-grossing of all time – but the only people really enjoying this are the Disney accountantsDoes it really matter which film is the highest-grossing of all…
Tenzing review – reconstruction of first summit of Everest puts Sherpa at the centre of the story
Published: October 9, 2026 16:21
Genden Phuntsok brings charm and innocence to his portrayal of Tenzing Norgay, while Tom Hiddleston is suitably frank as Edmund HillaryHere is a well intentioned, watchable, if sometimes soft-edged film with some NatGeo production values and greenscreen…
Other Mommy review – Jessica Chastain’s demonic double horror isn’t nightmarish enough
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/09/other-mommy-movie-review
Published: October 9, 2026 15:41
There’s some effectively unnerving imagery and a cleverly icy dual lead performance but this kept-from-critics shocker is a bit of a jumbleThe buzz surrounding the viral, limb-bending trailer of pre-Halloween horror Other Mommy was such that screen grabs…
Lost generation: the AI threat to Britain’s next great directors
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/09/ai-threat-britain-directors-ridley-scott-guy-ritchie
Published: October 9, 2026 15:00
Commercials once launched careers from Ridley Scott to Guy Ritchie, now automated production is cutting costs – and the chance to learn by doingWhen Ridley Scott was awarded the UK’s highest accolade for a glittering career directing films from Alien and…
Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ Star Wars duel up for auction
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/09/lightsaber-darth-vader-star-wars-auction
Published: October 9, 2026 13:36
Saber is expected to fetch at least $1m and is one of more than two dozen props that will be up for saleA lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the duel where he tells Luke Skywalker “I am your father” is going up for sale at Heritage Auctions next month.The…
The new Darth Vader: how tech execs became the film villains of our age
Published: October 9, 2026 11:05
Jeremy Strong’s portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning shows how public opinion has changed around billionaire CEOs since The Social Network’s releaseWhen The Social Network came out, Mark Zuckerberg organised a staff viewing of a film he…
‘Is death necessary?’: why Peter Greenaway’s assisted dying drama is stuck in post-production hell
Published: October 9, 2026 08:00
Exclusive: Three years after filming began on the contentious Lucca Mortis, starring Dustin Hoffman, the British director is still in dispute with producers over which version to release, and a battle over rights rumbles on Peter Greenaway’s new movie was…
‘Old-timey fascism was kept secret. Now you don’t have to hide it’: Martin McDonagh, John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on Wild Horse Nine
Published: October 9, 2026 04:00
McDonagh’s latest film has Malkovich and Rockwell shooting the breeze as CIA agents in 1973 on Easter Island. They discuss grandchildren, swimming with turtles and who shot JFK‘Earmuffs!” says Sam Rockwell, pausing his gushing tribute mid-flow and turning…
Animals review – Ben Affleck’s dull Netflix thriller is lacking in bark and bite
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/08/animals-movie-review-ben-affleck
Published: October 8, 2026 23:00
Actor-director’s listless LA-set crime thriller makes for a surprisingly anonymous effort and one that feels very similar to many other, better filmsBen Affleck has pushed through multiple Hollywood comebacks, at least one predicated on his facility behind…
Sofia Coppola: ‘I’m glad we weren’t kicked out of Tokyo making Lost in Translation’
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/08/sofia-coppola-director-lost-in-translation-interview
Published: October 8, 2026 13:16
The director talks about what she learnt from her mother, working with a rookie Tim Burton, and 20 years of her cult classic Marie AntoinetteHello, I’m Cherry, I’m 14 and an aspiring film-maker. I love how your films capture what it feels like to be a…
Good night, and good lick: what can we expect from George Clooney’s restaurant?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/08/george-clooney-italian-restaurant-provence-france
Published: October 8, 2026 11:25
The newly-official French citizen is planning to open an Italian restaurant in Provence. Will it float like his tequila brand or sink as swiftly as the Steven Spielberg submarine eatery that made one reviewer ‘embarrassed to be human’?The Provençal village…
Can Ali G: Who Iz I? save character comedy cinema?
Published: October 8, 2026 10:58
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film risks being outdated in a more rancorous era. But could it restore the personality-driven genre to big screens or end it altogether?For a man whose campaign slogan was once “Keep it real”, Ali G has his work cut out in the…
Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’
Published: October 8, 2026 09:00
Béjar’s daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe. So when he became part of Meta’s ‘wellbeing team’, he knew he had to speak out – and his testimony cost it billionsThe Social Reckoning hits cinemas this Friday, but the real…
Will the Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman movies make a dent on tech giant evangelism?
Published: October 7, 2026 13:43
The triple release of The Social Reckoning, Musk and Artificial is less a clear political stance, more like movie studio opportunismHollywood is sending a clear message: it’s a friend of tech. Netflix is no longer a lone disruptor: historic studio MGM is…
The Social Reckoning review – Aaron Sorkin’s jittery sequel with all-new evil puppet Zuckerberg
Published: October 7, 2026 13:00
Jeremy Strong’s slow-talking Facebook founder turns into a cameo, background to a thriller about a whistleblower that somehow never mentions TrumpHere is a film for all those people who solemnly deplore social media in conversation but haven’t quite got…
Post your questions for Celia Imrie
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/07/post-your-questions-for-celia-imrie
Published: October 7, 2026 09:46
From Miss Babs in Acorn Antiques to Calendar Girls, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and her infamous appearance on The Celebrity Traitors, it’s hard to know where to beginCelia Imrie has had such a varied career, it’s hard to know where you might know her…
24 Hour Party People review – daring metatextual paean to the Manchester music scene
Published: October 7, 2026 06:00
Rereleased for its 24th anniversary, Michael Winterbottom’s freewheeling film about a journalist who championed post-punk bands couldn’t have starred anyone but Steve CooganMichael Winterbottom’s intriguing, daring, freewheeling movie is being rereleased…
Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
Published: October 6, 2026 21:24
Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later lifeEva Marie Saint – a life in picturesHer best films – rankedEva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of…
Artificial review – Luca Guadagnino takes on OpenAI in muddled tech satire
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/06/artificial-sam-altman-ai-movie-review
Published: October 6, 2026 16:58
New York film festival: The origin story of Sam Altman’s company is reimagined as a campy comedy starring Andrew GarfieldOn the day that Luca Guadagnino’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI premiered, Vanity Fair released a cover story on Altman. Alongside…
‘I’m bringing together women who nourish me’: French film-maker Alice Diop on her debut installation
Published: October 6, 2026 13:08
The Saint Omer director has gathered work by artists, writers, composers and poets for Geste de Consolation, set in the 60m-long central hall of the Palais d’Iena in ParisAlice Diop has just returned to France from California when we speak. It’s a Zoom…
Hamlet’s goodbye, the last of Leigh, Birmingham blues and a vampire in Vienna: 12 great films at the London film festival
Published: October 6, 2026 11:29
Our critic picks out some of the most outstanding cinema screening at the UK’s most prestigious film event in 2026This film puts Andrew Scott in line to become the first out gay man to win the best actor Oscar. He plays Ian Charleson, who became a star in…
The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part Stanley Kubrick auction
Published: October 6, 2026 09:00
Excluive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archiveThe axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The Shining is to go on…
‘We got that bad guy and took him down!’ Jaclyn Smith on the fun, friendship and frustration of Charlie’s Angels
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/06/jaclyn-smith-charlies-angels-interview
Published: October 6, 2026 09:00
It’s 50 years since Smith joined TV’s bikini-clad crime fighters alongside Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson. She talks about the love she found on set, the harassment she endured off it and the drug-taking she did her best to ignoreFor a TV show that only…
Celibidache was a musical visionary, an uncompromising perfectionist – and my father
Published: October 6, 2026 08:27
The legendary conductor was acclaimed for his dazzling music-making, and infamous for his hatred of recordings. His son, writer of a new film about him, remembers a loving yet intransigent and demanding fatherMy father, Sergiu Celibidache, loved children…
The Craft review – cult high-school horror a reminder of the fearless 90s
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/06/the-craft-review-30th-anniversary
Published: October 6, 2026 08:00
The 30th-anniversary rerelease of this classic tackles the sensitivities of teenage anxiety with energy and confidenceThe chrysalis of 80s and 90s high-school comedy finally gave us a veritable butterfly of fear in this cult girl-power classic from 1996,…
The Lost Children of Tuam review – deeply serious retelling of Ireland’s devastating tragedy
Published: October 6, 2026 06:00
Monica Dolan is superb as the amateur historian who uncovered the horror of mass graves at a mother and baby home in this Liam Neeson produced dramaThe children were never lost; if a baby goes missing, the police get called, social services become…
Club Kid review – Jordan Firstman’s heartfelt comedy is irresistible
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/05/club-kid-review-jordan-firstmans-movie-review
Published: October 5, 2026 20:20
New York film festival: the actor impresses with a directorial debut about a club rat who discovers he is father to a 10-year-old boyIn a grungy backroom of a Brooklyn warehouse, a group of glamorously dishevelled clubbers raise their voices in a secular…
‘Exceptionally crafted’: why Little Shop of Horrors is my feelgood movie
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/05/little-shop-of-horrors-feelgood-movie
Published: October 5, 2026 14:44
The latest in our series of writers’ favorite comfort films is a tribute to the lovably quirky 80s musicalThe key to a feelgood movie, beyond the necessary rewatchability, is familiarity – the real kind that lets you look away or fall asleep without…
‘I spat in Sean Connery’s face 16 times’: Ron Perlman on making The Name of the Rose
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/05/sean-connery-ron-perlman-the-name-of-the-rose
Published: October 5, 2026 13:53
‘When I couldn’t do the spitting scene, Sean took me aside and said: “Ron, if you don’t actually spit in my face, we’ll be here all day.” So I let one fly – and kept having to redo it’I read an article about a curious book that had great reviews in Italy,…
Comédie Française review – pre-show bedlam plays theatrical chaos for laughs
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/05/comedie-francaise-review-pauline-clement
Published: October 5, 2026 12:00
French farce set in the tumultuous three hours prior to the opening night performance of Macbeth features comic-timing perfection from castOne of Matt Groening’s Life In Hell comic strips from the 1980s, entitled How to Be a Clever Film Critic, sets out…
Post your questions for Sofia Coppola
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/05/post-your-questions-for-sofia-coppola
Published: October 5, 2026 11:20
A new documentary by Eleanor Coppola goes behind the scenes on her daughter’s 2006 punk classic, Marie Antoinette. To mark its release, Sofia Coppola will be taking your questionsTo say that Sofia Coppola grew up on screen would be an understatement. The…
The Yellow Tie review – John Malkovich gives major hauteur as legendary record-hating maestro
Published: October 5, 2026 10:00
This biopic of Sergiu Celibidache, the renowned Romanian conductor who refused all recordings, is a sturdy labour of love directed by his sonHere is an old-fashioned biopic from central Europe that is also a labour of love on the part of its director: a…
Karl review – straightforward tribute tells inside story of fashion world’s great eccentric Karl Lagerfeld
Published: October 5, 2026 08:00
Based on Lagerfeld’s biography, director Nick Hooker gets access to the designer’s inner circle, but ultimately fails to find the man behind the high collar and sunglassesKarl Lagerfeld had never set foot inside a supermarket before he had one built on a…
Charlie Shaw’s Revenge review – creepy clown killer takes aim at struggling amusement park
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/05/charlie-shaws-revenge-review
Published: October 5, 2026 06:00
Decent effects and a late-stage twist show promise, but this gore-fest needs to be more disgusting, funny or unnervingThe film opens with a lone figure striding into the foreground. He’s an amateur entertainer on his way to a gig, and he’s not been met at…
‘It’s OK to love somebody when they’re not perfect’: how John Cena conquered Hollywood – and why he refuses to abandon Vince McMahon
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/04/john-cena-interview-matchbox-movie-wwe-peacemaker
Published: October 4, 2026 09:00
By embracing the role of amiable lunk, the wrestler turned actor has become an unlikely, and very modern, leading man. But does his relationship with the WWE, and its controversial former owner, risk tarnishing his brand?I must admit, I was apprehensive…
A Statement review – outstanding climate change dramedy about a 1980 meeting
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/03/a-statement-film-review
Published: October 4, 2026 00:15
New York film festival: Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and Tatiana Maslany lead an excellent ensemble in this dramatization of a failed conference on climate changeIn late October 1980, days before the election of Ronald Reagan, Congress summoned 20 experts in…
Behemoth! review - Pedro Pascal classical music drama hits all the wrong notes
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/02/behemoth-pedro-pascal-movie-review
Published: October 3, 2026 00:00
New York film festival: The actor stumbles through Tony Gilroy’s forgettable film marred by stylistic gimmicksTony Gilroy has built a sturdy career as the director of the Bourne films and show runner of the popular Star Wars spin-off Andor. He directed…
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s sumptuous recording is an immediate classic
Published: October 2, 2026 20:13
New York Film Festival: The Geese frontman mesmerizes in a concert film that is both swoony and austereOne night last December, weary from a busy week and the impending doom of winter, I hurried into Carnegie Hall to witness Cameron Winter. The Geese…
‘I thought Brassed Off might be popular within a 10 mile radius of Barnsley’: the director of Andy Burnham’s favourite film on its 30 year anniversary
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/02/mark-herman-brassed-off-andy-burnham-royal-albert-hall
Published: October 2, 2026 16:56
Ahead of a live performance in the Royal Albert Hall, the writer Mark Herman explains why he’s not surprised it’s one of the new Prime Minister’s favourites and a why film like this wouldn’t get made nowIt is one of the prime minister’s all-time favourite…
‘It’s radical to release a film called Girls Like Girls in this climate’: hitmaker turned director Hayley Kiyoko on sexuality, safety and becoming ‘Lesbian Jesus’
Published: October 2, 2026 12:00
The singer’s hit 2015 single Girls Like Girls was her breakthrough moment and also the first time she felt confident in her sexuality. Now she has directed a film based on the song – a love letter to her 17-year-old selfA lot of Hayley Kiyoko’s teenage…
How Bassam Tariq pivoted from stalled Blade reboot to new Mahershala Ali thriller: ‘I’m happier I made this movie’
Published: October 2, 2026 11:00
In the film-maker’s Houston-set film, Ali stars as a devout Muslim who moonlights as a vicious hitmanMahershala Ali is swinging around a blade in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. That’s not a nod to Ali’s previous attachment to Marvel’s Blade. It’s of…
A new Skywalker trilogy for Star Wars? Going back to the same family-saga well is a waste of time
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/02/new-skywalker-trilogy-star-wars-jon-watts
Published: October 2, 2026 10:00
Reports that Jon Watts could make a new trilogy about a clan who have already saved and destroyed the galaxy several times over leaves you wishing for a newer worldThe Skywalkers: who are they exactly? A family that has moulded the entire Star Wars galaxy…
Horror films like Obsession are shut out of the Golden Globes – unless they pretend to be comedies
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/02/obsession-horror-films-golden-globes-awards-season
Published: October 2, 2026 09:50
Obsession is a terrifying, violent nightmare of lovestruck madness – but the Globes’ rigid awards categories have forced it into an absurd choiceWhat do this year’s wish-gone-wrong tale Obsession, gross-out transformation bloodbath The Substance, and…
‘I look at the footage to convince myself that you were alive’: how Ross McElwee made a film about unimaginable loss, grief and guilt
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/02/ross-mcelwee-adrian-remake-devastating-new-documentary
Published: October 2, 2026 07:00
When his son died aged 27, the director could barely bring himself to watch his old clips of the boy. When at last he did, it was the genesis of an extraordinary projectIt feels crass to compliment Ross McElwee on his latest documentary, Remake, because it…
Take It or Leave It review – vividly atmospheric formative adventures of future pop princes Madness
Published: October 2, 2026 06:00
Docufictional 1981 comedy captures the working-class ska-pop pranksters in their hungry years with an almost Loachian authenticityOpting for the former is the best idea for this unexpectedly revealing, vividly atmospheric, often funny and alarming,…
NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza
Published: October 1, 2026 17:45
Team behind documentary push back against IDF attempt to discredit its exposure of military systemsThe team behind the award-winning film NAZA, which details the Israeli military’s targeting policies in Gaza and its alleged acceptance of high numbers of…
You Can See Everything review – Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc is a modern masterpiece of deceit
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/01/you-can-see-everything-movie-review
Published: October 1, 2026 16:51
No spoilers here – TV’s grand illusionist meets his match when he moves in with Theranos founder and her familyFor anyone remotely near the worlds of documentary, comedy or medical fraud, there has been one thing on the mind for weeks now: a single-minute…
Sex, drugs and amoebic dysentery: the 20 best making-of documentaries – ranked!
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/01/20-best-making-of-documentaries-ranked
Published: October 1, 2026 15:31
From tropical disasters and doomed sci-fi epics to bribing Orson Welles and fending off a puma, we rate cinema’s most revealing glimpses behind the scenesBehind-the-scenes footage from Dawn of the Dead is the highlight of this aficionados-only affair,…
Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson to watch Bafta Scotland awards in separate ‘relaxed’ space
Published: October 1, 2026 14:06
Decision follows independent review into handling of February ceremony, where his involuntary tics caused a BBC crisisJohn Davidson, the Tourette syndrome campaigner whose outburst at the British Academy film awards in February led to a crisis for Bafta…
The Last First: Winter K2 review – race up second highest mountain reveals fatal cost of human ambition
Published: October 1, 2026 13:53
Amir Bar-Lev’s doc covering competing climbers trying to achieve something that has not been done before uncovers a fascinating tapestry of aspiration and follyDuring the Covid pandemic in 2021, a “last first” in mountaineering was achieved: the forbidding…
‘These early friendships are huge romances’: Extra Geography’s lessons in teenage love
Published: October 1, 2026 13:33
Rose Tremain, along with the cast and crew of a new film updating her 1950s story to the early 00s, remember the intensity of these relationships and explain why its story has not datedA few years ago, Rose Tremain was asked to name her biggest…
Derek vs Derek review – farmers go head to head in rewilding rivalry with real bite
Published: October 1, 2026 12:15
Two Devon neighbours face off over the future of the countryside in this warm, wry documentary about farming, conservation and some troublesome wild boarThis ebulliently accessible but never tacky British documentary finds a delightfully sneaky way to…
Nicolas Cage calls Marvel movies ‘a glorified WWE’ with over-50s in ‘ridiculous outfits’
Published: October 1, 2026 11:10
Star of Spider-Noir told fan convention he ‘spoke with love’ at seeing gifted actors for ever gearing up for superhero fight scenesNicolas Cage, whose recent credits include the Sony Marvel series Spider-Noir, has criticised the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…
Don’t hate the movie, hate the critic! Digger’s new PR push is a risky bet for film that was never meant to be divisive
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/01/digger-ad-tom-cruise-movie
Published: October 1, 2026 10:35
‘SAME FILM – DIFFERENT TRUTH’ is the marketing solution for the film’s poor reception by critics. Or, as Cruise says in the ad, ‘Fuck those people!’ ‘You know what? Fuck those people!” The speaker is Tom Cruise in his serious-fatsuit role of Digger, in the…
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie review – terrifying and inspiring story of survival
Published: October 1, 2026 06:00
Alex Gibney’s documentary follows the celebrated author’s life up to and after the attack, but what shines through is Rushdie’s remarkable courageThe terrifying, inspiring story of how Salman Rushdie survived and thrived after the assassination attempt on…
‘It’s frustrating to see immoral videos do so well’: how YouTube sensation Half-Asleep Chris sent a rollercoaster to space and made Bella the cat a star
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/01/half-asleep-chris-burton-youtube-cats-lego-bella
Published: October 1, 2026 04:00
His videos of cats, loopy contraptions and theme park rides round the heavens (and his back garden) have notched up a billion views. We meet Chris Burton in the suburban home where it all happensChris Burton is getting ready to redecorate his house. The…