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The Last Spy review – former CIA station chief tells it like it was from inside the tent

Peter Sichel gives a scrupulous and sometimes salacious insider’s view of the secret service and Washington circles in Katharina Otto-Bernstein’s documentary

Surviving Earth review – bruising portrait of addiction and redemption

Thea Gajić’s debut is an assured, intelligent drama of a father’s endless quest for contentment outside his heroin dependency

Smackdowns and showtunes: wrestling biopic Fighting With My Family inspires stage musical

Adaptation of Stephen Merchant’s 2019 film about WWE champ Saraya-Jade Bevis ‘will be an absolute blast’, says one of the film’s stars, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

David Bowie: You’re Not Alone review – Ziggy glam and Berlin grime in a bum-shaking yet sanitised immersion

This hour-long, 360-degree film may skip over some chapters of Bowie’s career, but what is here is irresistible – and thrillingly huge

Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars selfie: was this the moment pop culture shattered into a billion pieces?

When DeGeneres posted her A-list snap at the 2014 Academy Awards, it made a splash. But it was probably the end of monoculture – and now we’re all alone in our TikTok bubbles

The Hours won awards for Nicole Kidman’s fake nose – and hearts as a queer classic

Stephen Daldry’s 2002 film, which secured Kidman an Oscar for her depiction of Virginia Woolf, is a groundbreaking depiction of queer sexuality across the 20th century

Rebel Wilson’s The Deb is great fun but it tanked. Is this the fate of the Australian movie musical?

The Deb has taken just $237 a screen in its second week – but it is an enjoyable addition to the Australian movie musical pantheon, which is more flops than hits

Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad

Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallow film

Ultras review – love letter to football’s most dedicated supporters

Ragnhild Ekner’s documentary weaves together breathtaking collective displays around the world, but soft-pedals its less photogenic aspects

Martin Scorsese’s film about Pope Francis to receive world premiere in Vatican City

Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis is being screened to commemorate the first anniversary of Francis’s death

Ralph Lauren clothes and Annie Hall script among Diane Keaton items to be auctioned

Four auctions in June will allow fans to bid for clothing and personal objects owned by the Oscar-winning actor – as well as the original, untitled script for Annie Hall

Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies?

Male incels have been plentifully depicted on screen, while few film-makers have explored the varied controversies of toxic female radicalisation and the ‘womanosphere’. But a handful of movies have been treading a brave path

Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste

A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, venti facepalm

Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI?

From Soderbergh to Aronofsky, esteemed Hollywood directors are starting to find ways to include artificial intelligence in the production of their films

‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds

Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their success

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  • The Last Spy review – former CIA station chief tells it like it was from inside the tent
  • Surviving Earth review – bruising portrait of addiction and redemption
  • Smackdowns and showtunes: wrestling biopic Fighting With My Family inspires stage musical
  • David Bowie: You’re Not Alone review – Ziggy glam and Berlin grime in a bum-shaking yet sanitised immersion
  • Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars selfie: was this the moment pop culture shattered into a billion pieces?
  • The Hours won awards for Nicole Kidman’s fake nose – and hearts as a queer classic
  • Rebel Wilson’s The Deb is great fun but it tanked. Is this the fate of the Australian movie musical?
  • Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad
  • Ultras review – love letter to football’s most dedicated supporters
  • Martin Scorsese’s film about Pope Francis to receive world premiere in Vatican City
  • Ralph Lauren clothes and Annie Hall script among Diane Keaton items to be auctioned
  • Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies?
  • Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste
  • Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI?
  • ‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds
  • ‘The witches are back’: first look at Practical Magic 2 as Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return for spooky sequel
  • Wardriver review – bank scammer Dane DeHaan goes for the triple cross in venal neo-noir
  • Scarborn (Kos) review – rumbustious period epic stirs up trouble in 18th-century Poland
  • ‘I’ve had white knuckle moments’: Michael Socha on This Is England, his patchy beard – and seedy new casino thriller The Cage
  • Is Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike’s new gender swap comedy inspired by The Two Ronnies?
  • Charlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet comments
  • London’s Last Wilderness review – mudflats meets Mad Max towers on eccentric estuary voyage
  • The Trial review – searing record of Argentina’s courtroom reckoning with its brutal ‘dirty war’
  • ‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave
  • ‘It’s about finding light in the dark’: why Harold and Maude is my feelgood movie
  • Primavera review – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is school-of-Salieri backdrop for period musical biopic
  • TV tonight: Romeo and Juliet gets a gritty gangster twist
  • Rebel Wilson accused in court of trying to paint actor as ‘money grabbing opportunist’ as defamation trial begins
  • Olivia review – unhurried, painterly fable about loss aims to expose the meaning of grief
  • Handcuffs, dog bites and avian warfare: how personal grudges sullied Alfred Hitchcock’s reputation

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