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From Lee Cronin’s The Mummy to Zayn: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

The horror maestro delivers a fresh take on the classic monster schlocker, and the former 1D man is back with a new album of slinky, loved-up R’n’B

Civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust film set shooting to go to trial

Actor accused of acting negligently after firing loaded gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed

Roommates review – Netflix broken friendship comedy is a sweet and salty treat

The streamer has strangely kept this witty and detailed college comedy from critics but it’s far better than one has come to expect

Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience

With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?

The man who saw the future: the legacy of cultural theorist Mark Fisher

Touching on everything from late-stage capitalism to Adele, the work of the late writer is proving increasingly influential. Now a documentary on him is looking to live up to his ideals

Couture review – Angelina Jolie’s courageously personal turn adds depth to fashion-world drama

Jolie has star power as an American film-maker who gets diagnosed with breast cancer while filming in a blandly drawn Paris fashion show

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey to Despicable Me: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell go on a magical quest to save their heartbroken souls. And before its return this summer, go back to the start of the super-fun franchise that gave the world the Minions

I’ll make up a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?

From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’?

The Plague review – water polo camp turns into tween hellscape with impressive stylistic bite

With Fincher-like intent, director Charlie Polinger scopes out concealed psychological depths in a debut that sees the laws of the jungle play out

‘He’d gaze at the stars and go: I’m gonna be up there one day’: Prince by those who knew him best, 10 years after his death

From lurid pranks and late-night drives, to why playing in the Revolution was like joining the marines – Prince’s friends and collaborators recount their memories of one of the music world’s most majestic and mercurial performers

Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning

Paramount confirmed the actor will play flying ace Maverick again in one of first major films in new era

The power of the Dunst: Kirsten’s best film performances – ranked!

As she approaches her 44th birthday, we celebrate an actor who can move from dreamy psychodrama for Sofia Coppola to gritty angst for Jane Campion

First trailer released for western starring AI version of Val Kilmer

Footage of As Deep As the Grave screened in the US, featuring an authorised visual deepfake of the actor who died in 2025

The Mummy review – classic monster gets dug up for unravelling resurrection

Irish director Lee Cronin follows his Evil Dead reboot with what feels like another Evil Dead film but without a real sense of humour

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  • From Lee Cronin’s The Mummy to Zayn: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • From Lee Cronin’s The Mummy to Zayn: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust film set shooting to go to trial
  • Roommates review – Netflix broken friendship comedy is a sweet and salty treat
  • Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience
  • The man who saw the future: the legacy of cultural theorist Mark Fisher
  • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey to Despicable Me: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Couture review – Angelina Jolie’s courageously personal turn adds depth to fashion-world drama
  • I’ll make up a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?
  • The Plague review – water polo camp turns into tween hellscape with impressive stylistic bite
  • ‘He’d gaze at the stars and go: I’m gonna be up there one day’: Prince by those who knew him best, 10 years after his death
  • Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning
  • The power of the Dunst: Kirsten’s best film performances – ranked!
  • First trailer released for western starring AI version of Val Kilmer
  • The Mummy review – classic monster gets dug up for unravelling resurrection
  • James Bond studio heads urge patience over casting announcement
  • Asha Bhosle obituary
  • Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand
  • Rebuilding review – Josh O’Connor stoically pieces a life back together after wildfire trauma
  • Blades of the Guardians review – swords to the fore in martial arts master Yuen Woo-ping’s wuxia heaven
  • ‘A feeling of ecstasy’: how Anne Hathaway and FKA twigs created the thunderous Mother Mary soundtrack
  • Miroirs No 3 review – Christian Petzold’s elegantly unnerving mystery of grief and family dysfunction
  • Colours of Time review – Monet meets Mamma Mia in charming French artist comedy
  • TV tonight: Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West return in comedy Big Mood
  • Balls Up review – Mark Wahlberg is a hoot in gross-out football comedy
  • Angela Pleasence obituary
  • Bridget Jones statue becomes permanent resident of Leicester Square: ‘She makes Londoners feel seen’
  • Glenrothan review – Alan Cumming heads home in Brian Cox’s big-hearted brotherly drama
  • Post your questions for Adam Scott
  • Diamanti review – luscious-looking 1970s costume melodrama is a sumptuously soapy dramedy

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