The Mandalorian and Grogu shows Star Wars is a cursed franchise – on the big screen at least

As a standalone, the new adventure is perfectly fine matinee fodder – but the galaxy is now so congested that we seem doomed to shiny retreads of the same old story

‘We’ve got 25 to 30% already shot’: sequel to Michael Jackson biopic on way, says studio

Lionsgate’s Adam Fogelson says there is ‘a ton of incredibly entertaining story’ still to tell, which may include unused footage shot for the first film

‘We needed a Hitler who really vibed with the dog’: meet Lexie, the world’s first cinemadographer

A new film, Blondi, takes audiences inside the Führer’s bunker in the final days of the Third Reich, from the point of view of his beloved dog

Is This Thing On? to Fuze: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Will Arnett uses standup comedy to tackle his midlife crisis in Bradley Cooper’s hilariously biting drama. Plus, the bookies’ favourites to be the next James Bond have a blast in a winning bomb disposal thriller

Miles Davis: Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud review – harmonic openness for Louis Malle’s haunting noir thriller

The trumpeter’s improvised soundtrack for the new wave director’s 1957 film still glows with sensuality, tension and nocturnal beauty in this lavish reissue

Ladies First review – Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike come last in one-joke Netflix comedy

A misogynist is made to learn the error of his ways in this painfully dated and embarrassingly star-packed sexism comedy

End of the Rainbow review – Jinkx Monsoon’s Judy Garland could be the talk of the town

The Drag Race star brings nuance to the vocals and has a hoot with a frisky script but this bio-drama is too limited and ultimately cramps her style

TV tonight: Emilia Clarke’s stylish, fun cold war thriller

Haley Lu Richardson, Adrian Lester and Harriet Walter also star in Ponies. Plus: inside the world’s biggest curry restaurant. Here’s what to watch this evening

Lupita Nyong’o responds to rightwing criticism of The Odyssey: ‘Our cast is representative of the world’

The Oscar-winning actor’s role in the mythical drama has been attacked by Elon Musk and others on the far right

The Black Ball review – the complicated secrets of gay sexuality in Spain are brilliantly told

Cannes film festival: Threading together three stories from distinct eras of Spanish life, this narrative triptych is superlatively acted and beautifully shot

Italian police stop party attended by Mick Jagger over music ban

Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating wrapping a film

Passenger review – generic jumpscare horror offers bumpy journey to nowhere

A demonic entity attaches itself to travellers on the road in this competenelty directed but hopelessly indistinctive scare-free misfire

New Orleans prosecutors file formal battery charges against Shia LaBeouf

Prosecutors opt not to pursue hate-crime charges over February incident despite anti-gay slurs captured on video