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The Batman Part II rumours hint he’s flying into even darker and weirder territory

Introducing a new sadistic psychopath and a secret society of Gotham grandees would mean Harvey Dent takes a backseat to Victor Zsasz and the Court of Owls

Heartstopper Forever to Anemone: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Alice Oseman’s LGBTQ+ romantic teen drama concludes with an intimate look at long-distance relationships, while Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Bean are two brothers surrounded by fear and generational pain

‘It would be weird not to show the sex’: Kit Connor and Joe Locke on Heartstopper’s queer teen curtain call

As Netflix’s quietly radical coming-of-age drama wraps up with a feature-length film, its stars discuss queer escapism, awkward love scenes and letting go of the characters that made them

‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single

Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhood

‘Injustice and pain’: Justin Baldoni makes first public statement on Blake Lively lawsuit

It Ends With Us director and his wife, Emily, shared five-minute Instagram video on ‘traumatic’ experience

‘I saw it seven times in the cinema’: readers’ favourite films of 2026 so far

On the back of our editors’ choices of the year’s finest, we asked you to share your magical movie moments from the first half of 2026

‘Ramones had leather jackets when they got spat on. We didn’t!’ David Byrne on touring with Talking Heads and taking advice from Lou Reed

As his American Utopia tour film hits cinemas, the musician answers your questions about his Scottish sense of humour, working with Brian Eno and his desire to direct another film

LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests

The advocacy group’s study finds a decrease in queer people of color and zero trans characters in 2025 films

From Greek epics to biblical blockbusters: the 20 best mythological movies – ranked!

Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, we rate the top films based on myths, legends and fables

Melbourne international film festival 2026: eight must-see films, one TV show and an ‘astonishing’ VR experience

Our picks include a hard-hitting drama starring Channing Tatum, a new Australian dramedy featuring Hugo Weaving and The Pitt’s Shabana Azeez, plus a film from a chook’s eye-view

Louise Lasser, star of cult sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Woody Allen comedies, dies aged 87

The 1970s soap parody made a household name of Lasser, who was also known for her collaborations with ex-husband Allen and later films including Requiem for a Dream

Evil Dead Burn review – wildly gory horror tears a grieving family to pieces

The latest new chapter in Sam Raimi’s classic franchise goes harder than ever before but there’s something missing

Saccharine review – eating disorder body horror offers plenty to chew over

Australian director Natalie Erika James demonstrates the power of movies as vessels for cultural commentary in this intoxicatingly creepy production

Moana review – Dwayne Johnson’s demigod on autopilot in dull live-action remake

Johnson reprises his role from the original animation and has fine rapport with his young co-star Catherine Laga’aia, but the whole enterprise feels cynical and pointless

New barnet: why is everyone wigging out over Dwayne Johnson’s Moana hairpiece?

The live-action remake of Disney’s hit animation is out this Friday and meme-makers have been speaking bald truths about The Rock’s nylon mop

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  • The Batman Part II rumours hint he’s flying into even darker and weirder territory
  • Heartstopper Forever to Anemone: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • ‘It would be weird not to show the sex’: Kit Connor and Joe Locke on Heartstopper’s queer teen curtain call
  • ‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single
  • ‘Injustice and pain’: Justin Baldoni makes first public statement on Blake Lively lawsuit
  • ‘I saw it seven times in the cinema’: readers’ favourite films of 2026 so far
  • ‘Ramones had leather jackets when they got spat on. We didn’t!’ David Byrne on touring with Talking Heads and taking advice from Lou Reed
  • LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests
  • From Greek epics to biblical blockbusters: the 20 best mythological movies – ranked!
  • Melbourne international film festival 2026: eight must-see films, one TV show and an ‘astonishing’ VR experience
  • Louise Lasser, star of cult sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Woody Allen comedies, dies aged 87
  • Evil Dead Burn review – wildly gory horror tears a grieving family to pieces
  • Saccharine review – eating disorder body horror offers plenty to chew over
  • Moana review – Dwayne Johnson’s demigod on autopilot in dull live-action remake
  • New barnet: why is everyone wigging out over Dwayne Johnson’s Moana hairpiece?
  • Booyakasha! Sacha Baron Cohen has completed a new Ali G movie
  • A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers review – rereleased Nick Park classics are a complete treat
  • The Girls review – poignant coming-of-age romance is an understated gem of Sri Lankan cinema
  • TV tonight: finance whiz Gary Stevenson takes on the super-rich
  • Ian Kennedy Martin obituary
  • Sunshine: Danny Boyle’s space slasher plays out like an atheist’s worst nightmare
  • The Invite welcomes heterosexual polyamory into cinemas. It’s about time
  • ‘An absolute triumph’: first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey are ecstatic
  • The Last One for the Road review – ageing-boozer tragicomedy offers drunken antics on the road to Venice
  • Talking about death: how a father and brother found solace in the ‘living graveyard’ of an airline disaster
  • Life Support review – quietly devastating medics’ eye view of the war in Gaza
  • Call of My Life review – bright and breezy Nigerian call-centre romcom is just right for summer
  • ‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut
  • Ann Blyth obituary
  • ‘Attacked behind the scenes’: Children of Blood & Bone author Tomi Adeyemi distances herself from film adaptation

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