The Mosquito Bowl review – Netflix mixes football, war and cliches in slick by-the-numbers saga
Peter Berg’s handsomely made second world war drama about a football game before the battle of Okinawa is stirring but filled with eye-rolling dialogue
Ike Ong obituary
Other lives: Co-founder of Skoob Books, a secondhand bookshop in London
Elke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85
The Berlin-born performer had a gift for languages that took her to Hollywood, landing roles alongside Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Paul Newman
Exploding heads, mutant aliens and bursting chests: horror’s greatest special effects – ranked!
From the beheading in The Omen to the attic scene in The Birds, here’s a countdown of the genre’s most iconic moments – in glorious, old-school pre-CGI style
I Love Boosters review – supercool outlaw women go shoplifting in Boots Riley’s frantic and funny caper
Demi Moore’s haute-couture maven attracts the attention of a gang of contemporary Robin Hood type clothes robbers in Riley’s fashion biz satire
Wicker review – Olivia Colman finds the perfect lover in intriguing folk-horror romance
Colman stars as a depressed and bullied fisherwoman in medieval England. Fortunately, Peter Dinklage’s basketmaker delivers the answer to her dreams – an Alexander Skarsgård made of wicker
How did a fishmonger who starred in an adult movie make Rocky? The film about Sylvester Stallone’s amazing triumph
Belittled for his speech and looks, and so short of cash he had to sell his dog, Stallone managed to write and star in one of the greatest boxing movies ever. How does Anthony Ippolito feel about playing his hero?
Peter Medak, veteran director of The Krays and The Changeling, dies aged 88
The film-maker enjoyed a long and varied film and TV career, from horror movies and true-crime thrillers to Cannibal and Breaking Bad
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence
Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’
Walter Koenig obituary
Actor beloved by Star Trek fans for his portrayal of the show’s baby-faced Russian navigator Pavel Chekov
Bafta trustees may have broken charity law by accepting free guest tickets
Chair of membership council says legal advice obtained at own expense suggests offences could have been committed
The Devils review – Ken Russell’s 1971 possessed-nuns tale is a frenzied aria of confrontation and hysteria
Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave put in the performances of their lives in this film originally banned for obscenity that highlights the violence of power
Film buffs love it. Trump and Tom Hanks hosted it. Can TCM survive a Hollywood mega-merger?
Since 1994, Turner Classic Movies has been a haven for old film lovers. Now with Skydance’s David Ellison calling the shots, fans are panicking over its unclear future
Everest: The Other Side review – couple’s climb on the mountain’s toughest face comes with tricky moral questions
Immersive portrait of mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson as they seek to become the first people to ski down Everest’s north face