Adele to make acting debut in star-studded Tom Ford movie
The singer will star alongside Adolescence breakout Owen Cooper, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Colin Firth, Thandiwe Newton and Nicholas Hoult in an Anne Rice adaptation
Edge of Life review – can understanding death help us understand how to live?
This astounding documentary traces the uses of psychedelics in palliative care, weaving together medical trials with ancient traditions
Night of the Juggler review – full-throttle 1980s pulp shocker crammed with nonstop gonzo mayhem
While the standards of good taste are very much of its time, this crime thriller is a ride of fender mangling car chases, over-the-top punch ups and nutso action
Predators review – grimly compelling look at reality TV revenge hunt for child abusers
David Osit’s documentary takes a disturbing look at the televised shaming served up by the hit show To Catch a Predator
Grub actually: Keira Knightley’s Christmas Waitrose ad is sweet and funny. The first time, anyway
Their mini romcom is a classy move both for the star and the upmarket supermarket. But how many times will you be able to watch it before you start gagging?
Being Eddie review – reverential Netflix doc paints limited portrait of Eddie Murphy
There’s great access in this look at the comedian and actor’s life, from time with the subject himself to his many peers, but there’s depth missing
Trapped review – rough and ready abuse story that piles bleakness upon bleakness
This occasionally nuanced tale of a woman’s tough existence has some raw power, but is stymied by crude production and ropey performances
A Merry Little Ex-Mas review – Netflix’s season of cheap Christmas spirit starts with a shrug
Alicia Silverstone is latest 90s star to lead a film for the streamer but her charm can’t save another bland addition to their pile of festive fare
Holy see: three of Pope Leo’s favourite films are divine. The fourth is hard to forgive
Praise be for The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and It’s a Wonderful Life! But the sinfully twee and queasy Life is Beautiful must be renounced
We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins review – a legend with a temper
The Oscar-winning actor’s autobiography combines vulnerability with bloody-mindedness and belligerence
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos review – riotous life story of hardcore punk godhead
It could be more probing, but this wild documentary about the Cro-Mags founder is an eye-opening account of a life on the edge
‘The age of toys is over’: first Toy Story 5 teaser trailer introduces a new tech foe
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack are joined by Past Lives star Greta Lee in Disney’s highly anticipated sequel
The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire
Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novel
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine sign voice deal with AI company
The voices of the Oscar-winning actors can now be used to create AI-generated versions in a new deal with ElevenLabs
‘A Ukrainian witch kicks the crap out of Russian soldiers’: the new wave of horror films taking on Putin’s army
Homegrown, female-driven scary movies in which witches and zombies lay waste to invading troops are proving popular in Ukraine. But why seek out horror on screen if you have so much of it in real life?