Zarif: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The actor, model and writer gets a bad case of the funnies, brought on by Cole Escola, Mad TV and Ts Madison

Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex review – confessions of a chimney sweep

Rooftop conversations about sexuality and gender identity make this the most didactic – yet still lively – instalment of Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy

Love as a business deal? Whales, unicorns and why Materialists and Anora have a lot in common

Both films explore the forfeiting of love for the financial security of a rich man. Sadly, the theme resonates for many in these straitened economic times

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk review – shattering memorial to Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona

Sepideh Farsi’s devastating documentary follows Hassona through a year of video calls before a fate that, though well known, is too bitter to bear

Can a Netflix documentary explain what really happened to Jussie Smollett?

An eye-opening new look at the controversial, confusing story of the Empire actor whose violent attack was then disputed provides complicated new evidence

Meanwhile on Earth review – compelling French sci-fi explores complex extraterrestrial ethics

Megan Northam excels in animator Jérémy Clapin’s quietly powerful live-action debut, a cleverly conceived drama that turns a cosmic bargain into a moving study of loss

‘If the devil did exist, he’d be just such a gentleman’: Neil Jordan remembers Terence Stamp

The Company of Wolves director on casting the late actor and an unforgettable hour on set involving Stamp, a Rolls-Royce and a shrivelled skull

The Regulars review – charming and funny workplace comedy at the Prince Charles cinema

Fil Freitas’s at times hilarious black-and-white film follows staff and punters at London’s film landmark through a day on shift

The secret life of a child star: how Alyson Stoner survived stalkers, starvation and sexualisation

Stoner was a small child when they began acting professionally – and their experience included extreme pressure, dangerous diets, rehab, dashed hopes and self-doubt. Now, with a new memoir, they consider how they escaped ‘the toddler to train-wreck pipeline’

The Toxic Avenger review – strong cast struggles to revive stale horror franchise

Peter Dinklage does his best as a humble nerd transformed into a bulbous monster wreaking vengeance on his bullies, but this is dismal schlock

Kevin Costner calls lawsuit over on-set rape scene a ‘bold-faced lie’

Actor and director responded to stunt professional’s claims she was forced to perform an unscripted sexual assault

Misper review – mystery, melancholy and murder in a faded seaside town

A crumbling hotel is the setting for a debut feature about the uneasy aftermath of a young woman’s death, which transcends the tired tropes of the crime drama

Guy Pearce set to play Rupert Murdoch in Danny Boyle-directed drama

Actor to lead adaptation of acclaimed play Ink with Jack O’Connell also in talks to play the Sun editor Larry Lamb

The Map That Leads to You review – sugary Amazon romance works best as travelogue

Rising star Madelyn Cline is a charming lead in an unusually glossy streaming weepie that leads to overfamiliar territory

Aubrey Plaza talks about her husband’s suicide: ‘A daily struggle, obviously’

Actor opens up about death of her director husband Jeff Baena, referring to her grief as ‘a giant ocean of awfulness’