The Guide #231: How the hunt for the next James Bond became the franchise’s best marketing tool
The race to crown a new 007 has become its own long‑running spectacle, turning the search for Bond into an event as big as the films themselves
From Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die to Tracey Emin: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Sam Rockwell stars in Gore Verbinski’s madcap sci-fi comedy, and the YBA Goat is back with a new exhibition at the Tate Modern
The Secret Agent to Mitski: the week in rave reviews
A brilliant mystery drama about politics and corruption in 70s Brazil, and a wonderful wallow in misery from the US musician. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
Psycho Killer review – delayed satanic serial slasher is devilishly dull
The writer of Seven commits the sin of boring us with this bland horror which should have stayed in development hell where it belongs
‘An incredible human being’: readers on their memories of Robert Duvall
Fans celebrate unmatched talent on screen, while those who met the actor in person remember his kindness
‘The trick is not being so annoying that people hate you’: is awards-show hosting the toughest gig out there?
From the dire Hathaway and Franco double act to the charming Fey and Poehler combo, the choice of MC is vital to a show’s success. With Alan Cumming set to helm the Baftas on Sunday, here’s what he needs to know
Digested week: Spa days for nerds and other coping mechanisms
Discovering Oxford’s Norrington Room, leaning into Pancake Day sainthood and dreaming of a house just for introverts
The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise
As the film-makers behind the seemingly neverending river of Tolkien adaptations seek to wring every last drop of story from Middle-earth, it risks running the whole thing into the ground
In the age of the ‘rough sex defence’, Emerald Fennell’s treatment of Wuthering Heights’ Isabella Linton is grotesque
By portraying the young woman Heathcliff abuses as a sexily willing participant in her own degradation, Fennell’s adaptation betrays the book, and her audience
Scrapper to Paul McCartney: Man on the Run – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
A witty, optimistic tale of a father-daughter bond. Plus, a fascinating documentary about an ex-Beatle’s attempt to find himself as a solo artist
We Are All Strangers review – two weddings and a baby in marvellously addictive family drama
Anthony Chen offers up a forthright but warm film that navigates romantic crises and Singapore’s infatuation with the rich
Cold Storage review – mutant-mildew plague horror comedy stuffs fun into the fungi
Stranger Things’ Joe Keery is joined by a stellar cast battling an outbreak of virulent brain spores, but the film doesn’t offer much more than endless wisecracks and a splatterhouse grossfest
An Unknown Woman: how I discovered a hidden tragedy tied to Russia’s most famous painting
It caused a scandal in imperial Russia, then became a staple of popular art in the USSR. But when I spied a copy of Ivan Kramskoy’s portrait in the film Sentimental Value, it opened a door to an untold case of life imitating art
‘He loved showing his bum. Loved it’: the subversive genius of Kenneth Williams
The actor, comedian and raconteur, who would have turned 100 on Sunday, could play humble or haughty, cheeky or Chekhov – but always stole the show
Man allegedly assaulted by Shia LaBeouf in New Orleans wants to see hate crime charges
Jeffrey Damnit says actor punched him and second man on Tuesday, calling both ‘faggot’ repeatedly