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Conclave viewership rose 283% on day of Pope Francis’s death

Ralph Fiennes was Oscar-nominated for his role in the thriller which follows cardinals wrangling to replace a fictional pontiff after his death

‘Where is the adult?’: how Leonardo Van Dijl filmed the story of a child tennis star’s abuse

Julie Keeps Quiet casts real-life tennis ace Tessa Van den Broeck as a teenage player facing peril ignored by adults. The director explains how telling the story well required a care the sport itself neglects

Wind, Tide & Oar review – a love letter to the good old fashioned art of sailing

This contemplative documentary is a feast for the ears and the eyes, its gorgeous imagery giving Turner a run for his money

‘Death to streamers!’: can a New York video store start a revolution?

Despite the ongoing Netflix era, Brooklyn’s Night Owl Video hopes formats such as VHS, DVD and Blu-ray will see a vinyl-like revival

Tendaberry review – dreamlike drama of a young woman alone in New York

Real residents and the city itself also star in Haley Elizabeth Anderson’s impressive feature debut, filled with beautifully curated images in 4K, Super 8 and analogue

An Army of Women review – shocking story of sex-assault survivors’ fight for justice

Julie Lunde Lillesæter’s timely documentary tells the story of the courageous women whose cases of sexual assault and rape have gone unheard by the US judicial system

‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die

After two actors died in Owerri, Imo State, AGN head Emeka Rollas drew comparisons to events last year, when popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope drowned

Mountainhead: first trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s topical Succession follow-up

Billionaires, starring Steve Carell and Ramy Youssef, meet amid an international crisis in HBO’s of-the-moment satire

‘I still don’t know what it’s about’: Buckaroo Banzai, the surreal 80s flop that became a cult classic

Starring Peter Weller as a gunslinging brain surgeon alongside Jeff Goldblum and John Lithgow, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a weird time

Sinners: vampires, racial politics and a surprise cameo – discuss with spoilers

Ryan Coogler’s ambitious box office hit combines genres to come up with something wholly original and fascinatingly complex

Heartstopper to end with feature film finale

Alice Oseman’s hit series starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke will end with a story based on the as-yet-unpublished sixth book, with the pair facing a long-distance relationship

Night Call review – locksmith opens the wrong door in impressively twisty crime caper

An inventive debut by Michiel Blanchart, this tightly wound thriller owes a debt to Michael Mann’s Collateral, but has a confidence all of its own

‘Were they just voting on vibes?’: Oscars’ new compulsory viewing rule sparks backlash

The announcement that members must watch all films nominated in a category in order to vote for the winner, is met with disbelief that it wasn’t already the case

George Clooney: ‘I don’t care’ if Trump calls me a ‘fake movie actor’

The double Oscar-winner was responding to the president’s criticism of his New York Times op-ed last summer urging Joe Biden to step down for re-election, saying it was his ‘civic duty’

‘I must say, mein Führer, I’m so thankful I came’: Larry David spoofs Bill Maher’s fawning White House visit with Trump

Essay describes a surprise invitation in 1939 to a previously vocal critic for dinner with the Nazi leader, where ‘suddenly he seemed so human’

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