Rebirth: Home Sweet Home review – family holiday turns into hellish apocalypse in Thai-set yarn
When a square-jawed cop arrives with his family for a Bangkok vacation they coincide with a demon wreaking havoc
‘Everything is political’: how film can guide us through difficult times
As Trump’s divisive second term threatens the liberties of many Americans, movies from Z to Spartacus to V for Vendetta have become more and more relevant
The King of Kings review – Charles Dickens retelling of the Jesus story does a serviceable job
The famous author tells his son and their cat the story of Jesus in this mixed-bag family animation, voiced by an impressive cast
‘Incompatible with the symbolism’: Yorgos Lanthimos denied permission to shoot new film at the Acropolis
The country’s best-known director was refused by Greece’s culture ministry when he applied to shoot scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at iconic Athens site
A Minecraft Movie breaks records to become highest opening video game movie of all time
First-weekend takings of $163m in North America puts the adaptation of the wildly popular video game ahead of previous record holder The Super Mario Bros Movie
‘Jonah Hill keeps his teeth in a safe’: meet Hollywood’s top special-effects dentist
He made the ‘manky British’ set for Austin Powers, droppable ones for Mrs Doubtfire – and fangs for Tom Cruise. Gary Archer on crafting amazing gnashers for stars
First trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme launches
The director’s 13th film, an ‘espionage thriller’, stars everyone from Benicio del Toro to Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Mia Threapleton and Richard Ayoade
A Knight’s War review – smiting, flaying and lopping of limbs as sword’n’sorcery caper aims high
Atmospheric fantasy sees paladin Bhodie enter a cursed realm and die on repeat to rescue a red-haired maiden
‘To me it’s still funny … it’s still stupid’: Bill Murray speaks out about sexual misconduct allegation
The actor said he was ‘barbecued’ after a complaint on the set of Being Mortal in 2022, which shut down production on the film
Fran the Man review – Irish football-coach mockumentary gets the fans onside
Spin off from Irish TV comedy doesn’t really raise its game for feature about plucky amateurs taking on a strong team
‘Unfailing ability to cheer me up’: why The Rebel is my feelgood movie
The next entry in our series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort watches is a look back to the 1961 Tony Hancock comedy
Private Footage review – found-footage study of apartheid takes the split-screen route
Director Janaína Nagata places her own internet research into South African history side by side with the vintage 16mm home movie footage that inspired it
All the Mountains Give review – gripping portrait of smugglers on the Iran-Iraq border
Arash Rakhsha’s documentary follows two Kurdish friends just about getting by smuggling goods across the mountains
Which celebrities are lying about their height? This website’s done the research
On Celebheights.com, thousands of users measure the statures of the rich and famous. The methods are scientific and the debates are fiery
Four Mothers review – a put-upon writer is run ragged in Irish comedy charmer
James McArdle plays a novelist whose care-giving duties are suddenly expanded in this nicely acerbic remake of Italian hit Mid-August Lunch