‘It’s soul-destroying’: actors’ fury over the rise of self-tape auditions

Equity union says filming audition scenes at home amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism

Visions of America: 25 films to help understand the US today

From The Apprentice to 13th, our critic selects titles that shed light on the US under Trump

The End review – post-apocalyptic musical with Tilda Swinton is catastrophically self-indulgent

In their luxury bunker, the ultra-wealthy last survivors of a global disaster break into song – to sometimes painful effect – in Joshua Oppenheimer’s bloated if visually stunning debut fiction feature

‘I go for the jugular’: Carrie Coon on The White Lotus, female friendship and toxic politics

Fearsomely authentic, Carrie Coon has dazzled in a host of roles, from The Leftovers to Gone Girl and Fargo. With the latest season of The White Lotus glueing us to our screens, she talks about US politics, freedom and finding her voice

Pedro Almodóvar’s image crisis, 1994

Has the clown prince of Europe lost his sense of humour, both in his life and in his art?

From Hollywood’s goofy stoner to serious satire: the reinvention of Seth Rogen

The former manchild’s performance as an industry suit in new series The Studio shows how far he has come in Hollywood

Misericordia review – desire and dread in rural France

A young man’s village homecoming arouses enigmatic passions in this intriguing mystery from the director of Stranger By the Lake

From campus to police state: a new documentary goes inside the Columbia university protests

The Encampments embeds with pro-Palestinian protesters, including Mahmoud Khalil, as they demand divestment from weapons manufacturers

War Paint – Women at War review – female war artists get their moment in the spotlight

From quilting in Japanese prisoner camps to graffiti in Sudan via Rachel Whiteread, Maggi Hambling and Lee Miller, this documentary covers myriad artistic responses to conflict

Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack

Letter signed by almost 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name director

‘His genius is elusive’: Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones on bringing Richard Burton back to the screen

In new film Mr Burton, the Industry star plays a young Richard Burton, with Jones as the mentor who helped him find his acting chops. The duo discuss trying to understand a cultural icon – and how to nail that voice

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip review – snarking all the way

Eva Longoria and family head to Mexico for a trip that doesn’t go too well – partly because of the tiresome faux-witty banter the film is filled with

Gérard Depardieu trial finally gives France its #MeToo moment

Actor’s week in court seen as turning point as French film industry has been slow to take abuse claims seriously

From A Working Man to Lucy Dacus: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Jason Statham is back in black ops territory, but with a hard hat on, while one-third of Boygenius delivers a gorgeous solo album

FCC to investigate Disney and ABC over potential violation in diversity practices

Federal Communications Commission says its DEI efforts may breach equal employment opportunity regulations