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Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes review – enjoyable look at extraordinary life of mythic star

Kathryn Ferguson uses clips, voiceovers and interview archives to offer a candid and entertaining account of the actor who was at the pinnacle of Hollywood’s golden age

Grand Theft Hamlet review – in-game Shakespeare performance is brilliantly exciting

In a hilarious and surreal documentary, two out-of-work actors decide to stage the tragedy within Los Santos with dreamlike and fascinating results

Cillian Murphy as Voldemort? Everything we know about HBO’s Harry Potter TV show

Details are beginning to emerge about the ‘decade-long’ adaptation of JK Rowling’s books – with some starry actors reportedly in negotiations

‘We’re all wrestling with something all the time’: Jennifer Lopez on disability, domestic abuse, and dealing with the next Trump presidency

In Unstoppable, Jennifer Lopez plays the mother of wrestler Anthony Robles, who has one leg. She, co-star Jharrel Jerome and the real life mother-son duo, talk about why the engrossing sports drama is a film for our times

Pride, joy and some questions: reactions to Moana 2 from across the Pacific

Some praised the representation of Pacific cultures while one activist labelled the depiction of demigod Maui character as ‘ridiculous’

The Devil Wears Prada review – prosecco o’clock musical is old hat

It is dressed to impress and has powerhouse singing from Vanessa Williams but this retread of the hit book and film rings hollow

Rumours review – close encounters for Cate Blanchett and the magnificent G7

Seven world leaders – including Charles Dance’s dozy US president – are trapped in a forest in this amusing but bizarre apocalyptic comedy

An Eddie Murphy-Martin Lawrence romcom is the comfort watch America needs right now

Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence, the children of the comedy legends, are engaged. What better setup for their next collaboration?

How far she went: why did the Moana films become such a phenomenon?

Record-breaking box office of animated sequel shows how the first film became an unlikely smash hit on streaming

Wicked storms into Oscar race with major National Board of Review win

The blockbuster musical was named best movie while Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman picked up key acting prizes

The Guardian view on a new wave of biographical films: creative risks that redefine history

From a Lego Pharrell Williams to a chimp Robbie Williams, modern biopics are reimagining lives to uncover deeper truths

Wish it away: will the live-action Snow White be a new low for Disney?

A hauntingly bad new trailer for the studio’s next live-action remake promises a nightmarish procession of CGI dwarves

Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’

Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here

RockyFest kicks off with surprise statue of underdog boxer in Philadelphia

Sylvester Stallone loans second cast for first-ever festival honoring franchise, including bus tour and mural unveiling

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