Denzel Washington at 70: his 20 greatest films – ranked!

Ahead of his birthday next month, we celebrate the filmography of Washington, from his charisma-oozing role in Cry Freedom to his colossal performance in Gladiator II

‘A very poor idea’: Julia Roberts rejected Richard Curtis’s proposed Notting Hill divorce sequel

While Roberts put the kibosh on Richard Curtis’s proposal, Hugh Grant was happy to prove the lie of a happy ending for his ‘despicable’ character

Wicked’s green skin trigger warning may feel silly – but not as silly as those crying woke

As BBFC’s Wicked warning leaves usual suspects green with anger, is a polite notice on a website really worth frothing about?

‘Holding space’: Wicked has made the term famous. But what does it mean?

In the earnest press tour for the film, actor Cynthia Erivo was in tears at the idea that fans were ‘holding space’ for the song Defying Gravity. But is it more self-help jargon or something more powerful?

Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes shines as papal election results in high-camp gripper

Fiennes is broodingly compelling as a potential English pope caught up in murky Vatican intrigue around choosing the next pontiff

Barry Keoghan set to star in Beatles biopic, claims Ringo Starr

Saltburn actor will reportedly play famed drummer in Sam Mendes’s ambitious films from each member’s perspective

Barrie Ellis-Jones obituary

Other lives: Executive at the film funding body Eurimages, which supported dozens of feature films

‘Kids were second to their drinking and partying’: Stephen Bogart, son of Bogie and Bacall, on his screen icon parents

What’s it like to grow up the son of Hollywood legends? Stephen Bogart, whose parents left him for six months even after his nanny dropped dead, reveals how he finally shook off the past

Our Little Secret review – Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix comedy is a minor win

The star’s third film with the streamer, in which she plays a woman lying about her ex during the holidays, is the best yet even if the bar is incredibly low

Sharon Stone says US is in state of ‘ignorant, arrogant adolescence’

The star of Basic Instinct and Casino was being honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Turin film festival when she spoke out

‘Don’t call me Shirley’: Watch five classic moments from Jim Abrahams comedies

Writer-director was involved with a string of hits, including Airplane!, Hot Shots! and The Naked Gun. Here are some of the most famous scenes

That Christmas review – seasonal Richard Curtis yarn is kid-friendly but short on ho-ho-hos

There’s a nice nod to Love Actually, but this tale of a seaside town hit by a blizzard may still leave you cold

Your Monster review – Melissa Barrera excels in cheery romance with nice-guy beast

The Scream star shows impressive range in this horror-comedy, where the real peril she faces comes from a much more ordinary man

The Taste of Mango review – powerful memoir of family secrets in Sri Lanka

Film-maker Chloe Abrahams combines documentary and memory in candid conversations with the women in her family

Never Look Away review – Lucy Lawless’s portrait of a fearless news camerawoman

Fascinating documentary about Margaret Moth, whose footage from war zones almost killed her in 1992, lives up to her motto ‘don’t be boring’