Chris Hemsworth criticised over tourism ad promoting Abu Dhabi despite ‘notorious’ human rights violations

Actor and wife filmed promotional ad in UAE, a country which strives to present itself as tolerant ‘while carrying out repression against dissent’

Peter Coulson obituary

Other lives: Film editor involved in some of the BBC’s most memorable productions

‘George Clooney – who cares?’ Did celebrity endorsements actually harm Kamala Harris?

Charli xcx, Taylor Swift, George Clooney and Beyoncé all voiced their approval for the Democratic candidate. But do these endorsements do more for the stars than for the politician?

‘I’m going to sue the living pants off them’: AI’s big legal showdown – and what it means for Dr Strange’s hair

AI has given us the pope in a puffer, but it is also predicted to wipe out 200,000 entertainment jobs. We report from a crucial event in Portugal, full of angry artists, digital miracles – and a surprising amount of optimism

Spanx, fizz and Travel Scrabble: 30 years of friendship with Maggie Smith

In the week of the actor’s funeral, a family friend remembers Sunday lunches, photoshoots and first nights with a woman of extraordinary wit, talent and compassion

Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story review – electrifying film details violent abuse and remarkable resilience

The former tennis champion is candid about her father’s abuse in this visceral and often sad documentary

Holiday Twist review – could this be the worst Christmas movie ever?

This tale of a female Scrooge discovering ‘the true meaning of Christmas’ will elicit copious tears … at the time you have wasted watching such drivel

Tom Hanks describes film critics using an expletive

In a lighthearted interview with Conan O’Brien, Hanks called out the hypocrisy of a negative reviewer of his directorial debut who years later called it a ‘cult classic’

‘I had two kids and didn’t know what an orgasm was’: the Costa Rican film giving grandmothers a voice

Costa Rican director Antonella Sudasassi Furniss explains why her docu-fiction about the sexual lives of an earlier generation of women is also a story for today

Demi Moore: the US is ‘built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals’

At the French premiere of The Substance, the actor said ‘fear in America around the body’ could be seen in the country’s election

Bird review – Andrea Arnold’s untamed Barry Keoghan tale is a curate’s egg

Toads who sweat hallucinogens, lonely pre-teens and a sudden German in a kilt: Arnold’s pick’n’mix latest dives as much as it soars

‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever?

He helped shape classic songs by the Rolling Stones, The Who and the Beatles but his influence on music has been largely ignored. A new documentary aims to correct that

A Sudden Case of Christmas review – Danny DeVito plays it safe in mushy festive fare

The comedy veteran is wasted as a grandad hosting Christmas early to keep his family from falling apart

Meet Me Next Christmas review – Netflix kicks off season with passable romcom

Christina Milian is a charming lead in the streamer’s first festive offering of the year which is watchable enough given the low bar

I’m Charlie Walker review – stereotype-busting sort-of true story of a trucker and an oil spill

An entrepreneur’s struggles with obstructive business and endemic racism are refreshingly free of preconceptions