Ace in the Hole: a strikingly relevant and cyclonically witty take on the media

This cynical, noir-adjacent film about a hotshot reporter who inserts himself into the story still stands the test of time

Joker sequel on course for catastrophic $200m loss – reports

Folie à Deux is heading for an early debut on streaming platforms as its dismal run at the box office continues

MadS review – one-shot French horror is an impressive exercise in tension and mood

A joyriding teenager drives headlong into the zombie apocalypse in David Moreau’s euphorically nihilistic film

Harrison Ford keeps working for ‘human contact’. Could he be any more beloved?

The man is a living legend with nothing left to prove, he doesn’t need to work other than for the simple pleasure of being around talented people – and it’s a joy to watch

My Hero Academia: You’re Next review – old-style superhero battle anime with hint of the surreal

The fourth film spin-off from the daffy Japanese X-Men knock-off beams its dream-like action into a flying fortress where victims are turned into superfolk

All British cinema is propaganda: how our film-makers are unwittingly reshaping the world

Propaganda films didn’t end after the war. Instead they became a tool for packaging our cultural heritage, promoting tourism and transforming British culture

Members Club review – male strippers meet bloodthirsty witches in gory comedy horror

Hapless dance troupe Wet Dreams get a taste of the dark arts when they’re lured to a gig to raise the dead. Plus: a cameo from Peter Andre

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci review – one bite too many?

The Hollywood star’s fourth food book starts well enough but quickly descends into bland anecdote, leaving his endearing charm and wit to season an empty plate

Children of the Pines review – David Lynch-style teen-angst horror takes a big leap

The emphasis is on the psychological in Joshua Morgan’s ambitious debut feature of family dysfunction, but it just doesn’t come together

Chinese film star Fan Bingbing to make comeback after five-year purgatory

Fan, who disappeared after tax scandal, stars in thriller – but experts say she is unlikely to regain previous fame in increasingly authoritarian nation

Want to understand Donald Trump? Then watch macho 80s action movies

From Sly Stallone at the White House to Hulk Hogan at the RNC, Donald Trump has made no secret of his affinity for hyper-masculine men. But will the US fall for his action movie-inspired strongman shtick one more time?

Donald Trump pens 1am screed against controversial biopic The Apprentice

Former president calls film about his rise in real estate in 1970s and 80s a ‘politically disgusting hatchet job’

‘More important than going to the moon’: Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie on their film about the birth of IVF

Accused of ‘playing God’, a trio of British medics persevered – and changed the lives of millions worldwide. The makers and stars of Joy explain why there were ‘many tears’ during filming

Terrifier 3: this low-budget film makes audiences vomit. Why is it No 1 at the US box office?

How did a $2m horror sequel trump $200m movie Joker: Folie à Deux this weekend? By shocking viewers – and steering clear of songs

Milisuthando review – a life haunted by, and isolated from, the horrors of apartheid

As a child, Milisuthando Bongela was unaware of white-supremacist South Africa, only to later wake up to the realities of a racialised political system