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Self Driver review – cabbie who signs up for sinister app offers Travis Bickle take on the gig economy

A desperate driver joins a service that directs him down a shadowy path in this interesting, less-is-more satirical thriller

‘As reassuring as a warm hug’: why Donnie Darko is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their most rewatched comfort films is an unusual journey back to the 1980s through the lens of the early 2000s

Breakwater review – troubled souls cross class and age barriers in nicely judged debut feature

An Oxford theology student and a middle-aged fisher are drawn together despite their many differences in an ambitious first film from Max Morgan

Rise of the Conqueror review – Gladiator meets throat singing as Mongol hordes ride out

Christian Mortensen takes up arms as the 14th-century kingmaker Timur but could do with a stronger force behind him and a better beard in front

The Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to stunning $233m opening weekend at box office

Sequel a rare example of female-skewing movie leading the North American summer offerings – and highest opening weekend yet for a Meryl Streep film

When I was seven, Jack Nicholson vomited cherry juice on me – it certainly beat doing schoolwork

Sassica Francis-Bruce regularly joined her father – a film editor – on set. As she grew older she loved working beside him in the cutting room

‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals

The actor has always been full of surprises – and now thanks to Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster he’s become a romantic lead. As the series returns, he talks about marriage, masculinity and meditation

The Devil Wears Prada is back – and oh, those fat jokes are wearing thin

There has been much talk of the long-awaited sequel making the most of body diversity. The reality seems to be one plus-size actor and gags worthy of the 00s, says Guardian deputy fashion and lifestyle editor Chloe Mac Donnell

Strength in numbers: what have 50 years of labor union documentaries shown us?

Since the release of defining 70s doc Harlan County, USA, film-makers have captured workers’ tenacity and solidarity

Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film

Documentary makers seek to start ‘informed conversation’ in country where public has right to roam on just 8% of land

The Devil Wears Prada 2 to Lenny Henry: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Meryl Streep stars in the long-awaited sequel to the fashion-industry hit, and the comic, actor and bona fide national treasure returns to the stage

Gaga, Dior and $24 tweezers: how The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns rags to riches

From celebrity cameos to lucrative brand partnerships, The Devil Wears Prada 2’s approach to maximising revenue is worthy of Runway’s finest

Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has also rewritten rules on international film eligibility

The Guide #241: Wintour isn’t coming … and her Devil Wears Prada absence is for the best

In this week’s newsletter: Fans expecting the Vogue matriarch to pop up in Miranda Priestly’s latest outing have been disappointed – but as Hollywood history shows, guest appearances don’t always go to plan …

Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand

Wilson is not the first high profile respondent to change her wardrobe for court, but fashion can also help plaintiffs express themselves when speech is constrained

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