Tom Holland says some of his films are ‘shit’ and people shouldn’t see them
Speaking to the Dish podcast, it is unclear which films he was referring to, though the Spider-Man and Odyssey star said he was ‘super proud’ of both of those
Charli xcx portrait added to National Portrait Gallery collection
Pop star is celebrated as ‘one of the defining cultural figures of her generation’ by gallery, which acquires Brat-era portrait by Harley Weir
The Phantom Pain of Rojava review – Kurdish veterans of the war against IS tell story of courage and survival
Maryam Ebrahimi’s documentary about a home for survivors of the war in northern Syria is tender, gentle and incredibly moving
Joyce Carol Oates thinks the 90s TV adaptation of The Odyssey is the best. I beg to differ
The Hallmark Channel’s ropey version of The Odyssey is going viral for its star-studded cast. Christopher Nolan’s film only looks better by comparison
‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project
Suing his record label and sick of being a sex symbol, the singer spent 1992 working on the Trojan Souls for stars including Aretha Franklin and Bryan Ferry. Now, newly released studio footage shows him in his creative prime
Unauthorised version of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey shared on X
A high-quality pirated version of the summer’s hit movie was leaked on Elon Musk’s X platform and viewed more than 3m times before being removed
A Dairy Story review – giving cows and calves a happier life through progressive farming
Filled with shots of emerald pastures and gambolling animals, this documentary shows that challenging accepted practices can benefit animals and the environment
Valentina and the MUOSters review – US military surveillance in Sicily triggers family discord on the ground
A young woman strives for self-reliance as local people protest the US military communications system that has landed in their rural town
A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that
The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should, say actors led by Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China
Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay Anderson as director
‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood
His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The Goonies at just 13. Now, he has followed in his mother’s footsteps again as a union leader. He talks Stranger Things, AI and why playing Samwise Gamgee cost him his house
Industry star David Jonsson to play Black Panther in Marvel sequel
Director Ryan Coogler announces British actor in lead role alongside co-stars Letitia Wright and Winston Duke
Tony Williams obituary
Other lives: Film expert who wrote books on the cinema and was a lecturer at Southern Illinois University in the US
Joanna Pettet obituary
Actor best known for the 1960s box-office smash Casino Royale
Chuck Russell obituary
Film-maker who reshaped The Mask as an exuberant comic spectacular and launched the film careers of Cameron Diaz and the Rock