Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary
Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians
Can Ali G: Who Iz I? save character comedy cinema?
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film risks being outdated in a more rancorous era. But could it restore the personality-driven genre to big screens or end it altogether?
Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life
V/H/S/Mixtape review – murderous puppets pull the strings in mixed bag of gory music-themed mini-movies
Metal band Gwar host this instalment of the horror series, which serves up darkly humorous movie morsels that would struggle to frighten a toddler
Club Kid review – Jordan Firstman’s heartfelt comedy is irresistible
The actor impresses with a directorial debut about a club rat who discovers he is father to a 10-year-old boy
‘Exceptionally crafted’: why Little Shop of Horrors is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers’ favorite comfort films is a tribute to the lovably quirky 80s musical
Comédie Française review – pre-show bedlam plays theatrical chaos for laughs
French farce set in the tumultuous three hours prior to the opening night performance of Macbeth features comic-timing perfection from cast
Take It Or Leave It review – vividly atmospheric formative adventures of future pop princes Madness
Docufictional 1981 comedy captures the working-class ska-pop pranksters in their hungry years with an almost Loachian authenticity
Extra Geography review – a wickedly funny lesson in sex, class and female friendship
A boarding-school escapade becomes a wonderfully acted coming-of-age comedy, as two best friends find their world threatened by desire and adulthood
Digger review – Tom Cruise’s loudmouth oil tycoon goes hard in Alejandro G Iñárritu’s eco-satire
One man’s irresponsible drilling causes a global crisis in Iñárritu’s exasperatingly laborious, self-congratulatory film
‘Should have garnered the actor an Oscar’: why Liar Liar is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to the films they watch when they need a lift is an appreciation of Jim Carrey’s manic 90s comedy
Always a joker: Magda Szubanski reveals Heath Ledger asked to play her stalker on Kath and Kim
In her new memoir, I Can’t Tell You But I Will, Szubanski recalls how Ledger enjoyed their improvised kiss so much that he asked to be on the sitcom
Post your questions for Zach Braff
Known to many as JD in Scrubs, Zach Braff has forged a path as a successful writer and director since the release of his acclaimed 2004 indie film Garden State. Now’s your chance to ask him your burning questions
The Love Hypothesis review – hit BookTok romcom lacks spark on screen
Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart does some heavy lifting in adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s hit book, but it’s not quite enough
Babystar review – a new arrival upends camera-ready life in disturbing family influencer satire
Every ethical issue surrounding parents vlogging their kids’ childhoods for money is raised in Joscha Bongard’s debut, but it releases the dysfunctional tension too easily