The Saragossa Manuscript review – cult Polish period-costume comedy is outrageous head-spinner

Wojciech Has’s slice of 1960s surrealism is set in 18th-century Spain, as an officer careens through farcical encounters and erotic episodes in a wild ride that could be a series of Monty Python sketches

Champagne Problems review – Netflix’s latest Christmas romcom lacks fizz

The streamer continues its annual onslaught of forgettable festive films with a mostly charmless romance set in France

Bone Lake review – holiday rental house of horror is fun for everyone

You don’t need to be a fright flick aficionado to enjoy this smart and witty tale of a romantic weekend break going gruesomely wrong

3 Wishes for Christmas review – seasonal romcom has all the personality of a supermarket voucher

Unimaginative British fable has a credible lead in Christine During, but otherwise it’s the movie equivalent of receiving socks as a present

David Zucker renews attack on new Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson

The director has taken fresh aim at the new film, saying that producer Seth MacFarlane ‘totally missed’ the spoof-comedy style that defined the original Naked Gun franchise

Christmas Karma review – Dickens adaptation has as much Yuletide spirit as a dead rat in the eggnog

Gurinder Chadha’s leaden update of the hardy seasonal chestnut with Kunal Nayyar is joyless and nausea-inducing

The Devil Wears Prada 2: first teaser trailer for hotly anticipated sequel

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway reunite in the first look at the follow-up to hit comedy set to be released in May 2026

Being Eddie review – reverential Netflix doc paints limited portrait of Eddie Murphy

There’s great access in this look at the comedian and actor’s life, from time with the subject himself to his many peers, but there’s depth missing

A Merry Little Ex-Mas review – Netflix’s season of cheap Christmas spirit starts with a shrug

Alicia Silverstone is latest 90s star to lead a film for the streamer but her charm can’t save another bland addition to their pile of festive fare

Under the Stars review – picturesque Italian setting is backdrop for AI prompt of a romcom

The tale of two strangers finding love ticks all the right boxes – including big-name support in Toni Collette and Andy Garcia – yet feels clunky and unconvincing

The Secret Santa Project review – festive romcom tries for the Love Actually style multiple story strands

Set in a London council office, this clunky Christmas comedy interweaves a handful of storylines but musters only a brief flicker of cosy charm

‘She knew how to love and be loved’: Julia McKenzie and Jonathan Pryce pay tribute to Pauline Collins

Fellow actors of stage and screen share their memories of working with the much-loved Shirley Valentine star

Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden: ‘I feel more at home on stage than I do in life’

Speaking at a screening of hit play The Fifth Step, the actor reveals he is ‘not comfortable at all on camera’

‘Such a tonic’: why Burn After Reading is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers remembering their most rewatched comfort film is a tribute to the Coens’ playful star-packed comedy

In Your Dreams review – Netflix dreams up solid sub-Pixar adventure

Echoes of Inside Out and Coco in streamer’s engaging enough caper about a brother and sister journeying through their dreams