‘A big smile on my face’: why Everybody Wants Some!! is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their go-to comfort films is a trip back to 1980 with Richard Linklater’s charming hangout comedy
‘I’m a big bear. I lumber’: showbiz superstar Richard Kind on delivering performances you can see from space
The first time Kind starred in Nazi-spoof The Producers, he lost 30lb. Is he – and the West End – ready for his return? And why is he so worried about his old flatmate George Clooney?
‘The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don’t’ – Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation
His multi-hyphenate career has made him one of Britain’s most versatile recognisable stars – but hasn’t stopped him facing some seriously awkward moments…
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come review – comedy horror sequel goes big and you should stay home
There’s even more screaming, running, swearing and exploding rich people in a follow-up to the 2019 sleeper hit that expands mythology we didn’t need expanded
‘Wouldn’t life be easier if I were white?’: inside a provocative race-swap body horror
In director Amy Wang’s debut movie Slanted, a mysterious procedure allows people of colour to become white, speaking to her own difficult feelings as a teen
How to Make a Killing review – one man on a bloody quest for his inheritance is a remake too far
Glen Powell tries his best as a desperate serial killer in this update of Kind Hearts and Coronets, but it’s a mere pretender to the original’s throne
Project Hail Mary review – Ryan Gosling’s charm carries unserious last-ditch space mission
Tale of a brilliant molecular biologist cast into outer space with only a helpful alien for company is a bit silly, but Gosling’s charisma keeps it watchable
Learning You review – faith-stuffed autism road trip drama sets off to find father-son connection
This sappy and ill-conceived tale about an architect, his autistic son and a lifesize toy bear suffers from sanctimonious religious messaging and dreadful dialogue
Mother’s Pride review – flat-cap populism and weak beer in Martin Clunes post-Brexit pub comedy
The team behind Fisherman’s Friends swap sea shanties for real ale, but this tale of rival West Country boozers serves up clunky exposition and sentiment on tap
Post your questions for Martin Clunes
His credits range from Men Behaving Badly to Wuthering Heights, and now he’s playing Huw Edwards. What would you dearly love to know about the actor and documentary presenter?
Hoppers review – fun Pixar flick about a teen trying to talk to the animals and save them from an evil developer
Sprightly animation about a student’s attempt to stop the destruction of a woodland leans into Disney’s love of anthropomorphism and riffs amusingly on Avatar
The King’s Warden review – lively Korean period drama as 15th century deposed monarch takes refuge
Yoo Hae-jin’s confident performance redeems this disjointed parable about an exiled king, which awkwardly straddles satire, sentiment and social commentary
‘I watched it endlessly as a teen’: why Mrs Doubtfire is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers singling out their go-to comfort watches is a look back at a complicated comedy showcase for Robin Williams
Palestine Comedy Club review – roving performance collective finds light in darkness
This portrait of a multi-ethnic comic troupe could do with more unpicking, but its reflections on the grind of war, life on the road and the reactive nature of comedy are insightful
Cold Storage review – mutant-mildew plague horror comedy stuffs fun into the fungi
Stranger Things’ Joe Keery is joined by a stellar cast battling an outbreak of virulent brain spores, but the film doesn’t offer much more than endless wisecracks and a splatterhouse grossfest