Shaun Micallef: ‘Charlie Pickering said that’s the only thing keeping him going – to vanquish me’
The comedian and author on writing a gothic novel, giving up butter and the film he has watched 30 times
DJ Ahmet review – totally charming tale of teen travails in North Macedonia
A young shepherd besotted with his neigbour rigs up his tractor to play music from so she can practise dance routines in a story that remains sunny without hiding hardship
They Will Kill You review – satanic beat-’em-up offers gore, bad jokes and deja vu
A housekeeping role turns into a fight for survival in a derivative cocktail of action, comedy and horror that doesn’t go down all that well
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice review – double the Vince Vaughn in middling time travel comedy
Another run-of-the-mill streaming caper that fails to offer anything we haven’t seen done better many times before
Surrender to It review – insufferable bunch of actors reconnect for hiking weekend of pain and comedy
There are echoes here of 1992’s Peter’s Friends, and given this thriller’s preposterous script and amateurish production it is likely to generate similar levels of disdain
‘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
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