‘Apu was a tool for kids to go after you’: why The Simpsons remains problematic

The standup comic Hari Kondabolu talks about his documentary The Problem with Apu, which uses the notorious Kwik-E-Mart clerk as a springboard to discuss issues of representation and minstrelsy in pop culture

Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare review – surprisingly delightful gore-fest doco

A documentary with heart and sincerity – all the more surprising given the grotesque content of the film it documents the making of

Christine Whittaker obituary

BBC film researcher who breathed new life into the making of historical documentaries for television

‘Deep down, I knew it didn’t happen’: The woman who imagined a murder

When two men disappeared in 1974, Erla Bolladottir’s testimony put her boyfriend and his friends in prison for murder. She tells us how the case made her the most notorious woman in Iceland – and why they may be innocent after all

Ken Burns returns to take on Vietnam – ‘a war we have consciously ignored’

Burns’s new 10-part, 18-hour epic film covers the conflict from all sides, and hopes to ‘shape more courageous conversations about what took place’

Barry Norman: ‘His enthusiasm and love for film always shone through’

The face of the BBC’s Film programme for almost three decades was an accessible, unpretentious surveyor of cinema

Oliver Stone on Vladimir Putin: ‘The Russian people have never been better off’

The veteran director has been accused of pandering to Putin for his four-hour documentary on the Russian leader, but he remains unrepentant. Could it be the climax to his career?

The unmissable TV shows of summer 2017

Naomi Watts is a shrink in meltdown, William and Harry remember Diana – and Ed Sheeran feels the chill in Game of Thrones. It’s your complete summer TV and streaming guide

Stone/Putin: will their TV debate rival Frost/Nixon?

Hollywood heavyweight Oliver Stone’s encounters with the Russian president are set to be televised, but will they prove as hard-hitting as the famed interview they hope to match?

Tuesday’s best TV: Stargazing Live; Rio Ferdinand – Being Mum and Dad

Brian Cox goes down under and stares up at southern skies; Rio Ferdinand explores grief and emotional struggles. Plus: Jim Al-Khalili investigates gravity

Oscar-winner Ezra Edelman on making his epic documentary OJ: Made in America

As his extraordinary eight-hour film bags an Oscar, the director reveals how he got the key players to break their silence

Shooting Syria: documentaries from the most dangerous place on earth

Documentarian Nick Fraser explores the art of filming under fire, and three directors tell how they did it

The Girl on the Train; A Date for Mad Mary and more – review

Emily Blunt’s performance far exceeds the bounds of a glossy thriller, while Seána Kerslake is a perfect match for an ex-con drama

On my radar: Pankaj Mishra’s cultural highlights

The writer on Riz Ahmed in The Night Of, his favourite cafe, the insights of William Empson and extraordinary Indian bharatanatyam dancing

Suicide’s Dream Baby Dream – the unlikely anthem of 2016

It has been covered by Bruce Springsteen and Arcade Fire, and soundtracks American Honey and new Adam Curtis documentary HyperNormalisation - but is it a song of hope or despair?