‘Reminded me of Agatha Christie’: the shocking true story behind Ron Howard’s Eden

The Oscar-winning director’s new film, starring Jude Law and Sydney Sweeney, tells the stranger-than-fiction tale of mayhem on a remote island

Criminally good: the return of the high-class crime flick

A wave of smart, original mysteries, thrillers and heist dramas arrives this autumn from auteurs including Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Lee, Kelly Reichardt and Darren Aronofsky

Sorry, Baby to Earl Sweatshirt: the week in rave reviews

A deft drama about the aftermath of a sexual assault and glitchy dispatches from hip-hop’s ‘otherground’. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

The Thursday Murder Club review – Richard Osman bestseller provides solid, star-stuffed entertainment

There’s much to enjoy in this adaptation of Osman’s ingenious book, with Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and Pierce Brosnan as the senior-citizen X-Men

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one-off

Paul Sng’s documentary finds the Trainspotting author as funny, sharp and unrepentant as ever – from boyhood in Leith to globetrotting fame and a hallucinogenic trip in Canada

‘Trump is a horror story, isn’t he?’ Stephen King on villains, dark secrets and dreams

One of the world’s most successful authors answers readers’ questions on his sources of inspiration, the colour of fear, knowing when to quit – and why manual labour is invaluable for writers

Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods review – chilled-out, heartwarming baby deer drama

Actual wildlife footage with voiceover, rather than over-the-top CGI ‘live action’, gives charm to this family-friendly adaptation of the classic novel

Unmoored review – Scandi thriller delves into hidden truths of a toxic marriage

Atmospheric but unresolved drama pits a seedy academic against his ill-used wife, uneasily staying by him as he faces a rape charge

Super Charlie review – superhero baby yarn channels resentment of older kids at new arrivals

An adaptation of Swedish author Camilla Läckberg’s series explores an important theme but doesn’t compare to Pixar in fun or heart

Mare’s Nest review – an opaque, challenging reflection on the end of the world

Ben Rivers’s cine-poem, based on Don DeLillo’s climate crisis play The Word for Snow, follows a child’s strange encounters as she wanders in a postapocalyptic world devoid of adults

James Patterson to write book about Luigi Mangione

The crime writer and co-author Vicky Ward will recount murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, and chart ‘young man’s descent from Ivy League graduate to notorious accused killer’

Catastrophe! Heroism! Paranoia! The dangerous romance of survivalist stories

Authors have been imagining societal collapse for decades – but could the reality be as dreadful as they think?

Sense and Sensibility review – blue-chip cast decorates Emma Thompson’s pleasurable Austen adaptation

Thirty years later, this richly enjoyable film is back with its quality lineup including Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant alongside Thompson herself

Freakier Friday review – puppyishly uninhibited Jamie Lee Curtis saves body-swap sequel

The body-swap comedy continues and while Lindsay Lohan puts in a serviceable appearance it’s her co-star who makes this zany update a treat

Self-belief and sex eggs: 10 things we learned about Gwyneth Paltrow from an explosive new biography

Amy Odell’s book about the controversial actor and Goop founder is brimming with stories – from Madonna giving her advice as a teenager to her disappointment at boyfriend Brad Pitt’s understanding of caviar