Val Kilmer set to be be resurrected with AI for new film
As Deep As the Grave, the true story of 1920s archeologists, will bring late actor back with support from his estate
‘Like a DVD in the present tense’: are we ready for film distribution via USB drives?
As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drives
Breaking Social review – Rutger Bregman leads an irresistible rallying cry for global activism
Fredrik Gertten travels the world meeting activists who have had enough of corruption, kleptocracy and structural inequality – while Bregman’s nuggets of wisdom are a joy
Molly vs the Machines review – a powerful story of love, loss and the dangers of social media
Before she took her own life at 14, Molly Russell accessed thousands of harmful posts on Instagram and Pinterest. A new documentary recreates the inquest where her father was told the images were safe
Dust review – timely fictionalisation of a tech-bro dotcom bust that blighted rural Belgium
The drama about two startup innovators defeated by their egotistical overreach feels as if it presages these AI times
TikTok creator ByteDance vows to curb AI video tool after Disney threat
Videos created by new Seedance 2.0 generator go viral, including one of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting
‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood
An AI clip featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting has caused concern among industry figures
In an era of frictionless digital experiences, there’s something magical about obsolete technology
DVDs and CDs signalled the beginning of the end for physical media but now have pride of place among technologies that are forgotten but not quite gone
Iron Lung review – YouTuber Markiplier crash lands with big-screen sci-fi horror
Online gaming legend Mark Fischbach writes, directs and stars in this feature about a convict on a vague intergalactic mission – but his barebones production has nothing to show
Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series
‘This train isn’t going to stop’: shocking Sundance film shows promises and perils of AI
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, co-directed by Daniel Roher, delves into the world of AI through the lens of personal anxiety
Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci-fi thriller
It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him down
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! review – trippy anime adapted from Japanese folk dives into virtual reality popworld
Emojis explode all over the screen in this hyperactive adaptation of a Japanese folk tale about a princess who has run away from the moon
Matthew McConaughey trademarks ‘All right, all right, all right’ catchphrase in bid to beat AI fakes
The Oscar winner intends to combat misuse of the famous line from Dazed and Confused by creating ‘a clear perimeter around ownership’
Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet
A social media content moderator becomes obsessed with a violent video in this restrained, unsettling workplace thriller starring Lili Reinhart