On my radar: Nicole Flattery’s cultural highlights
The Irish writer on a sumptuous Francis Ford Coppola film, swimming in winter and the thrill of using a dumb phone
A Million Days review – low-budget sci-fi thriller asks if we should trust AI with our survival
In the near future humanity is doomed and our options are being determined by AI simulation – unfortunately for us, the AI doesn’t seem particularly bothered if we survive
Tyler Perry halts $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI
US film and TV mogul says he has paused his plans, having seen demonstrations of OpenAI video generator
YouTube prankster invades stage during Oppenheimer’s best picture Bafta presentation
YouTuber who has a history of infiltrating awards ceremonies got on stage while the Oppenheimer team were receiving their award
Disconnect Me review – man attempts digital cold turkey in personal-challenge journey
With a subject as complex as monitoring the effects of smartphone use, Alex Lykos’s film could have paid more attention to sourcing and methodology
Fungi: Web of Life review – Björk and Merlin Sheldrake guide trippy mushroom doc
Beginner’s guide to the wrap-your-brain-around-them facts of mycological science boosts the wonder with 3D time-lapse photography
Dagr review – perma-snarking YouTubers cancel the fear in paganistic slasher
Matthew Butler-Hart’s film lurches from social-media comedy to shaky-cam bloodletting, but never comes near the primeval emotions of the Blair Witch Project it so often references
On my radar: Margo Price’s cultural highlights
The US country star on learning a new instrument at 40, her favourite place to eat in Nashville and an app she’s happy to have send her to sleep
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder review – soldier-turned-singer’s brilliant Twitter game
The witty singer’s superb comeback is a delight to behold in this entertaining fly-on-the-wall documentary
‘There’s no winning strategy’: the pacy, visually stunning film about the dangers of AI – made by AI
Is artificial intelligence going to put artists out of a job? Alan Warburton decided to make a film posing that very question – using AI. The result was disturbingly watchable
Film to tell story of Scottish hacker Gary McKinnon’s fight against US extradition
The People v Gary McKinnon to dramatise what US authorities called ‘biggest military computer hack of all time’
Another Body review – terrifying dive into the world of deepfake porn
A female student bravely investigates who is behind deepfake images of her online in this compelling documentary
The Guardian view on new dictionary words: a parlour game that can clarify a scary reality
Editorial: AI has given us hallucination as word of the year. We should quarrel with this humanising definition while recognising that it evokes unprecedented times
Elon Musk biopic to be directed by Black Swan film-maker Darren Aronofsky
The Oscar-nominated film-maker will adapt the recent biography by Walter Isaacson after independent studio A24 won a ‘heated’ bidding war for rights
How Scorsese, Coppola and Schrader went viral on social media
Hollywood’s old guard have been finding a new audience through frank opinions, unlikely videos and fan interaction