Lucidity and beyond: how Toy Story’s visual effects transformed cinema

Woody, Buzz and co didn’t just charm families in 1995 – they started an arms race that ushered in a new era of film-making

Spielberg After Dark: will a horror show that can only be watched at night be scarier?

Episodes of the mobile-only series are unlocked when the sun sets. But is TV that can only be watched at a certain time really groundbreaking?

‘It’s ghost slavery’: the troubling world of pop holograms

Dead stars from Whitney Houston to Maria Callas are going on tour again. As Miley Cyrus explores the issue in a new Black Mirror, we uncover the greatest identity crisis in music today

Meet Rose Garnett, the mastermind behind Britain’s best movies

The head of BBC Films is worshipped by everyone from Rachel Weisz to Steve McQueen. How did an ex-heroin addict become the biggest hitmaker in British cinema?

Too Old to Die Young review – Nicolas Winding Refn’s dead-eyed LA nightmare

The Only God Forgives director has made his first foray into TV with a supernatural noir series, and it’s just as horrible and upsetting as you’d expect

Woody Allen movie dropped by Amazon to get European release

Distributors Lucky Red have bought Italy rights to A Rainy Day in New York after Amazon Studios terminated agreement with director

The Guardian view on critics: thin-skinned artists beware

Editorial: US rapper Lizzo took to social media when angered by an unflattering review. But the wisdom of crowds hasn’t altered the need for independent, expert advice

Avengers: Endgame Thanos Easter egg lets users throw down Google gauntlet

Site search for ‘Thanos’ gives users the same power as Marvel’s Infinity Gauntlet

Netflix adds 9.6m subscribers in three months despite increasing competition

Streaming service, which spent $12bn on original content in 2018, beat analysts expectations in latest earnings report

Cut! Is this the death of sex in cinema?

The number of films classified 18 for sex has plummeted. We explore how studio pressure, #MeToo nerves and the proliferation of porn created a new puritanism

Body shock: Suspiria’s Damien Jalet unleashes his headless dancers

The horror-film choreographer’s new show, Vessel, weaves spells with writhing limbs, menacing ritual figures and a cauldron of gloop. He explains its origins

Tsai Ming-liang: master of long takes and watermelon sex

This ‘slow cinema’ legend has now abandoned all dialogue. As the UK Taiwan film festival kicks off, he talks about his latest work – about a man with neck pain who owns a fish