Murder, monsters and massage: seven Mother’s Day films to avoid at all costs
Planning some light viewing on Sunday? If so, beware: movies tagged with ‘mother’ on streaming sites may turn out a little less than family-friendly
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story review – startling life of the film star/inventor
This excellent documentary celebrates the glamorous Hollywood icon and brilliant engineer whose groundbreaking work led to Bluetooth and wifi
Hedy Lamarr – the 1940s ‘bombshell’ who helped invent wifi
The actor, who depicted film’s first female orgasm, was well known for her scandalous love life and sultry beauty. Now, a new documentary explores how her scientific talents were vastly overlooked
Home entertainment spending overtakes print sales for first time
UK music, video and games sales higher than those of magazines, books and newspapers last year
Reloaded: Nokia brings back the 8110 ‘Matrix’ banana phone
HMD Global bets on nostalgia once more after the successful relaunch of the 3310 last year
Profile review – Skyping-with-Isis thriller dials up the suspense
Timur Bekmambetov’s film about a journalist investigating women online being lured to Syria is silly but effective
Claws out: how Black Panther fought off a toxic Ghostbusters-style online campaign
The pushback against an attempt to lower the superhero movie’s score on Rotten Tomatoes has show that culture war’s latest battleground is still raging
On my radar: Laurie Anderson’s cultural highlights
The artist, composer and film-maker on her favourite New York restaurant, the restorative power of Central Park, and the courage of rappers in addressing the current political crisis
CEO Kaz Hirai on Sony turnaround: ‘My job has been to revive pride in what we do’
The firm’s chief executive says his hands-on approach has paid off so far, but he’s not ready for a victory lap just yet
Do we want Alexa to have an opinion over what we should watch?
Amazon’s Fire Stick might be getting a new feature that could turn a helpful presence into a slightly judgmental one with opinions on what films and shows to play next
Fast & Furious Live: it’s got ice, tanks, a plane, a submarine – and lots of explosions
As the fast-car phenomenon spawns a live show, our writer pulls in for a backstage tour
Spielberg’s Ready Player One – in 2045, virtual reality is everyone’s saviour
At last, a film that dares to show the positive side of living in virtual reality. Steven Spielberg’s future shocker, about people using VR to escape hell on Earth, promises to be everything The Matrix wasn’t
Awkwafina: ‘I was just rapping about my genitalia – not making a feminist message’
New Yorker Nora Lum, AKA Awkwafina, has been going places since My Vag went viral on YouTube – now she’s playing a scrappy wingman in the movie Ocean’s 8
Fox and Disney: is Rupert Murdoch in retreat – or planning his next move?
With Disney apparently poised to take over key Fox assets, it seems as though the Murdoch family is ceding control of its empire. What’s behind the move?
Daisy Ridley is right to quit social media. Actors should be seen and not followed
For actors there are no downsides to leaving Instagram and the like. A star should radiate mystique, not false bonhomie and complaints about queues for the toilet, writes film critic Ryan Gilbey