Riddle of Fire review – quest for a blueberry pie aims to be ye olde work of whimsy

This kids’ adventure story with a faux medievalist vibe has a cute conceit and some fun sequences but the inexperience of the cast and director shows

Germany summons Russian envoy over 2023 cyber-attacks

Investigation finds hacker group linked to Russian intelligence responsible for attacks targeting politicians and defence sector

UK cottage cheese sales boom as social media craze drives demand

Influencers’ inventive recipes for high-protein dairy product have boosted trade by 40% for one producer

Tarot review – disappointment is in the cards with silly supernatural horror

Final Destination inspires yet another throwaway teen schlocker, this time with an increasingly risible astrological bent

Alex Hooper obituary

Other lives: Film-maker, curator and archaeologist with an expertise in Palaeolithic cave art

‘It’s about valuing their audience’: why Ghostbusters called in a Muslim ‘cultural consultant’

The spooky comedy franchise may seem an unlikely place to find an ethnicity and faith adviser, but productions are increasingly aware of a duty to make sure communities are truthfully represented

‘Second renaissance’: tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co

Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to read what had long been thought unreadable

Star Wars – The Phantom Menace: still terrible after all these years?

The much-derided film returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary. Once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, these days it’s far from the only stinker in the canon

Dark Brandon popping off: is Joe Biden’s ‘cringe’ TikTok helping or hurting him?

His youth support declining, the president needs ‘to be where the people are’. His account regularly mocks Trump – but remains silent on Gaza

Unfrosted to Old: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jerry Seinfeld’s origin story of Pop-Tarts is a riotous comedy full of starry cameos, and M Night Shyamalan’s thriller about a secret beach has all the twists you would expect from the maker of The Sixth Sense

Prom Dates review – grating high school comedy is a low-rent disaster

Junky romp from producer Kevin Hart sees two teens desperately search for prom dates with unfunny results

‘His body was a tool telling truths’: Julian Clary and Juliet Stevenson on one actor’s extraordinary exit

Simon Chambers’ film about his late uncle David makes for candid and compelling viewing. Along with one of David’s former pupils, and a fan of his film, he talks care, contempt and infatuation

The Australian government wants to stop minors accessing online pornography. But how will the trial work?

What exactly is the government proposing? Is there a risk in porn websites holding users’ ID? Has this worked elsewhere?

Unfrosted review – Jerry Seinfeld delivers a surreal toast to Pop-Tarts

The history of how the all-American breakfast snack was created is served up with lashings of goofiness in this comedy caper

Apple reports slumping iPhone sales as global demand weakens

iPhone sales fell 10% compared with the same time period last year, but the company still beat Wall Street’s expectations