‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy
Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may end
By offering all Emilys a free medium Coke per ticket, Showcase Cinemas prove their commitment to drama
Showcase Cinemas is offering a medium Coca-Cola to anyone called Emily who goes to see new romcom Finding Emily this weekend. But what if 35,000 thirsty Emilys turn up?
Let’s dress like a Mark Rothko! How gen Z fell for the king of colour field paintings
Why is the artist’s work racking up hundreds of thousands of views on social media? For a generation bombarbed with visual stimuli, it seems his canvases offer a meditative escape
Tribe review – compelling, unsettling search for a lost sect in the California mountains
Dan Asma’s impressive debut feature follows a retired professor, played by the director himself, whose research leads him to Lovecraftian terrors
The return of Westworld is perfect timing for the flattery-oriented age of AI
Now that real life has caught up with science fiction, the imminent danger isn’t malfunctioning cowboys, it’s the robots convincing us that we’re great and everything is totally fine
‘A lot of people don’t think I can act’: Wallace Shawn on Hollywood, therapy and speaking out on Palestine
At 82, the character actor is as frank and fired-up as ever with two hit stage shows and a summer blockbuster on the way. He’s embracing being odd, he says, even if everyone doesn’t quite get it
The French are hitting their protein goals – thanks to a cheese that looks like ectoplasm
La cancoillotte, a low-fat liquid cheese product, has somehow taken the country of haute cuisine by storm, writes Emma Beddington
Woken review – shonky post-apocalyptic horror sends an amnesiac into the plague zone
The acting is fine and the imagery brooding, but this tepid sci-fi – all creepy neighbours, hazmat squads and crustacean-faced infected – is in thrall to better films
‘An antidote to all things stressful’: why Stardust is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers calling attention to their most rewatched comfort films is a celebration of the star-packed 2007 fantasy
Voidance review – very British sci-fi movie is like Miss Marple with a space blaster
There’s plenty of charm in the low-budget inventiveness of this low-budget murder mystery set in a Wetherspoon’s for interstellar truckers
Relentless Memory review – a vital oral history of the plight of the Mapuche people
In Paula Rodríguez’s impressionistic documentary, an academic’s South American travelogue brings the painful story of a proud Indigenous society to life
Nothing Phone 4a Pro review: premium aluminium meets quirky design
Mid-range Android stands out with huge screen, slick software and dot-matrix display, but falls just short of greatness
More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets
‘An orgy of antisemitism is overtaking the west’: Son of Saul’s László Nemes on Hollywood hypocrisy
His extraordinary Auschwitz film won every award going. Now the Hungarian director is back with new drama Orphan, as well as a Jean Moulin biopic at Cannes. He talks about resurgent global prejudice – and refusing to be lectured by the film industry ‘overclass’
French star Patrick Bruel denies multiple sexual assault allegations
Singer and actor who has appeared in more than 40 films faces investigations in France and Belgium