Best movies of 2025 in the US: No 3 – The Ice Tower
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s kaleidoscopic fable, starring Marion Cotillard as a haughty, damaged diva, is a cautionary tale about the perils of fantasy
Warner Bros reportedly poised to reject Paramount’s $108bn hostile takeover bid
Decision will pave the way for Netflix to proceed with buyout of film and TV group
New details emerge of how Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s bodies were found
An unnamed source told the New York Times the Reiners’ daughter, Romy, had discovered only her father’s body, and disputed reports the couple argued with their son, Nick, at a party the previous evening
Ghost jobs, robot gatekeepers and AI interviewers: let me tell you about the bleak new age of job hunting
In my six months of looking for work, I’ve found that from fake ads to AI screening software, the search is more soul-destroying than ever, says columnist for the i newspaper and Diva, Eleanor Margolis
AI toys are suddenly everywhere – but I suggest you don’t give them to your children
Earlier this year my four-year-old tried out an AI soft toy for a few days. New research indicates I was right to be creeped out, writes Arwa Mahdawi
‘Music needs a human component to be of any value’: Guardian readers on the growing use of AI in music
AI promises to have far-reaching effects in music-making. While some welcome it as a compositional tool, many have deep concerns. Here are some of your responses
‘A festive tour de force’: Guardian writers on their favorite underrated Christmas movies
From a John Cusack 80s teen comedy to the other Frank Capra Christmas crowd-pleaser, here are some seasonal picks you might not have seen
‘Very TikTok-able’: sumo wrestling’s unlikely British boom
Fuelled by social media and a rare visit by Japan’s elite wrestlers, growing numbers of Britons are taking part in the centuries-old sport
Best films of 2025 in the UK: No 3 – Young Mothers
In a spectacular return to form, the Dardenne brothers bring empathy and dignity to ill-equipped teen mums looking for a brighter future amid drug addiction and social hardship
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy review – life gets gamified in one-note Korean sci-fi
Big K-pop stars and a teen-skewed subtext aims this squarely at a particular audience but this fantasy never really levels up
Pregnant at 61 or a mother aged three: why do movies love age-blind casting?
In Kate Winslet’s Goodbye June, Timothy Spall, 68, plays the father of Toni Collette, who is 53 – and pregnant. But those liberties are nothing compared with North by Northwest, The Manchurian Candidate or Thanksgiving
Rob Reiner’s friends Billy Crystal and Larry David remember director together: ‘He was always at the top of his game’
In a joint statement with other close friends, including Albert Brooks and Martin Short, the comedians pay tribute to the Reiners after their deaths
Elon Musk’s X wins appeal to lift block on Australians seeing Charlie Kirk shooting footage
In successful challenge, X argued the video wasn’t excessively offensive and was an objective record of a ‘public event of historical and political significance’
Rob Reiner’s son Nick charged with murder of parents
Nick Reiner, 32, charged after Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner found dead at Los Angeles home on Sunday
Marshall Islands launches world’s first universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency
Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nation