Peter Watkins obituary
Pioneer of the docudrama whose 1965 film The War Game was considered ‘too horrifying’ for broadcast by the BBC
Who is the most evil villain in fiction?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Frankenstein, Materialists and Pluribus: what’s new to streaming in Australia in November
Plus a film starring a career-best Joel Edgerton, a chance to stream Annie Hall and remember Diane Keaton, and a new thriller series starring Sarah Snook
Is it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend?
Vogue magazine thinks so – but there are other relationships that are much more embarrassing. I should know, I’m in one myself
Has OpenAI really made ChatGPT better for users with mental health problems?
Prompts indicating suicidal ideation got alarming replies, which experts say shows ‘how easy it is to break the model’
Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree
Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfire
Lynne Ramsay on pushing Jennifer Lawrence to the brink in her twisted motherhood drama: ‘I make films my way’
She burst on to the scene with Ratcatcher and terrified audiences with We Need to Talk About Kevin. The Scottish film-maker’s latest stars Hollywood darling Lawrence, but it doesn’t flinch from the dark side of family life
Weight loss jab warning: fraudsters’ fake products ‘could cause real harm’
As texts and social media offer cheap offers, buying from unverified sellers can cause serious health problems
‘What are they going to do, chase someone up?’ Victorian rock climbers scorn ban on Mount Arapiles Indigenous sites
State park contains rock art dating back at least 3,000 years and tens of thousands of artefacts
Thai cave rescue diver Richard Harris devised an experiment. If it worked, he’d be a hero. If it didn’t, he could explode
New Zealand’s Pearse Resurgence is legendary among expert cave divers for its depth and difficulty. When an Australian explorer became obsessed with diving deeper into it, he hatched a daring plan that could cost his life
Knee-jerk corporate responses to data leaks protect brands like Qantas — but consumers are getting screwed
When courts ban people from accessing leaked data – as happened after the airline’s data breach – only hackers and scammers win
Josh O’Connor: the shape-shifting star who became cinema’s most wanted
The British actor stars in three major films over next few months and it is rumoured he’s even being considered for the next James Bond
What did Pasolini know? Fifty years after his brutal murder, the director’s vision of fascism is more urgent than ever
With mystery still surrounding Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the poet and film-maker’s warnings of corruption and rising totalitarianism offer a chilling message for our times
Ducking annoying: why has iPhone’s autocorrect function gone haywire?
The internet has been rumbling about autocorrect for years – and now AI is changing how the technology works
From Bugonia to All’s Fair: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Yorgos ‘Poor Things’ Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone for a weird kidnapping thriller, while Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson get the right side of the law in Ryan Murphy’s LA story