‘We are seeing a new maturity’: how ‘extended reality’ is coming of age at the Venice film festival
At the festival’s pioneering immersive section, a ‘seamless evolution’ of VR and mainstream film-making is revolutionising narrative
Olivia De Zilva: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The Australian author shares what makes her laugh online, including a lot of Wendy Williams, Who? Weekly and Ice Cube’s 2025 take on War of the Worlds
Isabelle Huppert to headline 2026 Adelaide festival in ‘astounding’ role as Mary, Queen of Scots
The French screen and stage legend will star in Mary Said What She Said, a one-woman show created by late theatre luminary Robert Wilson, in March
Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims
Open AI to change way it responds to users in mental distress as parents of Adam Raine allege bot not safe
Mother review – Noomi Rapace is a fanatical Mother Teresa full of fury
Rapace plays the canonised Kolkata nun with hard-bitten intensity in a complex, lurid story that veers between faithful telling and bouts of fun
Caught Stealing review – Darren Aronofsky’s violent, chaotic and highly enjoyable crime flick
After Mother! and The Whale, Aronofsky’s new movie centres on a washed-up alcoholic former baseball star’s encounters with a villainous underworld
KPop Demon Hunters sequel talks under way between Netflix and Sony
The animated film about girl group Huntr/x has become Netflix’s most watched film of all time with 236m views and topped the North American box office at the weekend
US parents and teachers: share your experiences of AI in schools
We would like to hear what people think about the use of artificial intelligence in schools in the US
In the Nguyen Kitchen review – cooking up a heartwarming Vietnamese-French diaspora musical
Aspiring performer Yvonne dreams aloud in candy-coloured reveries that carry the hopes of a marginalised singer in a rarely-seen Parisian community
An influencer plagiarised my life story on TikTok. Social media thrives on mimicry – but this was a step too far
At its best, the internet can be a space where people share stories and ideas. But the line between inspiration and theft can easily become blurred, says writer Esme Hewitt
All the Lost Ones review – cottage-core fighters take on the neo-Nazi apocalypse
Jasmine Mathews has real star quality as one of a group of environmentalists navigating a violent rightwing dystopia
‘The most difficult word to say is “Cut!”’: an audience with Cannes conquerors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
They have won the Palme d’Or twice, and their latest offering about teen motherhood scooped the screenwriting prize. The brothers discuss their working methods, who inspires them, and what they disagree about
ChatGPT has its uses, but I still hate it – and I’ll tell you why
It’s bad for the planet and could make many jobs – including mine – obsolete. But my loathing runs deeper than that, says writer Imogen West-Knights
Daruma review – disabled veteran is landed with a four-year-old in soft-hearted indie road movie
A surly war vet takes in the daughter he never knew he had in a well-intentioned but overly sentimental film
Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds
The TUC calls for a new approach to technology and greater input from workers on how it is deployed