Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex review – confessions of a chimney sweep
Rooftop conversations about sexuality and gender identity make this the most didactic – yet still lively – instalment of Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy
Love as a business deal? Whales, unicorns and why Materialists and Anora have a lot in common
Both films explore the forfeiting of love for the financial security of a rich man. Sadly, the theme resonates for many in these straitened economic times
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk review – shattering memorial to Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona
Sepideh Farsi’s devastating documentary follows Hassona through a year of video calls before a fate that, though well known, is too bitter to bear
Can a Netflix documentary explain what really happened to Jussie Smollett?
An eye-opening new look at the controversial, confusing story of the Empire actor whose violent attack was then disputed provides complicated new evidence
Meanwhile on Earth review – compelling French sci-fi explores complex extraterrestrial ethics
Megan Northam excels in animator Jérémy Clapin’s quietly powerful live-action debut, a cleverly conceived drama that turns a cosmic bargain into a moving study of loss
‘If the devil did exist, he’d be just such a gentleman’: Neil Jordan remembers Terence Stamp
The Company of Wolves director on casting the late actor and an unforgettable hour on set involving Stamp, a Rolls-Royce and a shrivelled skull
The Regulars review – charming and funny workplace comedy at the Prince Charles cinema
Fil Freitas’s at times hilarious black-and-white film follows staff and punters at London’s film landmark through a day on shift
The secret life of a child star: how Alyson Stoner survived stalkers, starvation and sexualisation
Stoner was a small child when they began acting professionally – and their experience included extreme pressure, dangerous diets, rehab, dashed hopes and self-doubt. Now, with a new memoir, they consider how they escaped ‘the toddler to train-wreck pipeline’
Microsoft workers occupy HQ in protest against company’s ties to Israeli military
Employees outraged by report Azure platform used by Israel to store surveillance data collected on Palestinians
The Toxic Avenger review – strong cast struggles to revive stale horror franchise
Peter Dinklage does his best as a humble nerd transformed into a bulbous monster wreaking vengeance on his bullies, but this is dismal schlock
White House launches official TikTok account after Trump vowed ban in 2020
US president was concerned over app’s Chinese ownership, but has softened after believing it won him 2024 election
OpenAI eyes world’s largest valuation for private company in stock sale talks
Maker of ChatGPT reported to be considering $6bn share sale that would boost its valuation to $500bn – above SpaceX
Kevin Costner calls lawsuit over on-set rape scene a ‘bold-faced lie’
Actor and director responded to stunt professional’s claims she was forced to perform an unscripted sexual assault
US to ‘root out anti-Americanism’ in reviewing immigration applications
Trump administration to vet social media for ‘hostility’ and whether applicants ‘promote anti-Semitic ideologies’
Misper review – mystery, melancholy and murder in a faded seaside town
A crumbling hotel is the setting for a debut feature about the uneasy aftermath of a young woman’s death, which transcends the tired tropes of the crime drama