Faces of Death review – rework of notorious video nasty turns horror voyeurism into moral panic fable

A retelling of the 1978 ‘video nasty’ follows an online content moderator faced with steadily more appalling footage but reverts to generic bloodletting

‘Why not try to be the best in the world, just for the fun of it?’ Art Garfunkel on a rich, restless life – and reconciling with Paul Simon

He taught maths and walked across Europe, trying to leave his demons behind. As he goes back on tour aged 84, the folk-pop legend explains how he came back to singing

Serbians targeted with spyware in country’s ‘largest documented wave of surveillance’

Student protesters among those hacked, says digital rights group, though Aleksandar Vučić’s government denies spying

Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle

US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan police

Nessun Dolore review – sketchy Roman fable of liberal white guilt

A white man’s eyes are opened to cruelty and racism when a young boy is thrust into his life in Gianni Amelio’s bold but ultimately naive drama

OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release

Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, described AGI as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’

Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom

Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world

Wild Horse Nine review – Malkovich and Rockwell head to Easter Island for McDonagh’s acid bromance

Venice film festivalTwo men, some violence, much freewheeling chat: so far, so standard fare from the Oscar-winning writer-director. But this time the comedy and charm can feel diluted by blood and machismo

Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal

Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chips

Reform’s media presenter worked for Chinese state propaganda channel

Party podcast and social media host Ray Addison fronted films about province where China is accused of genocide

By Any Means review – Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II drama provokes with horror of 1960s racism

Elegance Bratton’s civil rights drama in the Jim Crow south confronts you with almost unbearable brutality

Bucking Fastard review – Herzog’s starry twins soap provokes a syncing feeling

Venice film festival: Rooney and Kate Mara play the real-life Chaplin sisters who spoke in unsettling unison in this silly, pointless drama

The six best e-readers in the US, for every kind of book lover

Whether you’re on a budget, looking for an easy way to read when you travel, or want one for kids, here are our picks for the best ebook readers

Martin McDonagh says CIA has ‘done awful things all around the world’

McDonagh’s new film, Wild Horse Nine, stars John Malkovich as an agent in 1970s Chile who feels ‘guilt and regret’ over his role in global interventions

The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested

Missed out on a fan this summer? Chill your space with our pick of the best still in stock, including tower and misting models