‘Lets me believe in myself’: why Billy Elliot is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers highlighting their most rewatched comfort films is a personal tribute to the inspirational British drama
Bonnie & Clive review – cheerfully ridiculous Covid road trip heads for Cornwall
Bonnie has two days to get from south London to her grandparents’ house before lockdown in this super low budget British comedy
The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritans
AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett
‘Brash, disingenuous, lethal’: that’s how the 67-year-old actor describes his younger self. He lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences, betrayed his friends. Has this indiscreet, unreliable heartbreaker finally grown up and settled down?
Marcia Lucas, Star Wars’ Oscar-winning editor and unsung hero, dies at 80
‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancer
Jamie Lee Curtis announces death of actor sister Kelly aged 69: ‘My first friend and lifelong confidant’
Star says her older sister, an actor and film-maker, died ‘in her home, in nature, at peace’
KSI announces his departure from YouTube collective Sidemen
Influencer and Britain’s Got Talent judge had made football, comedy and challenge videos with group since 2013
Beast review – down-and-out MMA fighter film is predictable but still lands punches
Directed by Tyler Atkins and co-written by Russell Crowe, this Australian feature follows a familiar playbook – but you’ll find yourself surprisingly invested
‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics
Fab Four are still making waves 60 years on – and upcoming Sam Mendes films are expected to turn the hype up to 11
‘America’s sweetheart’: exhibition explores Marilyn Monroe’s complex relationship to stardom
The new exhibition at LA’s Academy museum features some of the star’s most intimate belongings that have never been available for public viewing
Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system
Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s
From Backrooms to Paul McCartney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
A horror film takes on the internet craze for user-generated paranormal tales, and Macca returns with his most affecting songs in years
From Make That Movie to Sugar: the week in rave reviews
Sam Campbell’s meta sitcom might well be the funniest show of the year, and Bob Mould and co return to the live stage as loud and joyous as ever. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
‘Like a billionaire on acid’: Star Wars director Gareth Edwards comes out in favour of AI
Speaking at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event, the Rogue One film-maker Gareth Edwards said ‘it’ll do anything you ask’ and ‘it’s going to be better than CGI’