Asim Chaudhry: ‘Being ignored as a child was a weird blessing’
The actor, 37, talks about his parents’ divorce, couples therapy and speaking with Richard Curtis on WhatsApp
Best Christmas gifts for tweens in 2024, as chosen by 9- to 12-year-olds themselves, from Jellycat toys to slime
Put Santa on alert – it’s Deadpool figures, bracelet-making kits, laptops and, yep, slime sets that are topping tweens’ Christmas present lists
‘I came to make new friends’: the hangout event where phones are locked away
Offline Club brings digital detox concept to London for those wanting real-life connections and relaxation
‘I couldn’t tell my parents I loved them’: documentary-maker Duncan Cowles on giving silent men a voice
The Scottish film-maker on bringing humour to his look at male emotional repression, being compared to Louis Theroux, and his problems with reality TV
Is Jim from The Office really the sexiest man in the world?
According to People magazine, the actor John Krasinski is the “sexiest man alive”. The internet is furious
A stalker posted my photos on porn sites – and the police response was traumatising
They were ordinary selfies Charlotte Hooper had taken from the age of 16, but suddenly they were all over an X-rated chat forum. It was the start of a terrifying period of hypervigilance
Memories of a Burning Body review – tenderly conceived docudrama about the enduring sexuality of women
This well-acted film is distilled from the experiences of three women in their 60s and 70s who speak with wit and warmth
Piper review – Elizabeth Hurley dances a merry tune in cheesy rat-based folk horror
Hurley arrives in Pied Piper territory with her daughter to take a teaching job at a creepy private school. Soon enough the town’s infamous rodent problem starts being an issue
‘Narcissists – only more devious’: the truth about dark empaths
They seem sensitive and caring – but really they just want to manipulate you. So how do you recognise the danger signs?
‘Watch out, I’m even less inhibited’: Olivia Williams on movies, misogyny and living with cancer
Olivia Williams has long balanced her talent with a desire to tell it how it is – and she’s now feeling more frank than ever. The Dune star gets more than a few things off her chest, from the Hollywood patriarchy to AI and living with cancer
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Piece By Piece review – heartfelt biopic of Pharrell Williams’s life … in Lego
The remarkable story of a brilliant musician and producer is told in this surreal but also strangely wrongheaded film
Skincare review – Elizabeth Banks horror thriller is a thing of beauty
An LA salon-owner gets involved in an escalating feud with a rival facialist in this blackly comic thriller with a pleasing female focus
Holiday Twist review – could this be the worst Christmas movie ever?
This tale of a female Scrooge discovering ‘the true meaning of Christmas’ will elicit copious tears … at the time you have wasted watching such drivel
Demi Moore: the US is ‘built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals’
At the French premiere of The Substance, the actor said ‘fear in America around the body’ could be seen in the country’s election