Halloween is bad enough, so why torture ourselves with scary films?
The best horror movies thrill us with fear and pity – just the catharsis Aristotle looked for in tragedy
Friends are good for us … so why do many men have none at all?
Best pals in 1920s rural Ireland fall out spectacularly in the acclaimed film The Banshees of Inisherin. A century on, surely the attitudes of the modern male have moved on?
Rolexes, influencers and H&M grins: Triangle of Sadness nails the fashion industry
As a fashion journalist, I recognised the cruelty on show in Ruben Östlund’s film, says Morwenna Ferrier, assistant editor on the Guardian’s Saturday magazine
Jared Leto says he’s not interested in skincare – while selling $97 eye cream
The actor has joined Brad Pitt – another self-described newbie – in hawking pricey products. Will anyone shell out?
‘I find myself choked up with the emotions’: TikTok’s trainspotter sensation Francis Bourgeois
Celebrity and trainspotter are not words you see together very often. But Francis Bourgeois’ unique style and infectious enthusiasm is proving to be a ‘hellfire’ hit
Rita Wilson: ‘I say a prayer of gratitude every morning’
The actor and singer, 65, on her latest album, her long marriage to Tom Hanks and meeting Princess Di
Should my friend make more effort to keep in touch now she lives abroad?
Martha is fed up with at her mate’s flakiness. Niamh says living five time zones away makes communication difficult. You make the call on who’s in the right
Even Harry Styles’ presence can’t make My Policeman’s discussion of queerness interesting
Michael Grandage’s new film has gay cast members and crew, but the literacy of queer themes in mainstream cinema feels painfully unevolved
‘I’ve got a feeling I won’t be on stage again’: Derek Jacobi on age, ego, Igglepiggle and unrequited love
Sixty-five years after his first rave reviews, the star of I, Claudius and Last Tango in Halifax is still drowning in work – and self-doubt. Can a man who won Ian McKellen’s heart really see himself as ‘bland and uninteresting’?
Work therapy: can a branding expert give a serial slashie a coherent way to sell herself?
Alex Kelly is a documentarian, campaigner and impact producer – among other things. Lindsay Rogers runs a creative agency. Together they talk about how someone with a portfolio career can hone their message
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power review – a good hard look at the male gaze
Nina Menkes’s rigorous film-theory docu-essay teases out the differences in the ways men and women are treated, both on screen and in the industry
Love Island winner Ekin-Su on sex, spin-offs and surgery: ‘I’ve not had anything major done. OK, apart from the boobs’
She sashayed into the villa as just another bombshell, but stole the show. Now she’s got a £1m fashion deal, TV gigs – and a hot Italian boyfriend. Has Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu raised the bar for reality TV?
‘No one felt guilty about having fun’ – Sadie Frost on the 90s, Dracula and turning her back on Hollywood
She was a part of the Primrose Hill set, married to Jude Law and friends with Kate Moss. Now, 30 years after her first starring role in Francis Ford Coppola’s vampire classic, she is back on the big screen and turning her hand to directing
All Is Vanity review – studenty, stroppy self-conscious drama with a teetering fourth wall
It’s the movie equivalent of a university production at the Edinburgh fringe – with the odd flash of what might have been
On no, it’s time to pretend to BeReal – Edith Pritchett cartoon
Edith Pritchett Millennial Life cartoon on using the BeReal social media app