From Joker: Folie à Deux to Francis Bacon: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Joaquin Phoenix’s supervillain returns with added Gaga, and one of Britain’s greatest modern artists exposes the brutal face of humanity
‘I never said I was going to retire …’ Paul Simon on disability, drive and the mystery behind his greatest songs
He halted his career after decades of hits, then a dream one night changed everything. From New York to swinging London and apartheid South Africa, he explains his epic journey
John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler
Star Wars actor will lead Otis & Zelma, which will celebrate the ‘eternal love story’ between the singer and his wife
Better Man: see Robbie Williams as a CGI chimp in first trailer for biopic
Bizarre but critically acclaimed film from director Michael Gracey is set for a Boxing Day release
Harder Than the Rock review – reggae’s unsung heroes finally get their moment
Cimarons, the UK’s first reggae band, played with Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley but barely made a penny; this heartwarming film follows their first gig in 30 years
Kris Kristofferson obituary
Songwriter, singer and actor known for such classic hits as For the Good Times and Me and Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson, US country singer and actor, dies aged 88
Prolific artist who was a major star in both Nashville and Hollywood retired in 2021 after a six-decade career
‘It’s an intensely beautiful moment – then it goes away’: Emma Portner on dance’s raw power
The choreographer talks about overnight fame, ‘extreme ambition’ and her goofy/serious duet, staged by the National Ballet of Canada
Megalopolis to Industry: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Francis Ford Coppola’s grandiose, dystopian sci-fi is finally unleashed, and the young City bankers go green with Lord Muck
Lady Gaga: Harlequin review – Joker companion album does jazz standards with a gaudy grin
The pop superstar sounds fully in her element in these immaculately covered classics, but the whiff of big band week on The X Factor is hard to shift
JD Souther obituary
American singer and songwriter who co-wrote some of the Eagles’ biggest hits including New Kid in Town
Paul McCartney and Wings: One Hand Clapping review – restored rockumentary is pure pleasure
David Litchfield’s lost 1974 film captures McCartney’s extraordinary enthusiasm and skill, some killer tunes and a whole host of hilarious incidentals
Lady Gaga announces 13-song Joker companion album Harlequin
The singer and actor has revealed the upcoming release of a companion album to her role in Joker: Folie à Deux
From The Substance to Uncanny Visions: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Demi Moore defies ageing in a juicy body horror, while Paula Rego and Goya share their nightmares in Bath
‘The whole human condition is encased in the story’: why Beatles films just keep coming
Midas Man and One Hand Clapping are just the latest in a stream of movies telling a story we seemingly can’t get enough of