Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale review – this silly, enjoyable nonsense should go on for ever
News of Lady Mary’s divorce is presented with impeccable seriousness in a watchable outing that shouldn’t be the last
Portobello review – Marco Bellocchio’s glorious saga of TV stars, mafia prisoners and lace doilies
In the first two episodes of a six-part series, the stardom of 80s primetime host Enzo Tortora is cleverly crosscut with the scramble of a mob secretary who implicates him – and his parrot – in drug trafficking
Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73
The trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor, who was nominated for an Academy Award, died in Toronto after a long illness
Jerry Maguire, Top End Bub, and an Office spin-off: what’s new to streaming in Australia in September
Plus Jude Law on a downwards spiral, a new series from the Mare of Easttown creator and more crime-busting capers from Only Murders in the Building
Sky Glass Air review: a surprisingly good budget smart TV
Slim, lightweight and with a bright 4K picture, Sky’s low-cost TV shines because of its software and service
The best theatre to stream this month: Basil’s back as Fawlty Towers reopens for business
John Cleese’s stage version of his beloved sitcom, a cast recording of Cornish musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Robert Wilson’s production of Handel’s Messiah are among September’s highlights
Six great reads: the Revenge Porn Helpline, revolutionary architecture and how Netflix ruined movies
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the past seven days
From Caught Stealing to CMAT: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Darren Aronofsky’s back with a new crime caper starring Austin Butler, and the festival-slaying singer-songwriter releases her long-awaited third album
The Brutalist to Highest 2 Lowest: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Adrien Brody mesmerises in the Oscar-winning epic, while Spike Lee indulges in a New York love-in with his new crime thriller starring Denzel Washington
‘I turned down $20m to do Terminator 3. I can’t be bought, dude’: Ridley Scott on directing, Daleks and … cherry jam
The Blade Runner and Alien film-maker on his run-ins with critics, the space suits he keeps in his cellar in France – and his love of swearing
Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films?
When the streaming giant began making films guided by data that aimed to please a vast audience, the results were often generic, forgettable, artless affairs. But is there a happy ending?
Stop bullying The Summer I Turned Pretty cast and start ‘acting normal’, Amazon tells fans
‘The show isn’t real but the people playing the characters are,’ social media posts warn viewers
Jerry Adler obituary
American actor who played Herman ‘Hesh’ Rabkin in The Sopranos and Howard Lyman in The Good Wife
Phil Mulloy obituary
Other lives: ‘Anti-animator’ whose films used simple techniques to convey dark wit and satire
Olivia De Zilva: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The Australian author shares what makes her laugh online, including a lot of Wendy Williams, Who? Weekly and Ice Cube’s 2025 take on War of the Worlds