CULTURE

This ‘deranged’ starry thriller about the US’s pandemic divisions will ‘leave you breathless’

Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival(Credit: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival)Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster is once again set to…

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Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be ‘the feel-bad film of the summer’

Courtesy of Cannes Film FestivalThe opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise's Ethan…

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The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in Italy

Alina PyazokOne of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia's Tommy Cash. It…

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The stunning retro space-age homes that are perfect for today

Ligne Roset/ Space Age Design by Peter Martin/ teNeuesSpace-age style is skyrocketing in pop culture – in celebrities' homes, at…

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The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon

Getty ImagesOn 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of Frank…

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Thunderbolts* to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: 12 of the best films to watch this May

ParamountThe return of Marvel, Final Destination and Mission: Impossible franchises are among this month's unmissable films to watch and stream.SonyKarate…

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‘The greatest Marvel offering in years’

DisneyThe latest in the superhero franchise "is scrappy, scruffy-looking, down-to-earth fun", with a "charismatic" Florence Pugh at its centre, writes…

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10 of the best films of 2025 so far

Nicholas Barber and Caryn JamesYun Sun Park/ BBC(Credit: Yun Sun Park/ BBC)BBC film critics Caryn James and Nicholas Barber pick…

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The ultra-violent Shakespeare play that makes audiences faint

AlamyTragedy Titus Andronicus is the Bard's goriest work, and a new production is set to be one of the most…

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How the ‘gangster’ years of the young Joseph Stalin inspired the gritty Star Wars series

Lucasfilm Ltd(Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd)It may be set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Tony Gilroy's…

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