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S pare a thought for the director of epic film The Northman, Robert Eggers, who has called making the film “the most painful experience of my life.” Set in the 10th century, The Northman tells the story of Amleth (a story from a 12th century Saxo Grammaticus book that ShakespeareContinue Reading

R apper Kendrick Lamar set the internet ablaze this week as he revealed his first new album in five years. The long-awaited fifth album, which will be titled Mr Morale & The Big Steppers, is due to come out in just a few weeks on 13 May. The LA-based artistContinue Reading

S alma Hayek will replace Thandiwe Newton in Magic Mike 3 after an apparent bust up with Channing Tatum has meant Newton has left the film. The 49-year-old British actor was set to play the female lead in the next Magic Mike instalment. The alleged argument is said to haveContinue Reading

Review at a glance E ven before the introductory credits run on the Doctor Who Easter special, it’s easy to tell what show this is. Mysterious aliens? Check. Foolish humans dabbling in things they don’t understand? Check. Chaos and death? Check, check, check. That’s right: the Timelord is back forContinue Reading

E veryone loves a big ol’ headline set, but it’s an undeniably special part of the festival-going experience to happen upon your favourite new artist on one of the smaller stages. The Great Escape festival is basically that, but all of the time. With a line-up stuffed full of NextContinue Reading

Review at a glance M ike Bartlett’s dramas vary wildly in style but also in quality: the elegant, deeply thoughtful works are balanced by sketchier ones. This contemporary Restoration comedy, starring Bartlett’s sometime-muse Rachael Stirling as a modern social (media) climber, is one of the latter. It’s laugh-out-loud funny atContinue Reading

There are moments in Anatomy of a Scandal, a hotly anticipated Netflix thriller co-created by Big Little Lies showrunner David E Kelley — which drops on Friday, that must have felt rather uncanny for its star, Sienna Miller. The 40-year-old actress plays Sophie Whitehouse, a politician’s wife who finds herselfContinue Reading

C reate Next Film Project, John Boyega’s recent collaboration with Converse, is putting young Black filmmakers on the map. A vision that originated from the actor’s talks with pupils in Southwark has grown into a far-reaching network that aims to empower the next generation of Black filmmakers. The initiative bringsContinue Reading