Film
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Is Heathcliff the dashing, brooding hero we sometimes want him to be?
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The first Iraqi film to make the Oscars shortlist follows a small girl on a perilous mission for cake
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Posy Sterling has been nominated for the EE Bafta Rising Star Award for her performance in Lollipop. She chats to the Big Issue about the hopes she has that the film will ignite genuine change for women
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30
Inside the Big Issue: Trainspotting turns 30
Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’

Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’ 

Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’
H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Steve Coogan shares his big issue: ‘I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights’

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: ‘I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights’
Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser

Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025
Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’

Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’
Tinsel Town review – Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is

Tinsel Town review – Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’

Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’
Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life

The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood


