Film
Mel Brooks at 100 – the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy

Mel Brooks at 100 – the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy
After a lifetime of making us laugh, actor and filmmaker Mel Brooks’s humanity shines, as does his tenacity and his bold intent, writes Robin Ince
Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral

Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral
Movements need culture. They need songs, symbols and stories that can travel further than speeches or leaflets
How Masters Of The Universe star Sam C Wilson went from Big Issue to Castle Grayskull 

How Masters Of The Universe star Sam C Wilson went from Big Issue to Castle Grayskull
Sam C Wilson felt his chance to get into drama school slipping away until he started working at Big Issue. Now he’s starring in a Hollywood blockbuster
‘The people made me a star’: On her 100th birthday, why Marilyn Monroe still matters
‘The people made me a star’: On her 100th birthday, why Marilyn Monroe still matters
History-making hot air balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard: ‘AI has to be at the service of humankind’
History-making hot air balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard: ‘AI has to be at the service of humankind’
Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom

Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’

The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out

There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out
Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’

Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’
Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?

Is working in fashion really like The Devil Wears Prada?
Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?

Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?
Forty years on, Stand By Me is back in cinemas. The coming-of-age story comes of age

Forty years on, Stand By Me is back in cinemas. The coming-of-age story comes of age
Orwell 2+2=5 director Raoul Peck: ‘There will be another world after Trump’

Orwell 2+2=5 director Raoul Peck: ‘There will be another world after Trump’
How Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man takes on the rise of fascism: ‘You absorb what’s happening’

How Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man takes on the rise of fascism: ‘You absorb what’s happening’
Forty years of Flare, London’s LGBTQIA+ film festival: ‘We’ve become a really important safe space’

Forty years of Flare, London’s LGBTQIA+ film festival: ‘We’ve become a really important safe space’
One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer

One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer
Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music’s secret ingredient

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music’s secret ingredient
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
David Bradley: ‘It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!’

David Bradley: ‘It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!’
Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey

Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey
Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’

Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on

Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on
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
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

