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The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
John Bird

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

A new film is a full-blown exposition on why if we had done what Beveridge advocated we might be in a better place today

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Film

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

From Avengers: Doomsday to Toy Story, we pit the biggest films of 2026 against each other in a series of head-to-heads

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 
Best of the year

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 

The great and good from politics, music, TV and film choose their cultural highlights of 2025 – from Taylor Swift to Kae Tempest via Wicked

Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’
My Big Year

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
Review

Tinsel Town review – Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is

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Choose joy this Christmas
Paul McNamee

Choose joy this Christmas

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
Film

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’
Diabetes

Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
Film

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’
Film

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’
Film

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
Music

The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Film

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
Books

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Letter To My Younger Self

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Solar power

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
Film

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
Film

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
Film

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: ‘Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves’
Adjani Salmon

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: ‘Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves’

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
Film

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story

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Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Letter To My Younger Self

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’

Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
Health

Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Jason Arthur

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story