Four new films to see this week: Marty Supreme, Cover-Up, Sentimental Value and David Bowie: The Final Act
Timothée Chalamet, Seymour Hersh, Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve in a quartet of movies released in the week of December 26th, 2025
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Sentimental Value review: The most civilised film of 2025
Beautifully played piece of highish-middle-brow filmmaking that makes the best of strategically staged confrontations
Elle Fanning: ‘Someone called their dad for the first time in years after Sentimental Value’
The actress stars in Joachim Trier’s acclaimed Sentimental Value, which is an awards-season favourite
‘We would go to motels to have sex. In Brazil, as in every Catholic country, there’s a huge degree of hypocrisy’
Film-maker Aïnouz talks about Berlin parties, taking back Brazil from the military and coming to see cinema as an artform that can change the world
Oscars 2025 red carpet: Ariana Grande sets the standard while Timothée Chalamet stood out in ‘Kerrygold’ yellow
Gowns holding space were popular this year, with Ariana Grande setting the standard in Schiaparelli. Among men, Timothée Chalamet stood out in ‘Kerrygold’ yellow
A Complete Unknown review: As Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet works his wee nasal cavity to death
James Mangold’s biopic is abundantly flawed, but will serve as a devotional tool for dedicated fans
50 films to see in 2025, from Babygirl to You’re Cordially Invited
Nicole Kidman stars in a kinky office romance, Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell play wedding planners, and Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan replay Saipan
The Girl from Plainville: A teenage friendship, a suicide and a mission to untangle the truth
Elle Fanning is excellent as real-life Michelle Carter, whose relationship with Conrad Roy ended tragically
Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations: The list in full
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names are among the nominees for the 28th SAG awards
Summer fashion with a purpose: Sustainability, sizing, value
The hottest labels consider accessibility, the environment and avoiding Brexit charges
The Zoom transgression that sank one of the United States’ best-known journalists
How Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker writer and CNN legal analyst, lost his sweetest gig
Sally Potter: the always adventurous filmmaker
Potter explores the fluidity of thought in her new movie about a father and daughter dealing with dementia
‘Do I really care?’ Woody Allen comes out fighting
The film-maker, accused of sexually assaulting his child in 1992, is done treading carefully
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in February
Look out for Locke & Key, Horse Girl, I Am Not Okay with This, and Queen Sono
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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