‘Mayday’ Review: Frenemies, a Cold War Story
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh keep this “Top Gun”-inspired action comedy aloft.
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‘Give It a Shot’ Review: Birth Control for Men
There’s a new birth control method — and this documentary asks men to take the title of the film seriously.
For Los Javis, Their Breakthrough ‘La Bola Negra’ Was Almost the End
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, a.k.a. Los Javis, are household names in Spain, in part for their relationship. But everything changed after their Cannes triumph “La Bola Negra.”
Chain Saws and Joy: A Sculptor’s Evolution
Leilah Babirye, who emigrated to the United States from Uganda amid threats against L.G.B.T. people, puts queer life and belonging at the center of her art.
Chad Powers season two review – Glen Powell’s sweet sports comedy scores a touchdown
The Hollywood hottie is back as the quarterback in disguise, in an oddball comedy that is naughty
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home review – Kirk, Spock and co on semi-intentionally hilarious save-the-whale mission
Our heroes travel back through time to San Francisco in 1986 so they can commune with aliens threatening future Earth – it’s preposterously good fun Here is the fourth and
Guitar used by George Michael in Faith video goes up for auction
Gretsch Synchromatic 160 acoustic guitar expected to sell for as much as £120,000
The Gentlemen season two review – these geezers in tweed are irritating, stupid and extremely funny
Guy Ritchie’s crime caper is back with the usual hijinks, swearing and men shaking their fists
New musical to give intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller’s marriage
Misfits Together, by Bastille’s Dan Smith and To Kill a King’s Ralph Pelleymounter
An epic train chase is turning 100 — and Buster Keaton fans are celebrating
100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic early film.
‘I was never taught Welsh history’: Michael Sheen on reclaiming rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr
Actor will play 15th-century hero in sweeping production about Welsh rebellion against English crown There are myriad films, plays and books focusing on heroes of English
Down by the Hudson – ode to a New York swimming creek – in pictures
For more than a decade Caleb Stein has been photographing a communal swimming creek in Poughkeepsie, New York
Lomu review – fascinatingly nuanced tribute to rugby’s first superstar
His destructive pace and power changed the game for ever, but behind the fame and impassive exterior of this gentle giant was a life of chaos and emotional discord There’s an
A Death of One’s Own by Terry Eagleton review – meditations on arriving at a full stop
The literary critic brings his vast reading to bear on life’s most inescapable fact Terry Eagleton is not a fan of sloppy thinking
TV tonight: Richard Ayoade brings maximum contempt to new Taskmaster
The brilliantly deadpan comic joins Nina Conti, Chloe Petts and Isy Suttie. Plus: A House Through Time reaches the present day
Public given rare access as Thomas More painting goes under microscope
Visitors to Nostell in West Yorkshire will get to see cutting-edge research into work considered the only faithful copy of Holbein masterpiece A spectacular
Olivia Rodrigo has a lot on her mind. But she's still choosing joy
Olivia Rodrigo is thinking about joy, falling madly in love and what pop music can do when the world feels overwhelming.
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up
‘My work has always been serious’: Maurizio Cattelan on his $6m banana, his gold toilet – and bringing Hitler to Berlin
He is famed for creating a golden loo that was stolen and a $6m banana that was eaten
What Is ‘Narrative Art’? The Lucas Museum Finally Shows Us Its Vision.
After several delays, George Lucas’s legacy project is finally ready to open. There’s less “Star Wars” than you might expect.
Espionage, true crime and war: Baillie Gifford longlist revealed
Patrick Radden Keefe, Ben Macintyre and the Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins are among the 13 authors selected for the nonfiction award The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte
Who Owns Reggaeton’s Beat? A Judge Throws Out One Claim.
A copyright suit against stars including Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee came from the producers behind a trio of songs foundational to the genre.
King Charles III Views Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum
The monarch was invited to see the historic embroidery days before a major British Museum exhibition, almost 40 years after seeing it in France with Diana.
The Good List: 6 Things to Add Joy to Your Day
Your birthday crossword, nearby pianos and the lone katydid.
Kennedy Center Removes ‘Blue’ Sculpture That Was an Artist’s Gift
The towering artwork, added to the campus in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center.
In Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink,’ Tabloid Scandals Sell and the Public Is Buying
The film, which opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, portrays the rise of the British tabloid The Sun in Boyle’s trademark rollicking style.
Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91
He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.
Fans flock to auction to dish out big bucks for Colonel Sanders' items
Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom's Andrew Henderson went to an auction of items belonged by Harland Sanders, known as Colonel Sanders
The Mysterious and Lonely Final Decade of Yayoi Kusama’s Life
The Japanese artist spent the last seven years in isolation and declining health. Still, it was the most prolific chapter of her career.
‘Intoxicating mix of humour, high camp and danger’: Tim Curry remembered
Guardian readers share memories of actor best known for roles in The Rocky Horror Show and Stephen King’s It I first saw him in the 1978 series Will Shakespeare