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‘We create gods because the world is chaos’
Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci on celebrity, sin and papal thriller Conclave

In Edward Berger’s Oscar-tipped drama, the three actors play cardinals vying to become pope. Ahead of the film’s UK release, they form a huddle to discuss fame, food – and why Trump won

Picks of the week

‘At my signal, unleash hell!’
What the Gladiator films tell us about 21st-century men

Daisy Ridley
‘I made a toilet cake on Bake Off because flushing with the lid up is unhygienic beyond belief’

‘Makes my heart beat faster’
Why I Know Where I’m Going! is my feelgood movie

‘Nothing left except quivering protoplasm’
The man who pedalled a plane across the Channel

‘I couldn’t look away!’
The rapid, runaway rise of ridiculous Christmas romcoms

Gladdington and Glicked
Will these weird, wild double bills beat Barbenheimer?

Peter Bradshaw's film of the week

Bread & Roses
Afghan women reveal crushing reality of Taliban rule

Made under dangerous conditions, this documentary charts how the lives of three women were turned upside down by Afghanistan’s overthrow in 2021

This week's reviews

Listy do M 6 (Letters to Santa 6)
Pick ’n’ mix Christmas tales coast on a sugar high

Pick ’n’ mix Christmas tales coast on a sugar high

Wicked
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a blast in sugar-rush Wizard of Oz fantasy

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a blast in sugar-rush Wizard of Oz fantasy

The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh
Festive fair play in well-meaning kids’ toon

Festive fair play in well-meaning kids’ toon

Layla
Heartbreak looms in coming-of-age yarn of a secret affair and queer identity

Heartbreak looms in coming-of-age yarn of a secret affair and queer identity

BAM!
Smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce

Smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce

We recommend

Holy Motors
A gorgeous furry teacup of a film from Leos Carax

Carax's first feature in 13 years is a gripping surrealist odyssey that makes most other films look very buttoned-up

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