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How Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society
Evolution of man  
How Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society
The actor’s feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Gosling’s auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024
Picks of the week
Bryce Dallas Howard  
‘I can’t be trusted around famous people’
‘I can’t be trusted around famous people’
Mixed doubles  
Why queer erotic sports cinema is enjoying a grand slam
Why queer erotic sports cinema is enjoying a grand slam
High-minded, progressive and literate, Laurent Cantet made a trio of brilliant films
High-minded, progressive and literate, Laurent Cantet made a trio of brilliant films
Barbie, Bridgerton and billions of pounds  
How streaming – and tax breaks – fuelled the UK’s ‘Brollywood’ screen boom
How streaming – and tax breaks – fuelled the UK’s ‘Brollywood’ screen boom
Anne Hathaway is a secret Arsenal fan and now her reinvention is complete
Anne Hathaway is a secret Arsenal fan and now her reinvention is complete
Week in geek  
Will Deadpool & Wolverine mark the real introduction of the X-Men into the MCU?
Will Deadpool & Wolverine mark the real introduction of the X-Men into the MCU?
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Zendaya aces uproariously sexy tennis-set love triangle
Challengers review  
Zendaya aces uproariously sexy tennis-set love triangle
Luca Guadagnino’s terrifically absorbing screwball dramedy features a devastatingly cool leading lady, Josh O’Connor on rallying form and zinging extended dialogue rallies to match
This week's reviews
On Resistance Street review  
Lo-fi record of music’s long battle with racism
Lo-fi record of music’s long battle with racism
Kidnapped review  
Marco Bellocchio’s antisemitism drama is a classic in the making
Marco Bellocchio’s antisemitism drama is a classic in the making
Malum/Hunt Her, Kill Her review  
Double bill of low-budget, single-location horror
Double bill of low-budget, single-location horror
Omen (Augure) review  
Baloji offers secrets and sorcery in Congolese homecoming
Baloji offers secrets and sorcery in Congolese homecoming
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Jerry Seinfeld leads way in non-stop parade of silly bee-related puns
Bee Movie review  
Jerry Seinfeld leads way in non-stop parade of silly bee-related puns
Seinfeld's hero is an unpretentious, regular guy, an Everybee who raises some important questions about the world of work - with a lot of bee-ish play on words
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