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The building success of Obsession speaks to the power of strong reviews and stronger word of mouth – and twentysomething YouTube film-makers

Four new films to see this week: Power Ballad, Tuner, Backrooms and Fairyland

Paul Rudd, Dustin Hoffman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Emilia Jones feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 29th, 2026

Backrooms review: Kane Parsons’s exquisite direction brings web’s scariest creepypasta to the big screen

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star as damaged souls noclipping through a liminal purgatory of never-ending office space

50 scary films to watch at Halloween

Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits

Bombshell review: This film doesn’t have an idea in its pretty little head

Despite its three Oscar nominations, Bombshell isn’t as smart as the women it depicts

Netflix: The 10 best new shows and films to watch in February

Nightflyers, Russian Doll, Dirty John, ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

Tully: Charlize Theron proves motherhood is not for sissies

Review: Diablo Cody has mashed up ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’

Television: ‘The Restaurant’ reopens, but the menu’s not what it used to be

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Joe Swanberg: still the maestro of mumblecore

The indie workhorse may be directing bigger names on more generous budgets, but his lo-fi auteur sensibility remains firmly in place

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