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The Toxic Avenger review – genuinely pure, if also puerile, artistic intentions at work
Film

The Toxic Avenger review – genuinely pure, if also puerile, artistic intentions at work

The resurrection of The Toxic Avenger is true to the transgressive spirit of the original
Daniel Mays: 'Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome'
Film

Daniel Mays: 'Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome'

Is it time for Herbie the sentient Volkswagen Beetle to go bananas once again?
Film

Is it time for Herbie the sentient Volkswagen Beetle to go bananas once again?

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
FIlm

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed

Robert Shaw, An Actor's Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
Books

Robert Shaw, An Actor's Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world
Music

How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights
Film

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be
Film

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars

Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'

This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching
Film

This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching

Yes, James Gunn's Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been
Superman in the 2025 film Superman
Film

Yes, James Gunn's Superman is an immigrant story. Just as it always has been

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: 'Technology is not alien – it's completely human'
Film

Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: 'Technology is not alien – it's completely human'

Should Jurassic World be allowed to go extinct?
Film

Should Jurassic World be allowed to go extinct?

The Grenfell story is far from over
A sign saying
Olaide Sadiq

The Grenfell story is far from over

SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
Film

SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
Film

A short history of film, social realism and raw talent

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'
Trans rights

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Film

Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'

Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Letter To My Younger Self

Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the 'inhumane' way mothers are cut off from their children
Film

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the 'inhumane' way mothers are cut off from their children

Dangerous Animals review – you're gonna need a bigger bait
Film

Dangerous Animals review – you're gonna need a bigger bait

Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
Film

Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit

The miracle of Mission: Impossible
Film

The miracle of Mission: Impossible