BAM! review – smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce
Director Jordan Tragash marks himself out as one to watch with these interlocking stories of a vibrant group of 20-somethings all hustling for money
The Merry Gentlemen review – more forgettable festive filler from Netflix
Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray go through the motions in the streamer’s latest cheapo Christmas comedy
Listy do M 6 (Letters to Santa 6) review – pick ’n’ mix Christmas tales coast on a sugar high
While director Łukasz Jaworski gets spirited performances across the board in the sixth instalment of the hit Polish franchise, it leans heavily on familiarity with the characters
Conan O’Brien announced as 2025 Oscars host
Comedian and former late-night host will lead the Academy awards ceremony for the first time
Trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy released
Footage from the forthcoming comedy shows Renée Zellweger in her signature role for the fourth time
The Last Dance review – Chinese funeral business is backdrop for arresting, life-affirming drama
An irascible priest loses his patience with a newcomer to Hong Kong’s funeral traditions in punchy melodrama of a film
Skincare review – Elizabeth Banks horror thriller is a thing of beauty
An LA salon-owner gets involved in an escalating feud with a rival facialist in this blackly comic thriller with a pleasing female focus
Meet Me Next Christmas review – Netflix kicks off season with passable romcom
Christina Milian is a charming lead in the streamer’s first festive offering of the year which is watchable enough given the low bar
Red One review – bronto-head Dwayne Johnson weighs down Santa kidnap comedy
Christmassy slush and gush smothers all attempts at comedy in this bland family film about Santa’s musclebound personal security guard
Paddington in Peru review – you can take the bear out of South America, but think twice before taking him back
The third instalment in the film adventures of the furry marmalade addict may boast Olivia Colman as a singing nun but it lacks home comforts
The Problem with People review – old-country lark takes on blarney-fuelled family feud
Paul Reiser and Colm Meaney go into cliche mode when an Irish patriarch wills half his legacy to his son’s unknown American cousin
Secrets of a Wallaby Boy review – low budget romp-com tracks delivery rider round his route
Nice performances from the leads aren’t enough to save this comedy about a bawdy bike courier from floundering in a slew of crass sex jokes
‘The worse the world gets, the better for this play’: Armando Iannucci on staging Dr Strangelove with Steve Coogan
Stanley Kubrick’s pitch-black comedy about nuclear armageddon was once called ‘sick’. Iannucci explains why – in the age of Trump, Putin and Musk – this madcap story is as relevant as ever
Family Pack review – Jean Reno is game for a laugh in card-based time-travelling caper
A family playing a game are sent back in time to a medieval village where they must kill werewolves in order to return to the future
Matt and Mara review – lo-fi answer to When Harry Met Sally offers uncertain relationship
This lo-fi Canadian dramedy feels like an excursion into nothing much, as a vague college friendship is rekindled