Clickbait titles and cliffhangers: TV serials made for phones grip viewers
‘Vertical dramas’ consisting of minute-long episodes boom, with market predicted to be worth $14bn by 2027
Elon Musk could be the Democrats’ best hope
His failure in Wisconsin could provide a model for the defeatist Democrats. Instead of fearing him, they should make him a symbol
Peter Jewell obituary
Other lives: Collector with his friend Bill Douglas of cinema artefacts whose collection formed the basis of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at Exeter University
A Matter of Life and Death review – movie classic resuscitated with songs
Ambitious adaptation of Powell and Pressburger’s romantic fantasy is intelligently rendered, with well-chosen music added to the period mix
Pierce Brosnan says he’s in ‘certain agreement’ with Helen Mirren over James Bond sexism
Brosnan, who co-stars with Mirren in new series MobLand, said ‘there’s always going to be conflict’ when it comes to the 007 spy series
TikTok ban deadline looms in US amid last-minute takeover bids
Deadline for company to divest from Chinese ownership nears as Trump mulls over potential bids from US firms
Paddington in Peru to G20: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
The marmalade-loving bear returns to his homeland to hunt for his missing aunt, and Viola Davis turns action hero – and has to single-handedly save the free world
Did John and Yoko split because of Richard Nixon? The making of revelatory music film One to One
The director of One to One: John & Yoko reveals how he was given access to a trove of intimate and family archive material that changes how we see the star couple
Good Night, and Good Luck review – George Clooney’s Broadway debut never quite lands
The actor-director brings his 2005 drama to the stage, now playing the lead role, but while it’s timely and nicely staged, it feels stiff
Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic
Dr Amy Orben says there are no ‘one-size-fits-all answers’ given importance of access to online information
Meta faces £1.8bn lawsuit over claims it inflamed violence in Ethiopia
Son of murdered academic calls on Facebook owner to ‘radically change how it moderates dangerous content’
First trailer for Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot released
Neeson steps into the role of the bumbling detective made famous by Leslie Nielsen in the TV show and film series created by the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team
Meryl Streep in talks to play Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie
Oscar-winner set to take on role as godlike lion usually perceived to be male in upcoming adaption of The Magician’s Nephew
Don’t weaken online safety laws for UK-US trade deal, campaigners urge
Child protection charities say watering down Online Safety Act would be an ‘appalling sellout’ by government
UK politics: Starmer warns Trump’s US tariffs not just ‘short-term tactical exercise’ – as it happened
PM says measures mark ‘the beginning of a new era’ for trade and the global economy