‘Will Freya find a lovely birthday gift for mummy?’: why the Sylvanian Families movie is the anti-Barbie

The trailer for the new film about the dainty woodland creatures will wash over your brain like a warm 70-second bath. Does every toy movie need to be an Oscar-worthy social commentary?

What is Telegram and why has its founder Pavel Durov been arrested?

Russian-born tech entrepreneur is being held in relation to a cybercrime investigation

‘We had even more fights than they show in the film’: how we made Dig! with the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols

‘The gig ended with onstage brawls. It was the most incredible thing I’d ever filmed but the bouncer took the tapes. It took me years to get them back’

Trump administration poised to ‘strand rural America with worse internet’ to help Musk, official warns

US official urges stop to plan to re-evaluate Biden program to connect communities to high-speed internet, which will likely benefit Starlink

Why are the most expensive Netflix movies also the worst?

Streamer’s endless quest to make an unforgettable blockbuster continues to sputter out with the release of $300m dud The Electric State

Direct Action review – French activist commune shows everyone how to make a protest count

A group set up to oppose developers is the subject of this painstaking documentary, which shows the importance of manual work – and hope

The big idea: do we worry too much about misinformation?

Seeing falsehoods everywhere is as damaging as believing too much. Our focus should be on helping people interpret information better

Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host for 2026 awards ceremony

Talk show host, who received widespread acclaim for his debut earlier this month, will resume the reins at next year’s Academy Awards on 15 March

Is Sadie Sink’s casting in Spider-Man a sign that Marvel is looking to the future?

The Stranger Things star joining the cast of the superhero sequel is a breath of fresh air in a musty Marvel Cinematic Universe that keeps resurrecting the old guard

Will Smith announces first album in 20 years, Based on a True Story

Actor-rapper will release project on 28 March, including the song Beautiful Scars which makes reference to his infamous Oscars slap

‘Something must have gone wrong with us’: David Cronenberg and Howard Shore on four decades of body horror

One is the master of gruesome horror, the other is the composer who scored his most famous films. They sit down to discuss their 46-year collaboration, and the unlikely source of their darkest, most disturbing inspiration

Gator Creek review – blood-lust in the bayou with drug-crazed killer reptiles

A ludicrous fever-dream of a plot combined with some flimsy effects and overdone gore means that this croc horror is enjoyable in small morsels

Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption

Leading figures urge Pam Bondi to examine ‘Mr Musk’s activities at the FAA’ amid conflict-of-interest concerns

Behind Closed Doors review – Brazil’s descent into authoritarianism laid brutally bare

João Pedro Bim’s documentary juxtaposes propagandist newsreel footage with 1960s audio recordings of the military dictatorship debating legalised torture

‘Actually romantic and actually funny’: why When Harry Met Sally is my feelgood movie

The latest comfort movie recommendation in an ongoing series is a reminder of Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner’s landmark romantic comedy