How I learned to love my alarm clock
This week: mornings made better, affordable jewellery and the ultimate wild swimming kit list
Why Nickel Boys should win the best picture Oscar
In the first of our annual Oscar hustings, here’s why RaMell Ross’s incredibly tender film of Colson Whitehead’s novel should take the top prize
A Picture to Remember review – memories of a Donetsk happy childhood before the war
Olga Chernykh’s portrait of life in war-torn Ukraine, based on home videos, examines how bonds and memories persist through trauma, loss and distance
‘It was like she was possessed’: how Q Lazzarus made Silence of the Lambs’ most bewitching song – and then vanished
Her track Goodbye Horses soundtracked one of the 90s thriller’s most memorable scenes, but the singer ended up driving cabs and dying in obscurity. Now a new documentary lets her tell her story
‘It has it all’: why The Wedding Singer is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series where writers draw attention to their favourite good-time watches goes back to the 90s when Adam Sandler went back to the 80s
‘All this attention is old hat’: Oscar-hopeful Orin O’Brien on making music – and history
She caused a sensation in 1966 when she joined the New York Phil and its 103 male musicians. Now the double bassist is the star of The Only Girl in the Orchestra, a documentary nominated for an Academy Award
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: still the superphone to beat
Huge glass and metal slab packs super-fast chip, long battery life and unrivalled camera zoom, but its AI features are overhyped
‘They wanted to attack me’: Aurore Clément on violent premieres and smuggling bananas for Brando
As the film that caused havoc at its Paris premiere resurfaces, the great French actor looks back on an extraordinary career, from the furore of Meetings With Anna to the meltdown of Apocalypse Now
The tech industry has never been more powerful. How do the government’s policies stack up?
It’s been a period of huge technological upheaval, which is what makes Australia’s track record on tech so disappointing
Baftas 2025: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – as it happened
It was goths galore on the red carpet, while David Tennant sang on stage and Conclave locked horns with The Brutalist. Here’s what happened at the 78th British academy film awards
Demi Moore, Ralph Fiennes and Gromit: nine key Bafta snubs and surprises
Mikey Madison’s best actress victory, Emilia Pérez staying in the race, Bob Dylan getting no love: we round up the top marmalade-droppers from British film’s biggest evening
‘Dame Judi Dench has just signed on to play the egg timer’: the best quotes from the 2025 Baftas
David Tennant’s Trump jokes, Conclave’s Edward Berger on the crisis of democracy and Stephen Merchant on Boggle
Islands review – sexual tension and dangerously polite encounters
This intriguing noir mystery with a twist in its tale sees a couple befriend a tennis coach at a holiday resort with unnerving results
Baftas 2025: Mikey Madison gets her star-is-born moment and classy Conclave wins big
The Brutalist was the night’s almost-joint winner, with prizes for director Brady Corbet and Adrien Brody, while A Real Pain and Kneecap provided heartening victories
Stars sport black at goth-tinged Baftas in London
Film awards fashion choices part of a revival of goth-inspired fashion