Don Fairservice obituary
Other lives: Bafta award-winning film editor and author
Rise in talk about killing in films raises health concerns, researchers say
Study finds small but significant increase in characters talking about murder or killing over past 50 years
Jack Bond obituary
Film director and producer who worked with Salvador Dalí and the Pet Shop Boys
Father of the Bride and Baby Boom director Charles Shyer dies aged 83
The writer and director worked on a string of successful comedies in the 1980s and 90s, including Private Benjamin and The Parent Trap, frequently with then wife Nancy Meyers
Diabel review – canine sidekick along for ride as dour war veteran biffs bad guys
A Polish ex-soldier returns to his home town and takes on local gangsters in an exhausting barrage of violence in humourless action film
‘Endlessly rewatchable’: why Diggstown AKA Midnight Sting is my feelgood movie
The latest in a series of writers paying tribute to their go-to comfort watches is a recommendation of 1992’s satisfying con movie
1970 review – puppet Soviets plot alongside real-life footage of landmark Polish protest
The first stirrings of revolt behind the Iron Curtain are retold in this intriguing documentary hybrid
The Wolves Always Come at Night review – melancholy meditation on a lost way of life
A Mongolian family is forced to trade the splendour of the desert for the sprawl of the city in this exquisitely filmed documentary
The Order review – Jude Law tails white supremacists in brooding true crime drama
The actor excels as an FBI agent hunting far-right terrorists in this solemn thriller based on real events in 1980s America
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies review – tear-jerking Oscar contender from Thailand
A dropout’s burgeoning affection for his gran makes him rethink his plan of benefiting from her fortune in a shamelessly sentimental crowd-pleaser
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review – Jim Carrey doubles up in frenetically empty sequel
The star’s relentless gurning adds frenzy but little else to this third spin-off from the video game franchise
Nosferatu review – Lily-Rose Depp is the dark heart of Robert Eggers’s extraordinary vampire tale
The actor’s brilliantly tortured performance matches the feral gothic atmosphere of this remake of FW Murnau’s 1922 silent classic
A laugh a day to keep the winter blues away: the 31-day comedy diet for January
From the Two Ronnies to TikTok via near-forgotten TV classics, here’s our dose of daily fun to ring the new year in with cheer
From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025
The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes will dominate the year ahead. Observer writers offer their guide on what lies ahead in politics, film, fashion, sport and more
It’s quiz time: how well do you remember 2024?
Sports, scandals, music, memes… Take our bumper quiz of all the highs and lows of the year that was