- February 21, 2026
11 of the Winter Olympics’ most striking images
7. Mass and motion Getty Images Transformed by a photographer’s lens into smudgy speed lines accelerating behind the carefully calibrated push of her polished curling
Amy Adams is Oscar-worthy in this fearless drama about alcoholism ★★★★☆
The actress makes a return to form in this hard-hitting film from Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó about a middle-aged woman facing up to addiction –
How America’s Next Top Model became a TV horror show
Looking back on it with a 2025 lens It will be interesting to see how the perception of the show is shifted yet again by
The true story of Japan’s mysterious samurai
Their playbook for statecraft was based on Chinese philosophy, principally the ideas of Confucius. “In Neo-Confucian thought,” says Buckland, “you have to have a balance
The painful scene that really makes Taxi Driver a classic
Notable for its moments of shocking violence and its avant-garde visual approach, Taxi Driver is brimming with memorable scenes beyond Bickle’s famous squaring off in
Why Vigil, a wacky, ‘climate change Christmas Carol’ is dividing readers
Yet he is painfully aware that this is “an impossible way to live”, an “idiot compassion” that eliminates personal responsibility and enables people to continue
The policeman who inspired Al Pacino’s Serpico
More than just a few bad apples Serpico, partially deafened in one ear by the shooting, testified in the inquiry himself, saying: “I hope that
10 of the best films to watch this February
Universal Pictures 9. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert When Baz Luhrmann was researching his Elvis biopic, he unearthed dozens of boxes of unseen documentary footage.
10 of the best TV shows to watch this February
Gray House Inc(Credit: Gray House Inc) 9. The Gray House Set during the US Civil War, this historical drama is inspired by the true stories
Why this Robert Burns classic is a masterpiece
Nannie and her cohorts aren’t pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching witches in hot pursuit, “Wi’
