- May 20, 2025
This outlandish horror about an Aids-like epidemic is a ‘disorientating, maddening whirlwind’
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival After winning the Palme d’Or for the shocking Titane, out-there French director Julia Ducournau is back at Cannes with another
This ‘deranged’ starry thriller about the US’s pandemic divisions will ‘leave you breathless’
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival (Credit: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival) Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster is once again set to shock with this
Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be ‘the feel-bad film of the summer’
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival The opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is the doomiest
The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in Italy
Alina Pyazok One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia’s Tommy Cash. It mocks Italian stereotypes, and
The stunning retro space-age homes that are perfect for today
Ligne Roset Space-age style is skyrocketing in pop culture – in celebrities’ homes, at global design fairs and even in blockbuster films. We look back
The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon
Getty Images On 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of Frank Morris and the Anglin
Thunderbolts* to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: 12 of the best films to watch this May
Paramount The return of Marvel, Final Destination and Mission: Impossible franchises are among this month’s unmissable films to watch and stream. Sony Karate Kid: Legends
‘The greatest Marvel offering in years’
Disney The latest in the superhero franchise “is scrappy, scruffy-looking, down-to-earth fun”, with a “charismatic” Florence Pugh at its centre, writes Nicholas Barber. Ever since
10 of the best films of 2025 so far
Nicholas Barber and Caryn James Yun Sun Park/ BBC (Credit: Yun Sun Park/ BBC) BBC film critics Caryn James and Nicholas Barber pick their cinema
The ultra-violent Shakespeare play that makes audiences faint
Alamy Tragedy Titus Andronicus is the Bard’s goriest work, and a new production is set to be one of the most extreme takes on it
