Catherine Shoard is film editor, Guardian News & Media
August 2026
Autumn arts preview 2026
Tom Cruise, Olivia Colman and the return of Rocky: the best films of autumn 2026
Old favourites Shaun the Sheep, Dune, Jane Austen and Godzilla join Charles de Gaulle, the Peasants’ Revolt and queer identity in Spain
July 2026
‘I was hyperventilating and sobbing’: Tomi Adeyemi says Children of Blood and Bone film ‘the worst thing I’ve ever lived through’
George and Amal Clooney evacuate from French house: ‘We do not know whether our beautiful home will survive’
‘The crude language of Maga folks’: Joyce Carol Oates criticises Emily Wilson for criticising Nolan’s Odyssey
Andrew Scott’s Oscar-tipped Ian Charleson biopic to open London film festival
Prince William? David Cameron? JD Vance? Celebrities brace – and Staines celebrates – ahead of new Ali G film
The Odyssey: is Nolan adaptation worth the hype? - The Latest
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The Odyssey: is Nolan adaptation worth the hype? - The Latest
Chastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey?
Catherine Shoard
‘A masterpiece in every way’: The Odyssey earns near universal acclaim as full reviews published
‘He stole the show’: do Oscars beckon for Robert Pattinson, star of four of the year’s biggest films – and Batman?
Booyakasha! Sacha Baron Cohen has completed a new Ali G movie
‘An absolute triumph’: first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey are ecstatic
‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite
Film & Music reader interview
‘A female Minion would be the beginning of the end’: Pierre Coffin on creepy memes, decoding Minionese and farting bananas
June 2026
You’re only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI Michael Caine narrates Odyssey audiobook
AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor’s voice in a retelling of Homer’s epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experience
Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
The web giant announced that Artificial, a biopic about the controversial tech executive, ‘will be better served if it were released by a different studio’
Film & Music reader interview
Post your questions for Minions supremo Pierre Coffin
Tom Holland confirms that he and Zendaya are married
Spielberg’s Disclosure Day opens strongly at box office as Obsession, Backrooms – and Michael – smash records
