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Vampire Carnival review

A mortal twentysomething is caught in a love triangle with two hunky vampire carnival workers in a film with good looks but not much to chew on

A Zack Snyder DC Universe Might Not Have Been Such a Bad Thing, After All

After Joss Whedon’s arrival, back in the news with comments from Ben Affleck, the franchise lost a sense of earnest passion that could have sustained a weary DCEU

‘A beautiful dismantling of cynicism’: why Galaxy Quest is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers detailing their most easily rewatched comfort films is an appreciation of a smart, funny and tender ode to fan culture

Ghost in the Cell review

Director Joko Anwar uses horror for social commentary as he skewers corruption and hypocrisy with likable silliness and raucous energy

A Modest Defense of Lulu Lenin

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OpenAI Bugging Suspect WhatsApp'ed Saudi Royal Days Before Arrest, Feds Reveal

Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco.

Emperor of Nothing by Blake J Harris review

The Seinfeld creator went from luckless standup to multi-millionaire – but what’s his secret?

The fascinating tale of a heart that died twice: best podcasts of the week

How did two men who shared the same heart and the same wife end up dying the same way? Plus, inside the beef between ‘the Kennedys of Italy’

How Israel Can Turn Hezbollah’s Blunder Into Lasting Defeat

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Other Desert Cities review

Hudson Theatre, New York Allison Janney and Joe Keery co-star in a powerful drama about a family reunion turned political minefield

‘A vigorous apologist for a cruel emperor’: Is Caryl Churchill’s explosive new play about Trump and his press officers?

From Thatcherism to global crisis to an ever-online world, she has chronicled our race to the abyss. Now she’s written a play about a blond-wigged voicepiece for an un-named, strongman ruler. Who can she mean?

'No influencers': the hotels, restaurants and beauty spots restricting photoshoots

Backlash against content creators includes restricted hours for filming and even outright bans