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10 of the best TV shows to watch this May

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The reason Sinners has become a true box-office sensation

Warner Bros After great reviews and buzz, Ryan Coogler’s vampire film had an extraordinary second weekend at the box office.

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10 of the best films of 2025 so far

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The ‘anti-Bollywood’ films fighting sexist stereotypes

Altitude Sister Midnight, Santosh and All We Imagine as Light are part of a new wave of female-centred Indian films

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How the ‘gangster’ years of the young Joseph Stalin inspired the gritty Star Wars series

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Coachella looks from Lady Gaga to Sabrina Carpenter – and the costumes that can make or break careers

Serenity Strull/ Getty Images Behind the creation of the festival’s most iconic and outrageous costumes – from wardrobe malfunctions to

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A combat epic that ‘does what film does best’

A24 Alex Garland explored the slide into fractious factionalism in Civil War. Now he turns his gaze towards the ferocity

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Why The Great Gatsby is the world’s most misunderstood novel

Alamy The Great Gatsby is synonymous with parties, glitz and glamour – but this is just one of many misunderstandings

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Trouble in Paradise? Why The White Lotus season three divided fans and critics

Fabio Lovino/ HBO Right from the start, season three of Mike White’s Thailand-set one percenter drama was beset by criticism

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Ken Burns on showing the dark parts of US history

Evan Barlow Ken Burns’s upcoming series, The American Revolution, follows works exploring themes including the US and the Holocaust (Credit: