Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl: The Encore’ Tries to Rewrite a Backlash
A four-track expansion of a maligned Taylor Swift album works hard to win fans back, mixing flashes of vulnerability with strikingly vindictive love songs.
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‘Faith’ at Toronto: Taut mystery built on two intense performances
At Toronto, Paul Andrew Williams’s drama ‘Faith’ uses Erin Doherty and James McAvoy’s performances to drive a tense, unsettling story of a mysterious suitor.
What the NBA’s 2026 Losses Reveal About a Changing League
A look at the NBA figures remembered in 2026, and what their passing says about how the league understands its own history.
Gregg Araki’s new film reignites his fight over sex, shame and power
With I Want Your Sex, cult director Gregg Araki returns to theaters, arguing sexual repression fuels wider violence and queer erasure.
Opera Lovers Push Back on Hype Around Nolan’s Epic Odyssey
A Guardian critic’s takedown of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey spotlights a quieter camp: audiences who find more living Greek drama in the opera house than on screen.
First trailer drops for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook follow-up The Social Reckoning
Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, led by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Strong and centered on whistleblower Frances Haugen, releases its first trailer.
Taylor Swift unveils new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack
Taylor Swift announces I Knew It, I Knew You, a new song for Toy Story 5 that she co-wrote with Jack Antonoff and describes as a return to country roots.
Why Film’s Most Unforgettable Corridors Still Haunt Us
Ahead of horror film Backrooms, a new Guardian list spotlights 20 corridor scenes that turn simple hallways into some of cinema’s most memorable spaces.
At Cannes, ‘Coward’ Finds Love and Escape in a Wartime Drag Troupe
Lukas Dhont’s First World War drama follows Belgian soldiers who form a drag theatre troupe, exploring fear, secrecy and forbidden romance on the front.
Bob Odenkirk’s Rage, Reinvention and the Shadow of a Heart Attack
Bob Odenkirk links his simmering rage, Saul Goodman persona and near-fatal heart attack to a new phase of darker, more pointed satire.
‘Minotaur’ at Cannes: Zvyagintsev Returns With Wartime Noir
At Cannes, Andrei Zvyagintsev unveils Minotaur, a dark thriller about a small-time oligarch feeding Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
Why Banned Non‑Fiction Books in U.S. Schools Just Doubled
A new PEN America report finds non-fiction bans in U.S. schools have doubled, with books on activism and social movements heavily targeted.
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