If you're stuck inside this rainy weekend, I'd recommend watching SPIDER-NOIR on Prime Video, especially with the delightful option to do so in black and white, which makes the whole vibe make a lot more sense. Nicolas Cage perfectly pitches the old-fashioned 1930s tone x

This is absolutely heartbreaking. Dying from grief at the age of 56 while her country is bombed to smithereens. No words for how sad this makes me. PERSEPOLIS (both the comic and the film) is a masterpiece, read it, watch it, remember her x

Horror films continue to tear it up at the box office (reflecting real life socially and politically, as usual), and while not the best recent example, perhaps the most impressive is BACKROOMS, due to it being defiantly its own thing, and directed by a fucking 20-year-old kid...

Just a reminder, before people start minimising this, that almost the entire Labour Party in its current form was meticulously shaped and staffed by Peter Mandelson. Almost every new MP elected in 2024 was personally hand-picked by him. They are all his kind of people.

KKAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII

There's a brilliant horror film out in cinemas at the moment called OBSESSION, in case you fancy escaping from the heat this weekend. The premise might look simple but it's much smarter than it seems, and probes excruciating places around modern relationships. Bring your partner!

Escaped from the frankly offensive heat yesterday into an air-conditioned cinema to watch THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU. It's fine. Got me thinking though, about Star Wars. What IS that now? What has it become? What have we done to it? What's it done to itself? And why? Why?

Would highly recommend the incredibly sentimental but really rather sweet new film REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES on Netflix, which has some nicely-pitched ruminations on grief and ageing, but more importantly a wonderful octopus as a supporting character, which improves any film

Yesterday was extraordinary. Strangers embracing in the street, grown men crying, the entire Holloway Road shut down. Old friends and new ones. 22 years coming. Football is important because it’s not important. Love to Arsenal fans everywhere x

Just an incredible piece of writing www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Sending love to my trans friends today. I’m sorry x

Quite enjoyed the Disney Plus one-off special THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL, which balances the dark appeal of the character with some serious thoughts on grief and PTSD. Marvel should swerve towards these smaller, street-level stories as much as they can I think

Everyone is raving about Pawel Pawlikowski's new film FATHERLAND, which premiered at Cannes yesterday. I hope it's as funny as IDA and COLD WAR. Seriously though, can't wait to see it x

Vote for nothing, and you get nothing

Finally caught up with the second season of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, which was surprisingly quite the tonic. A reminder of how some of these silly superhero stories are just street-level examinations of crime and corruption, and great drama. Just with one or two silly costumes...

Remember to vote today. Vote for whoever you want, but I’m voting for this colour x

Unlike most critics, I actually found much to admire in MICHAEL, the new biopic about Jackson's life until 1988. However, the drama around the making of the film itself, and the feverish defensiveness of the man's fans, is arguably more interesting: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...

And that’s a wrap on Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Mixed feelings at the end of a show, as always. But will miss these lovely people x

Gonna have to repeat myself here and plug the latest season of INVINCIBLE again. It's just one of the smartest, most dynamically written shows around at the moment, funny and thoughtful and constantly surprising. I will stop going on about it when it stops being brilliant

Friends in or near CANTERBURY - it’s the final week of this excellent production of Hamlet I’ve been touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Come along to the Marlowe Theatre and say hello if you can. It’s been a blast working with such a prestigious company and lovely people

I may end up regretting this, but, dare I say it... from the trailer, I think they might actually have made the best possible film they could, given the inherently silly source material. Been playing the games since 1987, gonna be sat in the cinema Day 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt4X...

I took a little convincing to go and see the new film THE DRAMA, but my skepticism was misplaced - it's a thoughtful, complex movie with some of the cringiest social awkwardness I've seen in years. Plus a new candidate for worst wedding speech of all time. Well worth watching x

THE BOYS is back for its final season, and you should all be watching it, mainly because of how accurate this meme is. It’s been wild watching this show transcend its fun but juvenile source material and become THE eminent social commentary of our turbulent times

Admitting to genocide before you even do it

Look, I know it's a cartoon. I know it's (on the surface) about superheroes. But if you're interested in great writing, performances, visuals and overall storytelling, you should really be watching INVINCIBLE on Prime Video. The most recent episode has kind of blown my mind

Crazy to think I've been listening to banging tunes from ROBYN for four different decades now, from showing me love in the 90s, to dancing on my own in the 00s, to missing u in the 10s. Digital dance music with a heart and soul. Her new album SEXISTENTIAL has plenty more on it x

People in the UK can finally watch the new medical drama THE PITT, and believe the hype - it's truly excellent. Brilliantly staged and filmed, with a tremendous cast, a sharp political sensibility and an inspired setup (each episode is a real-time hour of a single hospital shift)

This week, the terrific production of Hamlet I’m doing with the Royal Shakespeare Company will be showing at the rather grand Theatre Royal in NEWCASTLE. Come say hello if you’re nearby!

Day off yesterday, so I watched the new Pixar film HOPPERS. Definitely their funniest feature in quite some time, even if talking animals is an easy swing. And the thing is, even a standard Pixar movie is still better than 90% of other films out there, animated or otherwise

Had the pleasure of watching the outstanding new film PROJECT HAIL MARY in the cinema last night, a truly excellent adaptation of the wonderful book. Smart science coupled with an extraordinary sense of humanity and empathy, emotional, funny, everything you want from a film x

Nobody should ever, ever attack ambulances. Anywhere in the world.

Managed to catch up with the new season of INVINCIBLE on Prime Video, which even after superhero fatigue has set in everywhere is still by far the most interesting deconstruction of the genre. The amount of emotional weight they've earned in this show is extremely impressive

Friends in NOTTINGHAM - the excellent production of Hamlet I’m in with the Royal Shakespeare Company is playing at your gorgeous Theatre Royal this week. Come say hello! X

A long train ride means I've caught up with the second season of the live-action ONE PIECE series on Netflix, which remains as goofy and fun and kind of remarkable. I always insisted that the strange tone of anime would never work in live action, and this show proves me wrong

Oscars predictions

With the Oscars coming up on Sunday and an afternoon free, I watched the Spanish film SIRAT, which was... quite an experience. Desert ravers trying to avoid landmines while extremely high. It's intense, deeply strange in places and an expert example of how to ratchet up tension

Violence begets violence. Whoever the victim is, whoever the perpetrator is. It solves nothing, and sows the seeds of future atrocities. There is always another, peaceful, option. Look for it x

Friends in NORWICH - this excellent production of Hamlet I'm in with the Royal Shakespeare Company will be playing at your very own Theatre Royal this week. Come and say hello if you're about! x

This week, our terrific production of HAMLET with the Royal Shakespeare Company is playing at the beautiful Alhambra Theatre in BRADFORD. Anyone nearby come and check us out!

At last, some political hope. Labour lied and lied and lied about this election. Shame on them, and congratulations to Hannah Spencer x

Friends near TRURO - we are performing a wonderful production of HAMLET this week with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Come and say hello!

Had a much-needed day off yesterday, and was able to catch the new Sam Raimi film SEND HELP. It's a lovely reminder that he's a very unique filmmaker and has had a very unique career, and the way he's stuck to his guns and style and interests is pretty crazy. Recommended x

Now would be a good a time as ever to buy a copy of NOBODY'S GIRL, the memoir of VIRGINIA GIUFFRE, one of the many women abused by Jeffrey Epstein and specifically by the former Prince Andrew. She never saw her abusers face justice, and took her own life before it was published.