Plus: Friendship reviewed

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How politics play into the new man of steel
Superman is super woke?  
How politics play into the new man of steel
The right has already branded the new DC tentpole too woke after its director called the character an immigrant, but just what role do real-world issues play in the film?
Plus:  
How Superman gets the bleak realities of dog ownership spot on
Now you've seen it  
Superman: identity crises, fascist space holograms and a super furry animal – discuss with spoilers
Picks of the week
‘I’ve never been more vulnerable, open and loving’  
How being crushed by a 14,000lb snowplough made Jeremy Renner a nicer person
How being crushed by a 14,000lb snowplough made Jeremy Renner a nicer person
Nicolas Philibert  
Has cinema’s champion of kindness run out of patience?
Has cinema’s champion of kindness run out of patience?
2,000 Meters to Andriivka  
Inside the heartbreaking follow-up to 20 Days in Mariupol
Inside the heartbreaking follow-up to 20 Days in Mariupol
Did Superman kill the press junket?  
How TikTok clips conquered movie publicity
How TikTok clips conquered movie publicity
Rosanna Arquette  
‘You pay the price for being outspoken’
‘You pay the price for being outspoken’
‘Spirited and sumptuous’  
Why Big Night is my feelgood movie
Why Big Night is my feelgood movie
 

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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Male inadequacy barbecued in Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s comedy bromance
Friendship  
Male inadequacy barbecued in Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s comedy bromance
Robinson is magnificently cringeworthy as a man in thrall to his cool neighbour Rudd in Andrew DeYoung’s film, as divisive as a Vimto-Marmite cocktail
This week's reviews
Gold Songs  
Story of love and longing in Mozambique’s desperately dangerous goldmines
Story of love and longing in Mozambique’s desperately dangerous goldmines
Smurfs  
Rihanna is star turn of the new generation of floppy-hatted blue elves
Rihanna is star turn of the new generation of floppy-hatted blue elves
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire  
The legacy of a dissident and inspirational surrealist author
The legacy of a dissident and inspirational surrealist author
Four Letters of Love  
Top-notch cast aim to bring Nicholas Sparks-ish romance to life
Top-notch cast aim to bring Nicholas Sparks-ish romance to life
Moon  
Gripping thriller follows an ex-cage fighter standing up to injustice
Gripping thriller follows an ex-cage fighter standing up to injustice