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‘Nobody believes in the future any more’
Adam Curtis and Ari Aster on how to wake up from the post-truth nightmare

Paranoia is exploited to control us. Movies are groomed to flatter us. How can we make sense of our lives? Two film-makers try to navigate the chaos

Picks of the week

The Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza
‘I must document everything’

Ranked
Drink it up! All 21 Daniel Day-Lewis films

Nil points
How did a new War of the Worlds movie get a 0% critical rating?

Sydney Sweeney
The Hollywood up-and-comer who started a culture war

‘I couldn’t get rid of Finchy’
Ralph Ineson on The Office – and becoming a Hollywood superstar at 55

Grieving parents take on social media giants
‘Children are entering a hellscape’

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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week

Freakier Friday
Puppyishly uninhibited Jamie Lee Curtis saves body-swap sequel

While Lindsay Lohan puts in a serviceable appearance it’s her co-star who makes this zany update a treat

This week's reviews

The Kingdom
An intensely exciting and absorbing mob drama

An intensely exciting and absorbing mob drama

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Stirring study of activism and adversity of a deaf icon

Stirring study of activism and adversity of a deaf icon

Viet and Nam
Hallucinatory love story feels the pain of a nation

Hallucinatory love story feels the pain of a nation

Eight Postcards from Utopia
Found-footage fever dream of post-Ceauşescu Romania

Found-footage fever dream of post-Ceauşescu Romania

Weapons
Zach Cregger’s slick Barbarian follow-up is a bumpy ride

Zach Cregger’s slick Barbarian follow-up is a bumpy ride