Culture

'The Nutcracker' helps keep the lights on for American ballet companies

I watched Stand By Me with Rob Reiner. Both film and man changed my life | Rob Reiner

And the 2025 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year | Movies

Avengers: Doomsday trailer – as the hype builds, has Marvel got lost in the multiverse? | Movies

The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves | Editorial

Timothée Chalamet puts alter-ego rumors to rest in remix with EsDeeKid | Timothée Chalamet

‘There’s a sense of our freedoms becoming vulnerable’: novelist Alan Hollinghurst | Alan Hollinghurst

How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025 | Sinners