The Last of Us finale is darkly knotty
A huge hit, the postapocalyptic HBO show’s first series has finished off powerfully – by replicating the original video game’s remarkable conclusion. Stephen Kelly...
The best pop star of her generation?
From pop-rock to R&B and country-disco, the chameleonic Miley Cyrus has done it all. With single Flowers a huge hit and new album Endless...
Oscars 2023: 10 things you need to know
Ahead of the ceremony on Sunday night, BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick out the controversies and talking points from...
9 Oscars outfits once mocked now iconic
From Babs to Bjork, here are the bold looks that were once derided at the Oscars but are now celebrated and deemed cool. Clare...
A cult novel’s ‘dangerous’ diary
The 1952 novel Forbidden Notebook reveals one woman’s interior life with radical honesty. On International Women’s Day, Clare Thorp explores how the book –...
Will this song make Oscars history?
The central song-and-dance number from the Indian film RRR became an internet sensation, and is strongly tipped to win the Oscar for best original...
Surprise hit that’s an Oscars favourite
Why did an oddball, absurdist multiverse movie became a surprise hit – and the wild card of awards season? Caryn James explores the film’s...