Mona Fastvold’s unconventional, unquestioning film about a religious fanatic is itself an act of devotion

We're back in the land of Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for the second half of the Wicked adaptation. It's a box office hit, but critics have been divided. Was making a Wicked sequel the best or worst move for the franchise?   Timothée Chalamet is flooding Liv and Miranda's timelines with a string of press stunts: from a spoof marketing Zoom call and designer merch collabs to commissioning orange blimps to hype his new film. So who is the little-known 29-year-old Glaswegian behind the stunts who is collaborating with Timothée, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish?   Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE    Read Wendy's review of Wicked: For Good HERE    Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here's what's on their radar this week:    Liv: Burgonia (film)   Miranda:  This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich by Daniel Rachel (book)    Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer's New Review HERE    Let's chat! Send us your voice notes!  @WeHaveNotes_Pod on Instagram @WeHaveNotes_Pod on TikTok wehavenotes@observer.co.uk via email     

In Óliver Laxe’s visceral thriller a father and son go from rave to rave in search of a missing loved one

This year’s ceremony celebrated homegrown talent over Hollywood, with Akinola Davies Jr, Robert Aramayo – and a packet of Twiglets – making headlines

Oscar-nominated Rose Byrne is raw and exposed as an unravelling mother in this impressive, immersive piece of film-making

This Brazilian hit about a runaway with a powerful enemy skates close to chaos

An Iraqi schoolgirl is tasked with making a classroom cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday in Hasan Hadi’s sharply observed, bittersweet odyssey

Sensuality seeps into every aspect of Emerald Fennell’s provocative Brontë adaptation

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù is a commanding, charismatic presence as a father struggling in 1990s Nigeria in Akinola Davies Jr’s superb debut feature

Kristen Stewart’s debut about a woman who finds safety in swimming is unflinching

Will Arnett is terrific as a depressed, drifting dad who finds his purpose on the standup comedy circuit in Bradley Cooper’s confident, refreshingly informal third movie

Richard Linklater’s handsome Nouvelle Vague looks as cool as the French New Wave

Supremely slick, crisp and uncomfortably relevant, Park Chan-wook's film about a machiavellian mid-level paper company executive is unmistakably a Park picture

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an hour or a night out to spare

Claire Foy is fearless in this beautiful adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir

Ryan Coogler’s vampire movie set in Jim Crow era Mississippi overtakes Hamnet and One Battle After Another to set new Academy Award nomination record

Kaouther Ben Hania’s ethically dubious docu-fiction film about a Gazan child’s last moments is one of the most distressing films of the last decade

The latest instalment of the zombie franchise explores the darkest side of human nature

Rowan Athale’s boxing drama is flat-footed and plodding; plus, a delightful tribute to the much-missed comedian

Jessie Buckley is a force of nature as Shakespeare’s witchy wife in Hamnet

Did this full-hearted, rhinestone-encrusted tribute to Neil Diamond have to be so unremittingly bland?