Before walking back the decision, the ‘Heart of Gold’ singer-songwriter said he was turning down a headline slot at the 2025 festival because it was under the ‘corporate control’ of the BBC. He wasn’t exactly wrong, writes Louis Chilton... but it’s complicated

From brand new TV series to art exhibitions, theatre performances and Oscar-worthy films, our culture team have you covered for entertainment this month

Ahead of tonight’s ceremony, Louis Chilton and Adam White have surveyed the major categories at the Globes to determine which films and TV shows will reign supreme, from ‘The Substance’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ to ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Anora’

From ’Hijack’ to ‘Criminal Record’, we’ve taken our pick of the top series that are worth your time

The Independent’s culture team ranks the very best film actors of the century so far

The BBC sitcom is critically loathed – but is it the worst thing to appear on our screens? Louis Chilton spends a week with Brendan O’Carroll’s ‘Mammy’ and her unbearable boys to find out for himself

The man who was the face of British stand-up has never been cool, but now his comedy is almost radioactively un-chic – and he only has himself to blame, writes Louis Chilton

From the influx of celebrity lookalike contests to Moo Deng’s viral fame and some baffling movie press tours, Louis Chilton and Katie Rosseinsky look back at the year in pop culture

From ‘Juno’ to ‘Fight Club’, Louis Chilton picks 17 films that have been misunderstood

For a while, the ‘Gladiator’ star was one of the finest actors around. Now, he’s slumming it in the terrible new Marvel adaptation ‘Kraven the Hunter’. Louis Chilton looks at how Crowe lost his way

Patrick Marber directs a crowd-pleasing new revival of Mel Brooks’s timeless musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Most seemed to agree with the judges’ decision

AI-generated commenters made inappropriate comments about the spike in streams after the death of Liam Payne

Craig portrays a gay character in the new film ‘Queer’

The explanation was surprising...

It’s a big one...

Presenter has been off screens since leaving ‘This Morning’ last year

Sale was nearly 10 times the predicted amount

Premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ was fraught with uncertainty

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