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<p>Delroy Lindo: 'Sinners is telling the larger story of what happens when a community is violated'</p>

Interview

Delroy Lindo: ‘I get tired of my own voice – but never of Sinners’

The star of the Oscar-tipped blockbuster speaks to Louis Chilton about the ‘genius’ of Ryan Coogler, his multiple collaborations with Spike Lee, and why, at 73, retirement is the furthest thing from his mind

<p>In ‘The Next Act’, Simon Cowell exhibits a sense of race-against-the-clock fatalism</p>

Comment

Simon Cowell is a man out of time in his sad, bleak Netflix show

Best of 2025

The 20 greatest albums of 2025, from Rosalía to Lily Allen

<p>Richard Osman</p>

McCrum on Books

The sad truth about Richard Osman and the books you should buy instead

Features & Reviews

<p>A real boy: Aya Nakamura and Andrea Sadler as Puppeteers and Lee Braithwaite as ‘Pinocchio’ at Shakespeare’s Globe</p>

Full of heart, Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe is anything but wooden

<p>Gloria Swanson as the faded movie star Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’</p>

Inside film

Hollywood is poison – and 75 years ago Sunset Boulevard exposed it all

Doctor Who spin-off The War Between is bland without the Time Lord

<p>Russell Tovey is starring in ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’</p>

Interview

Russell Tovey: ‘We all have a responsibility to choose empathy’

<p>Balvinder Sopal's Musicals Week performance</p>

Comment

Strictly’s dance-off queen Balvinder Sopal has so much to be proud of

<p>Nick Cave’s creative output has been the subject of admiration for decades</p>

In Focus

Nick Cave’s Veiled World is a captivating look at his artistic genius

<p>‘I’m as actory as they get’: Billy Crudup was amused by the idea of playing a Method actor in ‘Jay Kelly’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Billy Crudup: ‘America is becoming an increasingly lawless community’

<p>Pro-Palestine protesters march outside the arena in Basel, Switzerland, at Eurovision 2025</p>

Comment

As Israel is set to compete, Eurovision’s future hangs in the balance

<p>‘It’s like we’re walking around as a kind of Frankenstein of different tweets. It’s this poisonous, internet-bred irony that’s very stunting’</p>

Interview

Search Party’s John Early: ‘We don’t have thinkers. We have memes’

<p>Christmas confections abound on the West End and beyond</p>

Christmas 2025

Festive shows you can still book in time for Christmas

<p>From us to you: The Independent team pick their favourite books to gift this year</p>

Christmas 2025

The best books to give as presents this Christmas

<p>Gary Lineker has had plenty to smile about since leaving the BBC</p>

In Focus

For Gary Lineker The Rest Is… world domination

The Saturday Interview

The Saturday Interview

Josh Brolin: ‘I shouldn’t have ended up where I ended up’

<p>‘Media is co-opting children so early. And it is because of the devices we have in our hands’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘I’m nearly 50. I’ve experienced grief’

Rising Stars

<p>Petticrew stars in a classic tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the Troubles</p>

Interview

Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’

Tom Blyth

Interview

Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games taught me I don’t act to get attention’

<p>Sadler won the Best Scripted Comedy Bafta for her show</p>

Interview

Kat Sadler: ‘I don’t care if Such Brave Girls makes you uncomfortable’

<p>‘We all need an opportunity. And I’m fortunate that I got mine’</p>

Interview

James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre is a guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’

Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’

Zara Larsson is the latest guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Zara Larsson ‘didn’t expect’ reaction to support slot for Tate McRae

Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations with Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie reveals how Ian McKellen made him break character

News

The Countdown

<p>Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in ‘Mission: Impossible III’</p>

The Countdown

15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster

<p>Overrated?: Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’</p>

The most overrated films of the 21st century

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Not even music’s greats are immune to writing absolutely terrible songs</p>

13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Independent TV

Claudia Winkleman makes vow to Johannes Radebe ahead of Strictly exit

Strictly’s Tess Daly chokes up at emotional Bruce Forsyth tribute

Gavin and Stacey fans could get their hands on beloved prop

Strictly star admits he almost gave up on auditioning for the show

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Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

Entertainment deals

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Best TV deals for November 2025, from Sony, Samsung and more

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Best iPad deals for November 2025, selected by an expert

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