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Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah discussed Robert Mueller’s investigation and Trump’s UN speech, while Stephen Colbert interviewed Hillary Clinton

Peter O’Toole’s impossibly charismatic debut performance remains a mesmeric marvel in this digitally restored version of the exhilarating historical drama

The Death of Stalin has been met with critical acclaim. But it’s no surprise that some in Russia are failing to see the funny side of the Soviet spoof

The fantasy novelist recently struck a $1m book deal, but her storylines have also fallen foul of a Russian ban on ‘gay propaganda’

A privileged young white woman gallivants around the developing world in search of adventure … is it Lara Croft or White Saviour Barbie?

A searing indictment of the record of the former mayor of London, who emptied the public purse to produce ill-conceived ornaments

Beyond the Sun, to be released at Christmas, tells story of children searching for God, with proceeds going to charity

Late singer will be subject of exhibition at National Portrait Gallery next year looking at ‘untold story’ of his influence on art

Theroux kicks down the fourth wall to show how the troubles of early 20th-century Europe mirror our own

As an American in 1990s Cuba, Tria Giovan risked being branded a traitor. But the photographer continued to visit and, from the dance hall to the hair salon, she captured the resilient spirit of the Cuban people

She was a demon hunter, stole scenes as Michaela Coel’s sister and is in a farce about Labour’s identity crisis. But Susan Wokoma is turning to her own family to write her next roles

Barbican Art Gallery, London This dazzling retrospective reveals the savage sweep of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist whose blood-spattered mouths and grinning human skulls captured the tragic arc of American history

London show will explore works by nine radical feminists whose creations were once considered too explicit to be shown

With Venice and Toronto out of the way, there’s an ultra-competitive best actress race shaping up – but a lack of major best picture contenders

Filmgoers have handed the film the lowest possible rating, putting it among a select group of F-rated movies that includes the Nic Cage remake of The Wicker Man. Can the Jennifer Lawrence horror really be ‘the worst film of the century’?

‘I wanted to be the first guy to use a four-letter word in a musical – but the line ended up as “krup you” instead’

Modigliani seduces, the Turner hits Hull, Rebecca Warren shakes up St Ives – and Gilbert and George have a close shave with facial hair

Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel becomes first show produced by a streaming site to take home best drama Emmy; other big winners included HBO’s Big Little Lies and SNL

His battles with the Chinese state made him an artist. Now a rootless exile who rarely leaves his studio in Berlin, he explains why his new documentary about the global plight of migrants will haunt him for the rest of his life

Darren Aronofsky’s darkly comic blend of home-invasion nightmare and eco-parable takes some digesting – but it’s worth it

Screenwriter Ron Hutchinson reveals the bizarre truth behind one of the Hollywood giant’s final films, The Island of Dr Moreau

After a six-year hiatus, the ninth series of Curb Your Enthusiasm is about to begin

Six years after he left London for New York, is the novelist feeling homesick? He talks about the shock of Trump and status anxiety on both sides of the pond

Darren Aronofsky taps into the maternal instinct to inspire fear in his latest movie, Mother! – and he’s certainly not the first film-maker to do so

After 50 years Iain Sinclair has lost his compulsion to write about the city. In the wake of terrorism and tragedy, he makes a final pilgrimage

Prolific character actor, who appeared in scores of films including Paris, Texas, Alien, Repo Man and The Straight Story, died in an LA hospital on Friday