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Hamnet writer hails creative ‘family’ after Golden Globes success

Maggie O’Farrell wrote the novel of the same name.

Evening Standard

The Golden Globes ceremony ignored politics. But their big winner taps today’s unhappy turbulence

One Battle After Another engages with the tense climate of the second Trump administration unlike any other contender

The Guardian - UK

Ignore the awards – Hamnet is artificial and manipulative Shakespeare fan fiction

COMMENT: It is poised to sweep Oscar season, but Chloé Zhao’s tale of Shakespearean grief – starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal – is less a masterpiece than a blunt spade designed to whack you over the head until you weep from the pain, writes Patrick Sproull

The Independent UK

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Golden Globes 2026: Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet and Adolescence among big winners at glittering awards show

‘This is not a normal feeling or situation to be in’, says Jessie Buckley, as she collects award for her starring turn in Hamnet

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley and stars of Adolescence enjoy sparkling night at Golden Globes

The Irish star was named best actress in a drama.

The Independent UK

Jessie Buckley and cast of Adolescence in running for Golden Globes

The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles.

Evening Standard

‘She will go down as one of the best’: the rise of Jessie Buckley

From talent shows to the big screen, the actor’s performance in Hamnet has made her a leading awards contender

The Guardian - UK

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Bafta Awards longlist sees Leonardo DiCaprio thriller lead way with 16 nods

‘Hamnet’, ‘Sinners’ and Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ have also notched up an impressive amount of mentions on the list

The Independent UK

Netflix's competition isn't sleep anymore. Its battle against YouTube is like fighting an 'infinite number of monkeys,' top strategist says

Media disruption expert Doug Shapiro is writing a book about "infinite content" through his Substack, The Mediator. He talked to Fortune about what's next.

Fortune

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads Bafta longlist for 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio features in the leading actor longlist alongside Timothee Chalamet and Michael B Jordan.

Evening Standard

New movies: the most exciting films coming to theaters in January 2026

New movies are going to arrive weekly throughout 2026 – these are the biggest ones to look out for.

TechRadar

Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

Evening Standard

The rise of Jessie Buckley: Why the Hamnet star is set for Oscar glory

The Irish actor has had a fascinating career since she almost won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV talent show as a teen

Evening Standard

Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama

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Total Film

After promoting Oscar favorite Hamnet, Paul Mescal wants to take a break until his 2028 Beatles movies: "People will get a break from me and I'll get a break from them"

Paul Mescal is interested in "rationing" his on-screen roles going forward

Euronews

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Love and loss in Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama 'Hamnet'; the return of taut thriller 'The Night Manager', and the Royal Scottish Academy kicks off a vibrant year-long programme for its 200th anniversary. Here's what to put in your diary this week.

The Guardian - UK

Doomed lovers, high heels and The Odyssey: films to get excited about in 2026

Margot Robbie busts her corset in Wuthering Heights, the Devil Wears Prada sequel goes fashionably to war, and Christopher Nolan brings us a Greek epic. Plus much more in our pick of the best films coming to UK cinemas this year

The Mary Sue

Don’t Sleep on These Films *Not* Directed by Men in 2025

Let's take a look back at the films woman and nonbinary directors released in 2025, from Academy Award winners to debut filmmakers.

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The Guardian - UK

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard

The wife of William Shakespeare takes centre stage in a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley

The Guardian - UK

Everything about Paul Mescal is irresistible – with one exception

The actor has said Shakespeare’s language can be understood ‘in the body’. I couldn’t disagree more, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

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Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman cast in Elsinore

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman are to lead the cast of Elsinore, a film about the late Chariots of Fire star Ian Charleson.

The Independent UK

Acting legend blames social media for ‘marked lack of interest in the arts’

The 91-year-old actress was speaking ahead of the release of Sky Arts’ Tea With Judi Dench

Evening Standard

Judi Dench says social media has led to a ‘marked lack of interest in the arts’

The actress said she worried young people would not benefit from the theatre in the way previous generations had.

Evening Standard

Hamnet stars on historical figures and awards hype

The stars of the film walked the red carpet in Dublin on Saturday.

The Mary Sue

You’re all being weird about ‘Hamnet’

Stop being weird about it!

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