Big Hero 6

Deadpool 2 v Lego Batman – the glorious future of superhero movies (no, really)

The success of Ryan Reynolds’ irreverent antihero has sped comic book adaptations towards grown-up territory, while the genre’s child-friendly side still thrives with animated fare such as Big Hero 6 and the Lego Movie spin-offs

Ben Child

26, Feb, 2016 @11:36 AM

Inflatable ‘soft robots’ like Baymax may be used in hospitals

Disney’s robotic healthcare assistant may become a reality, thanks to advances in inflatable technology

Mark Miodownik

25, Oct, 2015 @7:00 AM

The best films of 2015 so far – UK

Gathering together the best movies released in the UK this year, updated weekly

Guardian film

01, Sep, 2015 @12:30 PM

Testament of Youth; Wild; Big Hero 6; Stray Dogs; Honeytrap; Spring; Life of Riley; Dawg Fight review

Searing wartime romance with Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington, Reese Witherspoon takes a hike and a chilly Disney tackles evil

Guy Lodge

24, May, 2015 @6:00 AM

From gardening week to pie day: the strangest movie tie-ins

Could Superman persuade you to join the army? Or Kate Winslet have you reaching for the secateurs? The movie marketeers would like to think so …

Benjamin Lee

06, Apr, 2015 @5:30 PM

'Can’t we just show a load of movie trailers to chickens and rabbits?'

Want to know what small fluffy animals think of the latest movies? Now, thanks to the genius of cinema marketing, you can

Stuart Heritage

30, Mar, 2015 @1:37 PM

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – 'a beautiful historical fantasia'

Isao Takahata’s animated fable, eight years in the making, is a masterpiece to rank among Studio Ghibli’s finest

Mark Kermode, Observer film critic

22, Mar, 2015 @9:00 AM

Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel outruns Liam Neeson at UK box office

The sexagenarian action hero of Run All Night is beaten into second place as the later-life comedy sequel extends its chart-topping reservation

Charles Gant

17, Mar, 2015 @4:37 PM

Cinderella is belle of US box office while Liam Neeson falls short

Kenneth Branagh’s live action fairytale delivers huge $70.1m opening while action thriller Run All Night can barely walk

Ben Child

16, Mar, 2015 @9:34 AM

Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel books another week atop UK box office

No room for South African robot caper Chappie as the later-life comedy sequel comfortably matches its own predecessor

Charles Gant

10, Mar, 2015 @5:56 PM

Age before bondage: Second Best Marigold Hotel dominates Fifty Shades

Good-natured sequel sits on FSoG this week at the UK box office, while Will Smith can’t quite see to the top with Focus

Charles Gant

03, Mar, 2015 @1:39 PM

Fifty Shades of payday: film is highest-earning 18-certificate ever

Tight grip maintained on UK box office as Sam Taylor-Johnson’s S&M tale whips past The Wolf of Wall Street to claim record – and there’s good news for Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Never Beast

Charles Gant

24, Feb, 2015 @4:38 PM