Craig McLean

Alongside Cate Blanchett, newcomer Sophie Kauer is the stand-out in Tár. As the brilliant psychological drama starts hoovering up awards-season love, we speak to the 21-year-old music student from Guildford – and tap her for an exclusive "Introduction to Classical Music" playlist.

Dollies and mermaids and whales, oh my! Counting down the movie magic we’re most excited about this year.

Meet the actors, musicians, and designers looking to leave their mark this year.

The five best non-lead TV actors of 2022 #5: The youngest sibling in Sharon Horgan’s firecracker ensemble dramedy had us crushing in all the right ways.

The five best non-lead TV characters of 2022 #1: Chef’s kiss for the restaurant manager played by an IRL sandwich connoisseur. At least he’s the show's lead asshole.

Call Sheet: the teenage star of His Dark Materials talks abusive onscreen parents and entering the Star Wars universe with The Acolyte.

The young Londoner spent two years, naked and blue, filming James Cameron’s epic sequel. This is The Way of Water, and the way of building an acting career from teenage dreams.

10 songs that defined 2022: Stranger Things helped, sure, but it's the message of Kate Bush's 37-year-old single that hooked younger listeners.

10 songs that defined 2022: The Harry's House single was truly unescapable.

Director Luca Guadagnino on combining teenage love with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Lovely.

After she cancelled shows earlier this autumn for the sake of her mental health, we joined the singer in Iceland for the final gig of her 18-month tour – and found a woman exiting one stage, ready for the next.

Time to get poolside for a second season in the sun for HBO’s hit dramedy. This time, we’re in Sicily, with the British actor, director and writer among a mostly new cast of the rich and bonkers.

These and other serious matters of state with House of the Dragon’s breakout star, in a deep-dive discussion as the HBO drama comes to a brilliant climax. Warning: here be spoilers.

Romeo and Juliet… and Rosaline. The Booksmart and Dopesick star on shaking up Shakespeare, loving Louis Vuitton – and defending Olivia Wilde.

London Film Festival: The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem bare all in a brilliant documentary about the early Noughties scene.

London Film Festival: techno gets the definitive documentary it deserves, in a brilliant portrait of the genre’s Black pioneers.

Ahead of this week’s opening of the LFF, and THE FACE’s rolling coverage, here are the galas and special presentations we’re most looking forward to.

Botox, Buckfast, behavioural therapy and belly laughs: how the superstar singer-songwriter fought Tourette’s for his triumphant comeback.

Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennott, Myha’la Herrold, Thuso Mbedu, Whitney Peak and Rain Spencer are starring in some of the most exciting projects on screens big and small over the coming months.