Ray Gunn review – Brad Bird’s animated film-noir sci-fi caper is an old-school family classic
Sam Rockwell voices the gumshoe who becomes embroiled with Scarlett Johansson’s femme fatale in this big-hearted and beautifully designed fantasy spectacularBrad Bird, the Spielberg of animation, applies his masterly authorial touch to a terrific family…
‘I’ve hit my midlife sexpot era!’ Romola Garai on marital misery, cheating … and sex scenes in cars
Layby hookups are all in a day’s work for Romola Garai in her steamy new drama Adultery. She talks faking orgasms, keeping secrets – and making audiences pass outIn a raging storm in the Peak District last winter, a blue Toyota Yaris was parked in a…
Nicolas Ghesquière takes us into the future for Louis Vuitton show in Paris
Models walk runway at the Louvre with flying cars hovering above as designer envisions city life in a warming worldIn silk slip dresses, breezy vented tunics and gossamer layers of chiffon, the models on Louis Vuitton’s catwalk were perfectly dressed for…
F1 looks amateurish and incompetent after farcical scenes in Sepang | Giles Richards
Review is under way, but there will be no quick fix for misconceived regulations that resulted in cars being unable to run in the rainFormula One has gone to no little pains this season in insisting the new format is more popular than ever, despite…
‘Insane’: F1 drivers unite over engine regulations after chaotic Bahrain GP
Antonelli and Hamilton led the criticism in SepangRace delayed after software problems in wet conditionsFormula One drivers issued a damning condemnation of the sport’s current engine regulations that caused the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to open…
‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court
Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street and attracting litter, gulls and ratsPeople living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop…
Gears of War: E-Day review – an alien invasion shouldn’t be this boring
Xbox, PC (version tested); The Coalition/Xbox Game StudiosE-Day boasts the best combat in 20 years of Gears games – but everything surrounding it is disappointingEvery Gears of War game released in the last 20 years has made reverent reference to…
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn
Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by…
How Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil stands out from all other game adaptations
There’s no Leon, Claire or Ada Wong in Cregger’s adaptation. Instead, it re-creates something more fundamental – the strange, terrifying experience of actually playing the game• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI’ve been…
London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?
With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the train’s future into questionIf Heathrow finally builds its third runway, Londoners can expect hundreds more planes flying overhead each day. But greater congestion on the…