THE BEST FILMS, BOOKS AND GREAT DAYS OUT TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

8 JANUARY THURSDAY

The Night Manager returns for its long-awaited second instalment, with Tom Hiddleston back as the ever-elusive Jonathan Pine. Inspired by John le Carré’s novel but with an original storyline weaved in

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4 JANUARY SUNDAY

Audiences continued to defy the critics in 2025, with two widely panned films – A Minecraft Movie and the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch – dominating the box office. Here are some of the films the critics did like, a few of which were also commercial hits