The hero

You creep slowly up the ornate steps towards a beautiful treasure chest. The rest of your adventuring party is distracting the guards, leaving you solely responsible for retrieving the ultimate fortun

Andrew Wincott reflects on his performance as the delightfully devilish Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3 with Emma Withington

NEARLY 130 YEARS SINCE THE LUMIÈRE BROTHERS INVENTED CINEMA, HERE WE ARE, WITH HOLLYWOOD TRANSFORMING BY THE D AY, STREAMING CHANGING THE GAME, AND AI LOOMING LARGE. WITH THE INDUSTRY MORE EXCITING — BUT MORE UNPREDICTABLE — THAN EVER BEFORE, WE ASK BLOCKBUSTER FILMMAKERS AND INDIE DIRECTORS ALIKE HOW THEY’RE FEELING… AND WHAT’S IN STORE

Josh Tillman’s latest grand orchestral apocalyptic vision is bleak but joyfully delivered. By Tom Doyle. Illustration by Bill McConkey.

THE UNDISPUTED KING

eyewitness Carl Worswick reports