‘It always destroys me’: our writers on their saddest movie deaths
As Julia Louis-Dreyfus tackles the death of her on-screen daughter in recent fantastical drama Tuesday, Guardian writers look back at the death scenes that ruined them
May 2023
The Lion Sleeps Tonight: one song’s journey from 1930s South Africa to Disney money-spinner
Mbube – the vocal harmony song that ended up on The Lion King soundtrack – made its writer $2. But beyond the exploitation and legal battles lies a more inspiring story
April 2022
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Mandy to I Blame Society: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Nicolas Cage dials it up to 11 in a sensationally nasty fantasy schlocker, and Gillian Wallace Horvat sends up Hollywood in a murder-filled mockumentary
December 2021
Ranked
The most unusual movie sex scenes – ranked!
Lady Gaga and Adam Driver give us animal grunting in House of Gucci and Agathe Rousselle mates with a car in Titane – but that’s tame compared with some of the sexual themes cinema has found to explore
January 2021
Prove me wrong
The Lion King's syrupy songs make me want to throw my screening device to the hyenas
That film is the worst, argues Ellen Leabeater. And don’t get her started on adults who sing Hakuna Matata at karaoke. Calla Wahlquist tries to prove her wrong
September 2020
The Lion King 2 to be directed by Moonlight's Barry Jenkins
The Oscar-winner will take on a follow-up to the 2019 hit Disney remake which will delve into the mythology of the characters
July 2020
Black Is King review – Beyoncé’s love song to the black diaspora
Beyoncé unveils trailer for Disney+ visual album Black is King
May 2020
Come-hither lions and sleazy owls: when Disney classics are difficult
I thought the Disney+ archive of classic films was a perfect lockdown diversion for my kids – until I rewatched them
December 2019
Mane attraction: cats beat dogs at the box office – but is the data fishy?
Films with feline stars have generated $1.3 bn more in revenue compared with canine capers, according to a curious new survey
October 2019
How we made
Julie Taymor: how we made The Lion King musical
Roaring success: backstage at The Lion King – in pictures
August 2019
Summer box office 2019: what are the major lessons of the season?
Less rebooting! More Keanu! Less Shaft! The summer season is over and it’s time to sift through the hits and misses to see what the industry can learn
The Lion King missed an opportunity to talk about the climate crisis
Grey Moran
Like the movie’s characters, the audience is experiencing the unprecedented, rapid destruction of earth – but the film doesn’t acknowledge it
Disney, king of the box office, now primed to do battle with Netflix
Farmer cuts up rare Woolworths Lion King ooshies on live TV – video
Explain it to me quickly
Why did two farmers destroy a rare ooshie live on the Today show?
July 2019
Disney breaks own record for global box office returns in a year
The Lion King helps Disney amass $7.67bn to date in 2019, passing the previous best mark of $7.61bn in 2016
From tragic to magic: what's the best Disney remake so far?
As The Lion King roars into cinemas, the CGI spectacle continues an ever-expanding line of flashy new takes on the studio’s library of animated classics
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Lion King review – resplendent but pointless
Jon Favreau’s photorealistic copy of the classic 1994 animated feature is a virtual triumph – but why go to the effort?
