Whiplash
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Readers recommend: songs that command or instructLook sharp! Get on it! Don’t stop! This week it’s time to name songs that, whether in title or lyrics, employ the imperative form. Now get started … please … says Peter Kimpton
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The best films of 2015 so far – UKGathering together the best movies released in the UK this year, updated weekly
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Michael Keaton and JK Simmons swing free of King Kong sequelScheduling conflicts blamed for key duo’s departure from latest big budget Hollywood monster epic Kong: Skull Island, which will revisit home of giant ape
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After two months of dragging, Japan rushes to see WhiplashThe Oscar nominee is still gaining remarkable momentum in east Asia after release eight weeks back, echoing its storming performance in South Korea
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American Sniper; Ex Machina; Whiplash; The Spectacular Now; The Gambler; Shaun the Sheep Movie; Lost River – reviewClint Eastwood crafts a subtle and layered war tale, Alex Garland builds some creepy robots and Miles Teller puts in two fine performances
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Insurgent exploits YA gap and proves dauntless in France and BrazilThe second instalment of the Divergent series holds its ground at the global box office, but Sean Penn’s Gunman misfires
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Viral video chart: House of Cards, Game of Thrones and Christina AguileraFrank Underwood gets the Sesame Street treatment, Big Bird does Oscar-winning Birdman and Mary Poppins sings death metal
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American Sniper's adjective no obstacle as it outguns UK competition againCharles Gant: Big in the US, Clint Eastwood’s US Iraq war tale remains on top in the UK as well, taking out Taken 3, while Mortdecai loses out to Ex Machina
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Oscars 2015: who will win best supporting actor?Guy Lodge: four of the names on the best supporting actor ticket would be worthy picks – but only one is a shoo-in
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Terrorism threat forces closure of Belgian film festivalThe Ramdam festival in Tournai is shut down after authorities assessed threats against the cinema complex where it is held
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Oscars 2015: who will win best adapted screenplay?With scrappy wild card – and original screenplay – Whiplash vying for the prize alongside Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything and major player American Sniper, the winner will remain a mystery until the envelope is opened, writes Guy Lodge
The 50 best films of 2015 in the UK The best films of 2015: Guardian readers' choice