The Algorithm Age

Director John Maclean is back in cinemas this summer with his second film, a decade after his award-winning and critically acclaimed debut, Slow West. The revisionist Western starring Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee saw him named by Bafta as ‘a Brit to Watch’ and claim a jury prize at Sundance. It was dubbed one of the films of the year and still has a 92% score from critics on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes . And now Maclean’s finally returned with his second film – ‘notoriously difficult’ in Britain, he says – a Scottish samurai Western, naturally. Starring Jack Lowden, Tim Roth , Japanese model and songwriter Kōki and Shogun’s Takehiro Hira, Tornado sees a Japanese puppeteer’s daughter get caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang in 18th-century rural Scotland. A refreshingly unusual combination of things, Maclean reveals that Tornado ‘led on’ from Slow West as an idea, examining the concept of nationality aga...

Charlize Theron has spoken about her struggle to heal after her mother fatally shot her alcoholic father in self-defence when she was just 15. The actress, 49, spoke about the tragedy on the latest episode of Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper , saying it wasn't until her late thirties that she was able to "shake off the weight" of the experience. Charles Theron drunkenly threatened her and her mother, Gerda, with a gun in 1991. He fired three times and miraculously missed his wife and daughter, but taking no chances Gerda grabbed her handgun and killed her now-late husband. READ MORE: Rock star and wife make first public appearance after scandal Gerda faced no charges, as the shooting was ruled as self-defence. Reflecting on growing up with an alcoholic father, the actress explained: "It was just years and years of this consistent... walking into the house, waking up and not knowing what I was walking into. "That's ...