21 h. ago ‘Left me physically exhausted’: readers on their most stressful movies ever

After Guardian writers shared their picks, readers responded with films including Gravity, Paranormal Activity and The RoadWhen the film ended suddenly and silently I found I was gripping the seat armrests and noticed too that nobody moved. I can’t remember a cinema experience where literally nobody moved after a film ended. It was dead quiet for several seconds, I am guessing that many if not most of the audience had actually witnessed the real event on 9/11 on TV, as I had. Visceral cinema a bit too close to the bone, yet sensitive, nonexploitative and direction as tight as it gets. waxanimal Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago Antiques Roadshow expert gasps 'my knees are shaking!' as he's presented with 'heart

One of the experts on the Antiques Roadshow was left physically shaking after a guest presented him with a 'heart-stopping item' on Sunday's episode of the show.

Culture

4 d. ago ‘Verging on unwatchable’: Guardian writers on their most stressful movies

With the US release of Rose Byrne’s anxiety-inducing motherhood spiral If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, writers relive their most uncomfortable movie watchesThe only movie I have literally had to take breaks from in order to give my sympathetic nervous system time to downshift out of flight or flight mode, Scott Mann’s 2022 psychological thriller Fall is brilliant in its simplicity. Thrill-seeking climbing influencer Hunter convinces her bestie Becky to do a little immersion therapy after her husband Dan’s sudden death during a climb leaves her fearful, depressed and suicidal. The goal: to climb a decommissioned TV transmission tower deep in the California desert that’s roughly twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. When the rickety ladder that gets them to a tiny platform at the structure’s top falls to smithereens, the women suddenly discover new meanings of SOL. The film is nothing if not an excuse to gloriously parade a series of show-stopping, sweaty-palm scenes, yet it becomes a dee...

Politics

7 d. ago Metropolitan Police officer who unzipped woman's dress in party 'prank' is sacked

PC Finley Sky left the woman ‘physically exposed’ during the incident, at a party attended by his colleagues and members of the public

Events

2 w. ago Wizard of Oz curse from excruciating burns, poisoning and Judy Garland's pill addiction

The original 1939 film of the Wizard of Oz left many of its cast members permanently scarred - both physically and mentally - and set its lead star Judy Garland down a path of drug dependancy that would ultimately take her life at the age of 47

Events

last month Millions renovate homes rather than moving to avoid stress and cost

One in 15 homes in England and Wales have made substantial home improvements, such as installing a loft conversion.

Economics