First look reviewSnowpiercerReviewDespite the drawn-out production process, the Boon Jong-ho-directed sci-fi fable about a giant train turns out a wonderfully realised delight Snowpiercer chugs into Edinburgh carrying quite a bit of baggage: a contentious re-edit by Harvey Weinstein à la Grace of Monaco, the burden of previous English language flops by other Korean directors (Stoker, The Last Stand); and a daft-sounding premise involving a giant allegorical train that goes over tired ground covered by Elysium and District 9.

MoviesReviewThe actor plays a man who uses his disorder to balance books for criminals in a film that struggles to balance derivative action and underwritten romance “Sooner or later, difference scares people.” The Accountant puts that sentiment in the mouth of a military man (Robert C Treveiler) explaining the tough ways of the world to his autistic, bullied son. But it could as easily be said by the director Gavin O’Connor, who has put together a drama so familiar and formulaic that even the most timid viewer will be comforted.

BaseballIn an extract from her new book on cheating in American society, JM Fenster explains how bending the rules has always been a part of baseball Throughout most millennia, people were too busy avoiding sudden death themselves to worry about which sports teams made the playoffs. In those long years, a good season meant food. “Track” meant food and “field” meant food. Rooting, of course, meant a carrot. Prehistoric peoples didn’t waste words on sports, let alone billions of their hard-earned dollars.

Buy now, pay laterThe fashion brand is not paying buyers back – but big finance firms say they will return cash Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms have pledged to refund shoppers affected by the collapse of the fast-fashion retailer Missguided. The online clothing brand entered administration on 30 May owing suppliers millions of pounds and leaving customers in the dark about orders and refunds. Administrators from Teneo are in charge until Frasers Group, the retail empire owned by the Sports Direct founder, Mike Ashley, takes over in August after a £20m deal.

Rumour MillSoccerToday’s fluff is causing a kerfuffle across Europe When the big clubs see something they like, they don’t hang about. Raphaël Varane was just a sparkle in the eye of Lens fans when Real Madrid signed the then 18-year-old for €10m back in 2011, right under the noses of Manchester United. “I hurtled down on the train from Euston to Lille to sign the young French defender Varane,” Sir Alex Ferguson wrote in his 2015 book Leading.