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This diverting comedy series follows the misfortunes of a fictional director as his debut film descends into carnage
The scams and fraudsters that bedevil the art market; David Mamet’s 40 years of Hollywood scandals; Brexit and the undoing of Theresa May’s premiership; Neel Mukherjee’s novel of human connections; a twisted narrative of descent into terrorism; dark, fractured fiction from Jón Kalman Stefánsson — plus Nilanjana Roy on the revelations of writers’ letters and Alex Clark’s pick of new audiobooks
What do recent frauds and scandals mean for the future of an under-regulated sector that’s ripe for speculation?
Dana Mattioli’s important book looks the winner-takes-all dynamic that built a competition-squashing behemoth
The German artist’s dark oeuvre highlighted social problems with devastating power
This groundbreaking exhibition shows how Italy changed the painter and sculptor’s art not just once, but twice
A revival in London of Peter Wright’s tasteful Birmingham Royal Ballet version is always welcome
Rupert Thomson’s exceptional novel makes co-conspirators of his readers in the story of a history professor’s mid-life breakdown
The American screenwriter’s account of four decades in Hollywood is as gossipy and scandalous as you’d expect
Rachel Cockerell movingly chronicles her ancestors’ migration from Kyiv to America — via a scheme for a homeland in Texas
Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines and J’Nai Bridges incarnate episodes from the early life of Jesus in this opera-oratorio
Zendaya shines in ‘Challengers’, a sensual story of tennis and love; Liam Neeson is a weary hitman in ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’; ‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ is a moving and meditative delight; Paola Cortellesi’s ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ cleverly channels Italian neorealism; LaKeith Stanfield is a false messiah in ‘The Book of Clarence’; Johnny Depp plays the king to Maïwenn’s mistress in ‘Jeanne du Barry’ — reviews by Danny Leigh and Jonathan Romney
Ireland in the 1970s is the setting for Robert Lorenz’s neo-Western
Paola Cortellesi channels Italian neorealist cinema in a film that pulls off some risky tricks
Irish director Pat Collins’s meditative film measures life’s disappointments against the enduring presence of nature
New York exhibition reveals the array of techniques artists used to conceal their subjects’ identities
This globe-hopping new novel is a bold study in human connection
The play’s scenes differ every night depending on what an onstage mechanism spits out
The four-part documentary traces the band’s evolution from their mid-1980s rise to an anniversary comeback
Well-layered textures and attractive vocals from an array of guests dominate the electronic duo’s fourth record
The singer-songwriter’s latest record focuses less on role playing and more on exploring extreme states of mind
The South Korean star boldly faces up to the famous pianists of the past in his debut recording
Named after Robert Rauschenberg artworks, improvised tracks make this intriguing solo recording stand out
In a new simulation and strategy game, vast swaths of empty countryside are at your disposal
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