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From Matilda to Stormzy: Your complete guide to this week’s entertainment | Culture

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Going Out - Saturday Magillo

go out: Movie

The Glass Onion: The Mystery of Wilderness Action
come out now & Netflix December 23
Daniel Craig delivers another barrel of his best Kentucky-fried accent work as Benoit Blanc, Deep South’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, Capitalizing on the frenzied response to the wilderness action, it’s essentially more of the same, only this time the mystery takes place on the goofy tech bro’s private island.

Matilda
come out now
A toe-tapping version of one of Roald Dahl’s best-loved children’s stories is in theaters, and Emma Thompson’s dreadful Miss Trunchbull is worth it alone Admission, but the vulgar wormwood parents of Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough.

bones and all
come out now
“Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino has another dreamy teen romance, only this time with an interesting twist: The lead couple are cannibals. Timothy Chalamet Taylor Russell plays the man-eating pair we strangely find ourselves rooting for as we gulp our way through the American Midwest in the 1980s.

what we see when we look exist Sky?
come out now
We’re all familiar with the stranger-meeting plot of Hollywood romantic comedies, but this magical German-Georgian drama takes the tactic to unexpected places, as the star-crossed lovers wake up unimaginably transformed so that they can’t Meet on their planned date. Catherine Bray


go out: show

black pink.
Hi Visible… Blackpink. Photo: YG Entertainment

black pink
The O2, London, November 30th and December 1st
The world’s biggest girl band played two stages in London in support of their first album Born Pink. Filled with nods to hip-hop, pop and R&B, their smooth, croon-filled K-pop songs look set to be properly brought to life in the O2’s cavernous setting with the help of lasers and smoke machines. Michael Cragg

biceps
December 1-3; tour starts Brighton
Belfast-born, London-based DJ-producers Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBryer cap off a stellar year with a three-day UK gig at Glastonbury’s West Holts stage . Pulse’s new single Water, a mix of breakdance and house, should complement 2021’s second album, Isles, and its series of firecrackers. Mitsubishi Corporation

Nu Culture Orchestra
Sunderland Fire Station, November 27
Britain’s innovative Nu Jazz Orchestra was conceived by Tomorrow’s Warriors founder Gary Crosby as a fusion of genres, generations and cultural backgrounds. Joni Mitchell’s collaboration with jazz great Charles Mingus is celebrated in this show, with powerful jazz-soul singer Eska playing Mitchell’s ( Mitchell’s role. john fordham

paul lewis plays schubert
Turner Sims Hall, Southampton, November 29; tour through March 7
Paul Lewis will present a survey of Schubert’s piano sonatas in four programs on tour spanning two seasons next year. Each recital includes early, middle and late works, so Lewis starts with Sonata D568 in E flat major, followed by Sonata in A minor D784 and the great Sonata in D major D850. Andrew Clements


go out: Art

White Cube sculpture by David Altmejd.
Hare Transplant…Sculpture by David Altmejd at White Cube. Photography: White Cube/David Westwood

David Altmed
White Cube Masons Court, London, until 14 January
Surreal hybrid creatures, including a hare hybridized with a human, are the work of an enigmatic sculptor. Altmejd is fascinated by the face and its destruction. The skin of Altmejd busts is often peeled back to reveal the horrors within or mysteriously float without a body. Arcimboldo meets Bacon in Disquieting Objects.

Frida Kahlo
The Scroll Shop, Coventry, until 29 January
Not a vintage exhibition of her art, but an “immersive” experience that takes you through the life of the Mexican painter. what story. Kahlo’s richly illustrated diary provides first-hand multimedia accounts of her revolutionary politics, tumultuous marriage, physical challenges, and triumphs as a modern icon.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Natural History Museum, London, until 1until July 2
Even as we destroy nature, we obsessively document its beauty, as humans have been doing since the Ice Age. The popular annual exhibit is filled with the latest animal photos by enthusiasts of all ages, including Britta Jaschinski’s bones of animals killed by mining, and Clay Bolt’s bees near the Golden Gate.

Ken Keef
Carl Friedman Gallery, Margate, untiluntil February 5
Revisit the figurative painter who died in 2001. Kiff’s art is joyously sensual and dreamy. He paints lovers in a dappled paradise of wistful colour. Gustave Moreau and Odilon Redon were echoed in these unabashedly visual extravaganzas expressing their personal visions. Jonathan Jones


go out: stage

Birth of the Birmingham MP
Present tense… Birth of the MP for Birmingham. Photography: Geraint Lewis

Jesus was born!
Birmingham Reps, until 7 January
Adapted by original film creator Debbie Isett, the wildly popular musical is set at a school on Christmas Eve — and a particularly crazy Nativity Day. Miriam Gillinson

peter kay
AO Arena, Manchester, 2 December; on tour until 11 August
Watch The King of Comedy return 11 years after the most successful stand-up tour of all time. Can his new material stand up to the iconic, heady British routines of the early ’00s? Either way, Kay’s ability to turn the mundane into unbridled joy is a talent that can never be sniffed at. Rachel Arosti

Baghdadi
Royal Court Theater London, until 17 December
Jasmine Naziha Jones’ debut novel tells the story of a girl of Iraqi descent growing up in Britain against the backdrop of the Gulf War.It is directed by Milli Bhatia, who Seven Ways to Kill Kylie Jenner. mg

English National Ballet: Raymonda
Bristol Arena, Saturday26 November; The Mayflower, Southampton, 30 November-3 December
Tamara Rojo completely rewrote the 1898 ballet, originally set during the Crusades and now brought to the Crimean War, with a protagonist inspired by Florence Nightingale (Florence Nightingale). Rojo has kept Marius Petipa’s original steps, so this sumptuous production is full of classical splendor and bounces with Glazunov’s soundtrack. Lindsay Winship


Stay Home - Saturday Magillo

stay in: streaming

We are not alone actors.
Blue material…we’re not alone. Photo: Vishal Sharma/©UKTV

we are not alone
28 November, 9pm, UKTV Play & Dave
In this one-shot comedy from the writers of the hit sitcom “Ghost,” Joe Thomas and Vicky Pepperdine are alien conquerors who are liquidating humanity’s inadequacies. The premise might be an excuse for ridiculously silly face paint and some line-one visual gags, but the cast — which also includes Ellie White, Rob Delaney, and Amanda Abbington — promises quality laughs, too.

patient
November 30, Disney+
There are few hilarious modern dramas that don’t have an off-the-shelf hook, but “The Patient”—neither a book adaptation, nor a reboot, nor a rehash of true events—proves a novel idea where all you really need is some cracking chemistry reaction. Steve Carell gives a solid performance as a therapist who is kidnapped by his killer (Domhnall Gleeson).

willow
November 30, Disney+
Thirty-four years on, Warwick Davis returns as the titular wizard in this TV sequel, Ron Howard’s family-friendly fantasy adventure based on George Lucas’ story. It weaves together original characters (Joanne Whalley’s Sorsha, Brownie vs. Rool and Franjean) with plenty of fresh faces to please nostalgics and new converts alike.

A Modern History of Simon Schama
27 November, 9.15pm, iPlayer and BBC Two
From his birth – in London during the Blitz – to the global upheavals that accompanied him for eight decades, Simon Schama lived in interesting times indeed. This new trio makes him look back at the history of his life, paying special attention to the cultural giants who shaped it, from Boris Pasternak to Nina Simone to Ai Weiwei. RA


stay in: game

Warhammer 40,000 Undertide.
All smiles… Warhammer 40,000 Undertide. Photography: Fat Shark

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tides
November 30, PC, Xbox
A fantasy sci-fi shooter in which four players use guns, chainsaws, and other eye-catching physical weapons to try to stop hordes of enemies from taking over a city.

fool’s ship
Now Available, All Platforms
This fun-looking multiplayer game has you and a friend (or three) pilot a ship as you battle sea monsters, fend off storms, and run wildly between cannons. Likewise, Macdonald


stay in: photo album

storm.
He’s serious… Stormzy’s new album. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for MTV

Stormzy – this I mean
come out now
Created at Music Camp on the island of Osea, Essex, the third album from the rapper, singer and all-around game changer storm (above) found him in a soft mood. Tapping into his more spiritual side, the tempo was dropped with singles Hide & Seek and Firebabe, the latter featuring soulful vocals from newcomer and label partner Debbie.

Kaitlyn Rose – We Love You
come out now
Nine years after the release of her critically acclaimed third album, The Stand-In, Nashville’s alternative country troubadour, Caitlin Rose, is back. With early 2020 coming to a close, Cazimi felt the record was emotionally cleansing before lockdown changed everything, especially on the much-anticipated single “Nobody’s Sweetheart.”

Waajeed – Memoirs of High Tech Jazz
come out now
Detroit producer Robert O’Bryant’s third album, Waajeed, was made specifically for the soundtrack to coach trips. Deftly traveling through house, hip-hop, jazz and disco, this is an escapist’s dream.

2manydjs – As heard in Radio Soulwax Pt 2
come out now
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the seminal remixes and mashups of Belgian brothers David and Stephane de Waale have been reissued and will also debut on the streaming service. Stooges rubs shoulders with Salt-N-Pepa and Dolly Parton gets along with Röyksopp, a welcome reminder of early ’00s indulgence. Mitsubishi Corporation


stay in: brain food

robert downey sr.
Premium Service…Robert Downey Sr. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

strontium
December 2, Netflix
Counterculture filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. is the focus of this meticulously crafted documentary over the course of three years. Director Chris Smith traces his frequent work underground and his relationship with his son, Avengers star Robert Downey Jr.

sold a story
podcast
This fascinating series examines the “whole language theory” of teaching reading to children, which has been proven to be ineffective but still promoted in schools. Emily Hanford investigates a publisher who made millions promoting the idea.

unlimited dialogue
online
An endless, AI-generated conversation between filmmaker Werner Herzog and philosopher Slavoj Žižek feels like a head-scratching proposition , but this experiment by programmer Giacomo Miceli is actually an ingenious meditation on the possibility of digital deepfakes. Amarkaglia

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