Arts and entertainment news from Guardian US
Arts
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Singer accused of copying his 2014 hit song Thinking Out Loud from Marvin Gaye classic -
Late-night hosts discuss Hurricane Ian and Ginni Thomas, and Trevor Noah announces plans to step down from The Daily Show -
A cheaply made and poorly acted new dramatisation of the two stars on the stand has been rushed out but for whom exactly?
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The former One Directioner’s star has never burned brighter. What’s the secret of his appeal to Gen Z? -
3 out of 5 stars.
My Best Friend’s Exorcism 80s-set superfun retro comedy horrorshow
3 out of 5 stars.The high-school and scary movies of the 1980s are wittily evoked in this tale of teenagers tested by demonic possession -
As Tate Modern opens a major Cézanne exhibition, here’s why Picasso admired the artist so much he bought his mountain
Talking points
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The latest in our series of writers recommending lesser-known films available to stream is an ode to an unnerving chiller starring Ruth Wilson -
The latest in our series of writers highlighting lesser-seen gems is a recommendation of Whit Stillman’s acerbic Jane Austen adaptation -
Continuing our series of writers picking out under-the-radar films available to stream is a recommendation of an often brutal drama about mediocrity
People
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When the singer ripped up a picture of the pope on US TV, it capsized her career. Thirty years on, a new documentary showcases her brave defiance -
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner: ‘I’m comfortable with the idea that things don’t have to be a pop song’
The most influential frontman of his generation is also the least at ease with it. He discusses abandoning rock norms, singing from the gut and treading the fine line between cryptic and gooey on new album The Car -
The big picture
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A selection of photographs and documents signed by their subjects are to be offered at auction this week. The sale includes Neil Armstrong’s photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon, a portrait of Rosa Parks on a bus and Nick Ut’s image of Kim Phuc fleeing napalm in Vietnam
Reviews
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4 out of 5 stars.
Karen O is more incisive than ever on the band’s first album since 2013, which fluctuates between burning intensity and awestruck love -
The suave Hollywood actor shares delicious stories of his love of food, from the family kitchen to the world’s finest restaurants -
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3 out of 5 stars.
Amsterdam Turn of the screwball in David O Russell’s starry muddle
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4 out of 5 stars.
Smile Grin and bear it in this queasy, nasty horror melodrama
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1 out of 5 stars.
Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo Uncomfortable for all the wrong reasons
1 out of 5 stars.
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Pictures & video
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In early 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals, and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered in Lagos, Nigeria for the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, also known as FESTAC ‘77. Photographer and visual artist Marilyn Nance’s images offer a glimpse of the radical possibilities of Pan-African unity
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