Arts and entertainment news from Guardian US
Arts
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2 out of 5 stars.
Palmer – Justin Timberlake aims for redemption in familiar drama
2 out of 5 stars.The singer-cum-actor doesn’t have quite enough gravitas to lift a predictable story of an ex-convict forced to look after a kid -
Lou Mensah explains why the new season of her podcast about art, race and identity examines the defining images of 2020 and beyond, from BLM protests to Vogue covers and Trump supporters
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Continuing our series of writers championing maligned films is a plea to reconsider Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s Razzie-winning crime comedy -
The idea that the artform skews left is widespread, but the prevalence of comedians punching down suggests otherwise -
The director also called the Capitol breach a ‘very sad day in the history of America’
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The latest in our series of writers standing up for derided films is in praise of Zack Snyder’s gloomy superhero match-up -
Continuing our series of writers defending unpopular films is a reappraisal of the absurd yet compelling Jennifer Lopez/Ralph Fiennes romantic comedy -
The latest in our series of writers defending maligned movies is a plea to revisit George Lucas’s loathed first Star Wars prequel
People
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The actor says she feels very uncomfortable trying to portray the male gaze and says she’s ‘too vain’ to shoot intimate scenes -
Trombonist heralded by president Cyril Ramaphosa as ‘a giant of our revolutionary cultural movement’ -
The big picture
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Despite no real climbing experience, photographer Bastiaan Woudt went in search of the Himalayas’ highest peaks … and himself
Reviews
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3 out of 5 stars.
Stage San Francisco Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – two acts of pure dance run smooth
3 out of 5 stars.George Balanchine’s take on Shakespearean comedy may be more geometric than romantic, but the most delicate moments of this performance are truly enchanting -
Conversations featuring the likes of Noam Chomsky, Brian Eno and Slavoj Žižek imagine a more communal world after Covid -
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4 out of 5 stars.
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3 out of 5 stars.
Film Malcolm & Marie – furious film-maker takes a pop at critics
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4 out of 5 stars.
Games Hitman 3 – a wild bacchanalian backdrop to bloody escapades
4 out of 5 stars.
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Pictures & video
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