Exit: Movie theater

A bread factory: parts one and two
out now
A battle between popular culture and a corporate impression unfolds in the fictional upstate New York town of Checkford in Patrick Wang’s groundbreaking new two-part epic. Both parts are now available, alongside a retrospective of his other work to date.

The real Charlie Chaplin
out now
Talented documentarians Peter Middleton and James Spinney, who last graced the big screen with their sensational Notes on Blindness, are back with an exploration of the life of Charlie Chaplin. It uses beautifully restored archival documents to explore the lighter and darker sides of one of the world’s most famous men.

here before
out now
Starring Andrea Riseborough, Stacey Gregg’s debut film explores grief and obsession through the lens of a woman, Laura, who is still grieving the loss of a young child. Laura begins to perceive strange, possibly supernatural connections between her late daughter and Megan, the girl next door.

Dog
out now
A shaggy dog ​​story in every way, and one that harkens back to the days of wholesome Disney live-action animal sons, this oddly-coupled canine film stars Channing Tatum as a former forest ranger in charge of give him back a recalcitrant Belgian shepherd named Lulu. family of the previous owner. Catherine Bray

Sinéad Harnett
February 20 to February 28rush; the tour starts in Glasgow
After honing her craft collaborating with dance groups such as Disclosure, Ryan Hemsworth and Rudimental, singer-songwriter Harnett (above) has become one of the UK’s top R&B singers. His recent album Ready Is Always Too Late, which will be featured on this delayed tour, was one of the slow hits of 2021. Michael Cragg

The Luminous
February 24 to March 4ch; the tour starts in Nottingham
New Jersey indie-folk stalwarts The Lumineers have built quite a solid career around their breakthrough debut single, 2012’s ubiquitous Ho Hey, scoring three top 10 albums in the UK alone. This cavernous arena tour is in support of January’s Sun Dappled Brightside album. CM

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Joe Locke and Kenny Washington
Dundee, February 24; Edinburgh, February 25
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra of saxophonist Tommy Smith, one of the great international big bands, welcomes American stars Kenny Washington (vocals) and Joe Locke (vibraphone) on this Pop! Rock! Soul! program, putting the influence of multi-horn jazz behind the classic pop hits of Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Steely Dan and more. John Fordham

Uproar
Cardiff, February 25then turned
The Welsh New Music Ensemble organizes a program of premieres. There are the first performances of Popping Candy by Guto Pryderi Puw, Collider by Joseph Davies and Forest Bathing by Carlijn Metselaar, before two new works for Wales: Gougalon by Unsuk Chin and Impeccable Quake, ferocious and cataclysmic by Du Yun . Andrew Clements

Louise Bourgeois
Hayward Gallery, London, until May 15
This lifelong super-artist has brought the art movements of her kicking and screaming youth (if you’re afraid of spiders) into the 21st century. Bourgeois grew up in Jean Cocteau’s France and later collaborated with Tracey Emin. This exhibition (above) focuses on her use of fabrics in her later works.

Surrealism beyond borders
Tate Modern, London, February 24 to August 29fair
The Surrealist movement was started by Parisian poets after World War I, but grew to inspire artists in Spain, Belgium, Britain and – as this exhibition shows – all over the world. This is a diverse collection of dreams and nightmares from Egypt to Mexico and beyond. Surrealism flourishes wherever life seems a little… surreal.

Eric Ravilious
The Bow, Winchester, May 15
During the Surrealist era of the 1930s, British artists mixed his eccentric freedom with a local romanticism. Ravilious, who died in World War II, expressed this gentle style in everything from watercolors to Wedgwood pottery designs. His England is a white horse on a hillside seen from a train.

A century of artist’s studio
Whitechapel Gallery, London, until May 29
At the beginning of the 20th century, Matisse made his studio one of his main subjects and his abstract visions placed studio life at the heart of modernism. The caves where artists work their magic have since been richly mythologized. Picasso, Lisa Brice, Walead Beshty, Kerry James Marshall and others hang out here. jonathan jones

Cooperation
Young Vic theatre, London, April 2he
Kwame Kwei-Armah directs the world premiere of Anthony McCarten’s intense new drama about artists Warhol and Basquiat, set in 1980s New York. Starring Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope.

71 Coltman Street
Hull Truck Theatre, until March 12ch
Comics maestro Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) has penned a new play to celebrate Hull Truck’s 50th anniversary – and it’s all about how this popular theater started. Miriam Gillinson

Josh Widdicombe
Crewe, February 19; tour until May 30
Followers of his bi-weekly podcast Parenting Hell might imagine there isn’t a thought about Widdicombe – even trivial ones – that they haven’t been privy to, but he will no doubt have retained the cream of the crop from observation bewildered by modern life for this national tour delayed by Covid. Rachel Aroesti

fire dance
New Theatre, Peterborough, February 22; tour until March 25ch
Strictly Come Dancing favorites Karen Hauer and Gorka Márquez are resuming their Firedance tour across the UK, two years after it shut down thanks to you know what. Unlike other Strictly spin-offs, there’s no argument, just a pure passion-fueled performance in the story of two rival Latin dancers who come face-to-face in the ballroom. Lyndsey Winship

Stay at home: Streaming

Frayed
Sky Max/Now TV, Wednesday
This frenzied late ’80s comedy-drama from Perrier-nominated Sarah Kendall returns to chronicle the exploits of an Australian housewife with huge bangs who ricochet between a life of luxury in London and a far less salubrious existence. below.

Vikings: Walhalla
Netflix, Friday
The sequel to the long-running Canadian drama may feature endless quests, kingdoms, and sword fights, but it’s no fantasy epic. Instead, think of it as a heavy history lesson: the characters include real-life characters like explorer Leif Erikson and Norwegian king Harald Hardrada.

Burglar cat
Netflix, Tuesday
Having already experimented with interactive narration in the Bandersnatch episode of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker returns to multiple choice with this cartoon for children. Co-created with the team at BoJack Horseman and executed with a nostalgic Looney Tunes-style aesthetic, there’s plenty to keep adults interested too.

Billy Connolly does…
Gold, Thursday
Filmed in the Florida home of the stand-up luminary, this autobiographical series merges archival footage with Connolly’s own reflections on his 50-year career. Not, of course, in a boring chronological fashion – instead, each episode is organized around a theme, with the opening focusing on tales of wild debauchery. AR

Total War: Warhammer 3
out now
More large-scale dark-fantasy strategy warfare (above) from a long-established series that’s as popular as ever.

Martha is dead
Out Thur, PC. Xbox, PlayStation
An unusual and unsettling thriller set against the backdrop of 1940s Tuscany, blending the real-life horrors of war and loss with the supernatural.

Ring of Elden
Fri, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4/5
This is likely to be one of the best games of the year: a fantastical, uncompromising yet inviting collaboration between the creators of Dark Souls and George RR Martin. Keza MacDonald

Metronomy – Small world
out now
After six albums of slippery arch-pop, Joseph Mount et al (above) return with a stripped-down collection of songs exploring nature, simple pleasures and reconnecting with what’s important. Lead single It’s Good to Be Back taps into some of that old playfulness, but with a stronger beating heart underneath.

Beach house – once twice melody
out now
On their eighth album, American dream-pop pioneers Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally crafted an 18-track album, easily divided into four sections. Chapters one through three began to emerge last November, allowing fans to sit with songs whose elegant grandeur unfolds slowly and deliberately.

Kanye West – Donda 2
Outside February 22
Considering the long delays of West’s 10th album, Donda, perhaps we should take the rumored release date of this sequel with a good pinch of salt. Produced by Future, the album would feature A$AP Rocky, The Game, Travis Scott and, more disappointingly, Marilyn Manson.

Josef Salvat- he is
out now
While Australian-born, Paris-based Josef Salvat (below) has produced two albums of sophisticated, melancholic pop, the independently released Islands aim for all-caps fun. Forget the ballads and here comes the sugar-rush synthpop of Blinding Lights (I’m Sorry), sex-positive anthems (Promiscuity) and a new, more carefree attitude (The Drum). CM

life kit
podcast
Podcasts claiming to improve your life are a dime a dozen, but this NPR offering tackles genuinely intriguing (and niche) topics with nuance and accessibility. Find out how to be more creative and how to deal with your money problems.

Modernist Journals Project
In line
This month marks the centenary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses and on the Modernist Journals Project website you can read the historical novel in its original serialized form, alongside other formative periodicals such as Blast and Crisis.

Fall: the case against Boeing
Netflix, now available
Not one for nervous travellers, this Rory Kennedy documentary eloquently examines why two Boeing 747-Max aircraft fell from the sky in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 passengers and crew. A lesson in the tragedy of corporate greed. Ammar Kalia