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A misfire – then Cruise control at Cannes

A misfire – then Cruise control at Cannes

Amid a mood of unease, a Stalinist drama and the latest Mission Impossible settle the nerves

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Helen Chadwick: a rare radical

Helen Chadwick: a rare radical

From her 70s subversion of domestic drudgery to her naked adventures with a photocopier comes a new retrospective


Good One: a ‘quietly devastating coming of age picture’

Good One: a ‘quietly devastating coming of age picture’

On a fraught hiking trip in the Catskills with her dad and his needy pal, a teenager has a terrible epiphany


Thunderbolts*: an unusually thoughtful Marvel movie

Thunderbolts*: an unusually thoughtful Marvel movie

A superpowered Florence Pugh reprises her Black Widow assassin role in this toned-up Marvel movie


Music: Central Cee moves up a gear

Music: Central Cee moves up a gear

The chart-topping British rapper with a soft spot for his humble Toyota Yaris showcases his debut studio album with a gig that spans sexist hip-hop tropes and heartfelt moments


Art: the National Gallery is reborn

Art: the National Gallery is reborn

Constable and Turner face off, portraits of husbands and wives are reunited and long vistas of time from Bellini to Van Gogh open out in a magnificent rehang of the National Gallery


Architecture: return to the pleasure palace

Architecture: return to the pleasure palace

Returning to its pleasure palace roots, a faded grade II-listed 1930s cinema in east London has been given a new lease of life as a 960-seat theatre with a distinctly carnival spirit


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