Going out: Cinema
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Out now
If Sam Rockwell materialised in an LA diner dressed like something that escaped from an off-Broadway production of Starlight Express, wouldn’t you hear him out? In visionary director Gore Verbinski’s new film, Rockwell plays a man from the future, who has come back to warn us about the perils of artificial intelligence. Sold.
The Moment
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A couple of weeks after appearing in a small role in 100 Nights of Hero, Charli xcx is back on the big screen as a pop star preparing for her tour while navigating the difficulties that inevitably accompany a stratospheric rise to the top. She is – as they say – the moment.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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Rose Byrne stars as a therapist dealing with more than her fair share of her own obstacles: her young child is ill, her unsupportive husband is away working and she has a tricky relationship with … you’ve guessed it, her therapist. Byrne won the Silver Bear at the Berlin film festival for her performance in this comedy drama.
The Secret Agent
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In a rare instance of the best actor and best director prize going to the same film, this acclaimed thriller bagged double prizes at Cannes for star Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho. Set during the Brazilian military dictatorship, it sees Moura play a former academic who must navigate political and personal turbulence. Colourful incidents along the way include an investigation into a leg found inside a shark. Catherine Bray
Going out: Gigs
View image in fullscreen Under the bridge … Portugal. The Man’s John Gourley. Photograph: Nathan Ellis Perkel
Portugal.
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