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TV
If you only watch one, make it…
A Toxic Love Story
Netflix; available now
Included in the sentence A stunning true-crime story about the Anaheim Craigslist case – and the perpetrator of the abuse of a family that led to one of them being attacked by a rape victim.
What our reviewer said “It keeps you staring, squinting and gasping for air, until the end.” Lucy Manga
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The Secret Life of Gypsy Women
Channel 4; available now
Included in the sentence A reality show following TikTok influencer and member of the band The Travelers, Trewley Precious, as well as her three sisters and mother.
What our reviewer said “They’re like the Kardashians if Kris pod had humor, irrepressible energy, charm and a lot of love.” Lucy Manga
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Fighting Trump
Channel 4; available now
Included in the sentence Munya Chawawa will go to the US to investigate the connection between Donald Trump’s politics and WWE.
What our reviewer said “Strong, passionate and incredibly inspiring.” Lucy Manga
Make That Video
Channel 4; available now
Included in the sentence The Last Laugh Sam Campbell presents one of the funniest comedy shows of the year, a comedy about a director who makes bad movies.
What our reviewer said “So stupid that it should be displayed in the streets.” Stuart Heritage
Another reading ‘People are like: you’re mixed’: how Sam Campbell became a comedy sensation
Video
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Ask E Jean
In theaters now
Included in the sentence Ivy Meeropol’s fascinating film follows former historian E Jean Carroll, now in her 80s, as she battles Donald Trump through an unfinished legal battle.
What our reviewer said “Trump’s biggest shock is the most impressive: in a nauseating taunt, he declared that he was ‘not his type’ – as if that claim made any sense.” Peter Bradshaw
Another reading E Jean Carroll will receive $5.6m owed by Trump after a court awarded damages
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Yellowrs of Iraq
In theaters now
Included in the sentence A powerful documentary about the experiences of French Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani, who has memories of 80s Baghdad and the stories of his father, who was exiled from the left.
What our reviewer said “The film is very powerful when Alani is a child, and the film is definitely inspired by the Iranian animation Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Peter Bradshaw
On the Sea
In theaters now
Included in the sentence Far from the condemnation of their Welsh fishing community, two men embark on a heart-warming affair in Helen Walsh’s heartbreaking drama.
What our reviewer said “There is an honesty and power to Brokeback’s well-crafted drama of forbidden love from writer-director Helen Walsh, who is a rare and important piece of art: a novelist with equal responsibility as an original filmmaker.” Peter Bradshaw
Nostalgia
In theaters now
Included in the sentence A scholar has a dilemma as he explores the life of the poet in Tarkovsky’s mysterious and profound Italian film poem from 1983.
What our reviewer said “It’s about alienation and being, a film whose title refers to longing not just for lost time or lost space but for something, everything else – and the desperate feeling that the existence of the here and now is not satisfying.” Peter Bradshaw
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The Dink
Apple TV; available now
Included in the sentence Jake Johnson plays an ex-tennis player who has to switch to pickleball, the sport he hates, after being injured in a silly joke.
What our reviewer said “Inevitably in any tennis comedy, John McEnroe has a funny, self-deprecating and serious response to the on-court spat between Johnson’s Dusty and his rival Andy Roddick.” Peter Bradshaw
Another reading ‘New Girl was too scary for me to quit smoking’: Jake Johnson on endurance, pickleball and Prince
Books
Once you read one, make it…
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
Reviewed by Xan Brooks
Included in the sentence The final part of the Harlem Trilogy reaches the gritty 1980s.
What our reviewer said “These outlaw dogs have been the story of New York for years.”
Another reading Colson Whitehead: ‘When I read Invisible Man I thought there might be a place for a Black weirdo like me’
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Sudden Light by David Thomson
Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw
Included in the sentence A wild ride through the history of cinema.
What our reviewer said “It’s a fun, fun celebration of the incredible journey of cinema from the 20th century and beyond, with a classic feel.”
This is Wild English by Nicola Wilding
Reviewed by Fiona Sturges
Included in the sentence A woman begins to understand why her mother turned to the right.
What our reviewer said “Writing both vivid and nuanced, she explores Sandra’s disaffected feelings, telling a story that spans three generations.”
On Thin Ice by Charlie Walker
Reviewed by Charlie Gilmour
Included in the sentence The story of a camping trip to Siberia went terribly wrong.
What our reviewer said “Armed with a shotgun, a can of pepper and a knife to protect himself from wolves and bears, Walker spends weeks walking the icy roads by day, shivering in his tent at night.”
Air by Christian Kracht, translated by Daniel Bowles
Reviewed by Houman Barecat
Included in the sentence The new story of the author Eurotrash bridges the gap between modern technology and the world of fantasy.
What our reviewer said “The reader sees this book in a state of utter wonder: How on earth will these two stories fit together?”
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The Truth That Is Not Peace By Miriam Toews
Reviewed by Blake Morrison
Included in the sentence the best-selling author’s memoir of family crisis and humor, which was published this month.
What our reviewer said “This book is a triumph – a meditation on writing, suicide, guilt and silence, and an illustration of why he is one of Canada’s most influential writers.”
Album
If you only listen to one, make it…
Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Movies
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Included in the sentence A slippery search in the ego that affects as much as a Brat.
What our reviewer said “This slip-up marks the beginning of another smart and confident album about the instability of consciousness – not as a great composer who wants to change life, but how we can know each other, or even ourselves.” Laura Snapes
Another reading Brat Pack: 20 best Charli xcx songs – selected!
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The Strokes: The Truth Awaits
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Included in the sentence A perfect marriage of chaos and music on their best album in years.
What our reviewer said “If Casablancas sometimes sounds like he’s walking on The New Abnormal, Reality Awaits restores the madcap experimentalist side of the Voidz to a clean and clear state.” Shade D’Souza
Tyla: A*Pop
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Included in the sentence The old-school champion takes us back to carefree times, with his voice constantly crossing genres and narrative spaces.
What our reviewer said “As a bold statement for an old-school professional, it’s close to top marks.” Michael Cragg
Another reading ‘It’s hot, the music’s pounding, and everyone’s wearing ripped clothes’: how Tyla launched a new look
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas/Mitsuko Uchida
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Included in the sentence A recording where the music comes out as new, without the idea that the music needs a mediator.
What our reviewer said “Instead, it’s like he’s turning page after page of music, and just giving us what he’s found there: from Beethoven, through Uchida, to us.” Erica Jeal
Variations of Zarabanda
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Included in the sentence Keir GoGwilt’s American collaborative album uses poetry and loud music to accompany Spanish sarabande dances.
What our reviewer said “This is not an easy song, and several words spoken by the poet Edgar Garcia often contain confusing words, but the instrument is good and the volume is amazing.” Ammar Kalia
On a trip
Bruno Mars
Wembley Stadium, London, 25 & 28 July; touring the US, Canada and Mexico, 21 August to 8 December
Included in the sentence Half seedy club, half church service as a diminutive singer answers the prayers of fans in a show that leans more on stage than pyro and games.
What our reviewer said “Mars sings every line as if he’s a great soloist, his head thrown back, jugular vein bulging. Kate Solomon
