Release: Cinema
Lightyear Out now You’ll already know Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. Have you ever wondered where the idea for this toy came from in the Toy Story universe? If so, this is the film for you, as it explores the history of the origin of the astronaut on whom the toy is based. Chris Evans leads the star cast.
Good luck to you, Leo Grande. Exit Now In this sex-positive comedy about sex work, the eponymous Leo Grande is a young man hired by a retired widow to provide her with some erotic adventures to hopefully compensate for life without orgasms. Typically prepared Emma Thompson and relatively newcomer Daryl McCormack stars like the couple in question.
Everything went well. French director Francois Ozon often offers lighter and sexier dishes than this thoughtful, chewy piece about dying with dignity, a topic that no one likes to think about much until suddenly it is necessary. Sophie Marceau and Andre Dusolier perform emotional performances as daughter and father, managing the complex bureaucracy of euthanasia.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanOut It may be hard to believe now, but the best of the original trips on the big screen of Starship Enterprise is 40 years old, which made this reissue of one of the most valuable adventures of Kirk, Spock and the gang. Catherine Bray
Going out: Concerts
The ironic woman… Alanis Morissette. Photo: Shelby Duncan
Alanis Morissette from June 19 to 29; The tour in Glasgow starts late in November, this seven-day arena tour celebrating 25 years of the Canadian singer-songwriter’s classic album, Jagged Little Pill. If all this anxiety-based emotional cleansing and healing raises your blood pressure, then don’t be afraid, because this week Morissett is also releasing The Storm Before the Calm, her debut album for meditation.
Elton John British Summer Festival, Hyde Park, London, June 24 Sir Elton Hercules John is on his endless Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour – launched in September 2018 and due to end in July 2023 – in London for this one-day festival engagement. Support comes from Rina Savayama, Let’s Eat Grandma and the growing trio of LA Gabriels. Michael Kragg
London Jazz Festival – Barbican Hall Summer Series, London, June 22-25 The London Jazz Festival, one of the best in Europe, is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. A spectacular extravaganza taster in November brings keyboard icons Herbie Hancock and Brad Meldau and Brazilian vocal star Marisa Monte to the Barbican this week, as well as the elegant SFJAZZ Collective on June 25th. John Fordham
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Various Places, June 23-26 The highlights of this very special festival in South Wales include Schoenberg’s first chamber symphony, late evening readings and fairytale-inspired plays, soprano Rebecca Evans singing The Last Four Songs and Strauss the symphonic play by Cardiff Milan Brown. James Bond themes and an Italian serenade complemented by tea and cake. Andrew Clements
Exit: art
Fears … a dance mask depicting the demon Taraka. Photo: British Museum
Feminine Power: The Divine at the Demonic British Museum, London, until September 25 The goddesses rule and the witches get their day in this study of the feminine in religion and myth in time and space. Kali, the Hindu deity who triumphs over his enemies and sticks out his tongue to humanity, is represented along with supernatural beings from cultures including Tibet, Hawaii, Japan and China.
Summer Exhibition 2022 Royal Academy, June 21 to August 21 How can art adequately present or test the natural crisis facing the Earth? This year’s edition of the revered and extensive annual art free for all at the Royal Academy may offer an answer or two. Chosen by sculptor Alison Wilding, with a room curated by Grayson Perry, she takes climate as her theme.
Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Oxford Modern Art Universe, August 21 This radical California artist was interned for her Japanese heritage during World War II. She learned to paint in internment camps, partly from Disney animators, and became a visionary teacher as well as an artist, advocating a spiritual, climate-friendly approach to art. Her hanging wire sculptures cast rich shadows.
Life in art: Lucy Wertheim, patron, collector, gallery owner, Eastbourne, until 25 September This collector and gallery owner played a major role in British modernism in the early 20th century – she opened the Wertheim Gallery in London in 1930 and was a friend and patron of artists including Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis and Henry Moore. There is a lot of their work on this holiday. Jonathan Jones
Exit: Scene
Sister acts … Lucy Wendy and Suzette Llewellyn at a rehearsal for The Fellowship. Photo: Robert Day
FellowshipHampstead Theater, London, July 23 The new play by Roy Williams tells the story of two sisters, two children of the Windrush generation, forced to return to life after a family illness.
Rock / Paper / ScissorsCrucible, Lyceum & Crucible Studio, Sheffield, July 2 Chris Bush’s trilogy runs in three stages simultaneously – and you’ll see an actor bump into each other as he performs interconnected Sheffield-based stories. Miriam Gillinson
Birmingham International Dance Festival Various Places, Birmingham, until July 3 The main show here is On Your Marks !, a triple bill from the Birmingham Royal Ballet featuring British and world premieres, plus dancers from Carlos Acosta’s Cuban company Acosta Danza. But there are also many free outdoor performances, including an international circus, a rave for the deaf, hip-hop and folk dances and mass gatherings. Lindsay Winship
Gina YashereLeicester Square Theater, London, 21 and 23 June; Hackney Empire, London, June 24 and 25. Once stubborn on the comedy scene in this country, Yashere’s career really began when he moved to the United States in the late 00’s. Now the London-born stand-up is returning for a victorious tour, drawing British-friendly laughter from the cultural divide between the United States and the United Kingdom. Rachel Aroesti
Stay in: Streaming
In the land of the llamas … Nat Faxon of Lut and Maya Rudolph. Photo: Colleen Hayes / Apple TV +
Loot24 June, Apple TV + Maya Rudolph (SNL, Bridesmaids) plays a billionaire who derails after the breakup of his marriage in this new drama. Take a cynical, reputable side step towards philanthropy – which soon becomes a real passion. Watch out Ted Lasso, the booty can come for your crown from Nice Comedy.
Ellie and Natasia June 21, BBC Three & iPlayer From grotesque hygienic mothers to deluded Eastern European beauticians, Ellie White and Natasha Demetriu make a comedy with characters that is 80% manic nonsense and 20% exciting transgression. This extremely enjoyable series of sketches strengthens their position as 21st century Frenchmen and Saunders.
Scouting for Girls: Fashion’s Darkest Secret June 24, Sky Documentaries & Now Based on an investigation by Lucy Osbourne from the Guardian, this shocking three-part documentary series looks at haircuts, trafficking and rape that once infiltrated the modeling industry – a culture of abuse , encouraged by powerful agents, including Jean-Luc Brunel, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
First Lady June 22, Paramount + Debuted in the new streaming service Paramount + – available in the UK this week – along with many recently aired, widely acclaimed shows in the US is this highly stellar drama connecting the lives of presidential wives, starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. Rachel Aroesti
Stay in: Games
Space Race… Redout 2.
Redout 2Out now, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC. This sleek tribute to the super-fast, shocking futuristic racing games of the ’90s will delight everyone with fond memories of Wipeout and F-Zero.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves CollectionOut June 20, the collected adventures of PCNathan Drake are now available on PC, reminding us why these favorite action games are considered the equivalent of Indiana Jones movie video games. Keza McDonald
Stay in: Albums
Three pieces, sweet… Stallions. Photo: Edward Cook
Foals – Life Is YoursOut now Simplified to a trio after the departure of bassist Walter Gervers in 2018 and keyboardist Edwin Congreve in 2021, Oxford art rockers Foals are back with a flexible seventh album. Smoothing out some of their more jagged edges, songs such as the ethereal disco belter 2001 and the swinging single Wake Me Up demonstrate a lighter touch.
Bartees Strange – Farm to TableOut now Like his 2020 debut album Live Forever, this second UK-born album, grown in the United States by Bartees Cox Jr, moves between genres and themes with breathtaking ease. Here he deals with punk, R&B, emo, indie and hip-hop, writing eloquently about the passing love affairs (Heavy Heart) and, about the magnificent Hold the Line, the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
Perfume Genius – Ugly SeasonOut nowFor Michael Hadreas’ sixth album as Perfume Geniushe, he returns to the music he made for the 2019 dance project The Sun Still Burns Here. To be clear, this is a dance as an art form, not in the music genre, as this slow-burning, stretched and largely instrumental album resolutely avoids BPMs “in da club”.
Alice Merton – SIDESOout now A huge hit in Europe in 2018, the single No Roots by German-born Anglo-Canadian singer-songwriter Merton aimed to anchor her after years of moving around the world as a child. Similar anxiety permeates the second album with shiny indie rock, with that unstable feeling of malaise after the separation, explored in the singles Blindside and Loveback. MC
Stay in: Food for the brain
Civil: Ben Crump On June 19, Netflix Two years after the assassination of George Floyd, this much-needed film introduces civil rights lawyer Ben Crump as he embarks on a long journey to justice for Floyd’s family as well as Breona Taylor’s relatives.
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