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Entertainment

From Bong Joon-ho to Van Gogh: Observer critics’ culture highlights for 2024

Van Gogh Olivia Rodrigo Blondie Sa Sun Ra Taylor Swift Aneurin Nye Bevan Kip Williams London Matthew Broderick
Vincent Van Gogh's Self-Portrait, 1889; Adrian Lester in Renegade Nell; Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie; Taylor Swift on stage; Matt Smith in An Enemy of the People; the Royal Ballet's Manon; New York City Ballet. Centre: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in All of Us Strangers
Clockwise from top left: Vincent Van Gogh; Renegade Nell; Blondie; Taylor Swift; Matt Smith in An Enemy of the People; the Royal Ballet’s Manon; New York City Ballet. Centre: All of Us Strangers. Composite: Observer Design/National Gallery of Art, Washington, Disney, Getty, Oliver Rosier, Tristram Kenton/The Guardian, Erin Baiano, AP

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Make time for three masterly movies
There comes a point when the buzz about a movie release starts to be deafening. Then the pre-emptive backlash kicks in. Can it really be the masterpiece that people are claiming it is, or have the critics and festival punters fallen prey to collective hysteria? It’s a fair question, but for three forthcoming releases the hype is very much justified.

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