Going out: Cinema
Killers of the Flower Moon
Out now
Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio’s best performance in ages, as a weak and none-too-bright fellow married to Lily Gladstone’s oil heiress, Martin Scorsese’s latest also has a devilish turn from Robert De Niro, having lots of fun as an evil uncle. Deserves all the awards it will surely win.
It Lives Inside
Out now
Keen to blend in at school, Sam (Megan Suri) feels she must reject her Indian heritage. That’s until a demonic spirit possesses her former best friend, at which point embracing her roots turns out to be the only way to combat evil in Bishal Dutta’s horror film.
Seize Them!
Out now
With a cast list reading like a current who’s who of British comedy – Nicola Coughlan, Aimee Lou Wood, Lolly Adefope, James Acaster, Ben Ashenden and Jessica Hynes – this medieval comedy sees a charismatic revolutionary (Coughlan) successfully topple an arrogant queen (Wood) who becomes a fugitive in her own kingdom.
I Know Where I’m Going!
Out now
This 1945 gem is screening in a new 4K restoration as part of the BFI’s Powell and Pressburger retrospective. Less famous than The Red Shoes, but with that same tender sense of wit, it’s the tale of an ambitious, independent woman (Wendy Hiller) who travels to Scotland intending to marry a wealthy industrialist. Catherine Bray
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Going out: Gigs
The Streets
22 October to 16 November; tour starts Belfast
Rapper-producer Mike Skinner has been a busy man of late, not only releasing his sixth Streets album, The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light, but also directing an accompanying film of the same name. All that hard work now means a lengthy tour in support of them both. Michael Cragg
Fall Out Boy
27 October to 4 November; tour starts Leeds
Enduring emo-pop types Fall Out Boy go on an arena tour in support of eighth album, So Much (for) Stardust. Expect lots of hats, pogoing and OTT hits with outlandishly long titles such as My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up). MC
Winterreise
St Edward’s School: Olivier Hall, Oxford, 21 October
The Oxford lieder festival may have morphed into the Oxford international song festival, but one of its weekends is still devoted to Schubert. One centrepiece of that weekend is a choreographed version of his great song cycle Winterreise. The wonderfully communicative soprano Juliane Banse is partnered by pianist Alexander Krichel. Andrew Clements
Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick
The Vortex, London, 26 October
Saxophonist Tori Freestone and pianist Alcyona Mick have often shared a stage in A-list UK bands, but as an unaccompanied duo they stir a rare mix of jazz and folk music, wit and improvised sharpness. Singers Brigitte Beraha and Natacha Atlas will help them launch their debut album here. John Fordham
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Going out: Art
Japan: Myths to Manga
Young V&A, London, to 11 August
Younger visitors may well be better versed than (non-Japanese) adults in Japan’s brilliant visual culture, so this is an inspired choice for an exhibition at Young V&A. Fans of manga comics may be led from today’s pop culture into exploring the history of Japan’s art including Hiroshige and Hokusai.
Martin Creed
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, to 6 January
Is he a conceptual artist, a dada prankster, an expressive melancholiac – or none of the above? One of Britain’s wittiest modern artists gets a mini-retrospective from the Artist Rooms collection. Creed is bracing, mysterious, irritating and guaranteed to make you argue.
La Serenissima
Courtauld Gallery, London, to 11 February
In the 18th century, aristocrats, poets and painters flocked to Venice to see a great city in decline. The maritime republic that once dominated the sea had become a beautiful ruin of its former self. This show brings together drawings by Canaletto, Tiepolo and more that study a lovely decay.
Daniel Arsham
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, nr Wakefield, to 17 March
Once, American art was all unopened soup cans and Coke bottles. The brashness of pop seems a long time ago in US artist Arsham’s ironic sculptures. An astronaut in antique bronze decays visibly. A similar fate befalls Pikachu. These relics of the modern are shown in an elegant contemplative garden. Jonathan Jones
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Going out: Stage
Elf Lyons: Raven
Soho theatre, London, 27 & 28 October
A comic and a clown, Lyons and her hilariously scary show return for a Halloween reprise. It is ostensibly a tribute to Stephen King, with the performer finding her sweet spot between horror and comedy, recalling experiences with mythical monsters and their real-life counterparts. Rachel Aroesti
Sputnik Sweetheart
Arcola theatre, London, 26 October to 25 November
Bryony Lavery (Frozen) adapts Haruki Murakami’s beguiling novel about love, loneliness and loss, in which a young writer goes missing on a Greek island. It’s directed by Melly Still, whose work is always full of heart, energy and clarity. Miriam Gillinson
The Star Seekers
Wardrobe theatre, Bristol, 21 to 29 October
This gentle, imaginative show from the Wardrobe Ensemble explores galaxies, the solar system and shooting stars through songs, silliness and play. For ages 3-8. MG
Ballet Nights
Lanterns Studio theatre, London, 27 & 28 October
A new, monthly gala-style evening, compered by ex-Scottish Ballet soloistJamiel Devernay-Laurence, featuring major-name dancers in a close setting. October brings the UK premiere of David Dawson’s Metamorphosis 1, and star turns from the Royal Ballet’s Steven McRae (plus special guest) and Rambert’s brilliant Musa Motha. Lyndsey Winship
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Staying in: Streaming
What We Do in the Shadows
Disney+, 25 October
When Jemaine Clement decided there was more mileage in his 2014 mockumentary about cohabiting vampires, he probably didn’t envisage five entire TV series’ worth. But the 21-time Emmy-nominated show is still going strong, with the bickering undead returning to UK screens this week.
The Enfield Poltergeist
Apple TV+, 27 October
More supernatural stuff, this time of a less humorous bent – although you may titter nervously at the infamous tale of two sisters in the late 70s who claimed their north London council house was haunted. This docuseries rakes over the case with genuine audio from the time.
Dark Hearts
BBC Four & iPlayer, 21 October, 9pm
A UK airing for this French Iraq war drama directed by Oscar-nominee Ziad Doueiri directs, and starring Spiral’s Thierry Godard and Witnesses’ Marie Dompnier. The action follows a French special forces team who musttrying to capture the family of an Isis leader in order to foil an impending attack.
The Devil’s Confession – The Lost Eichmann Tapes
BBC Two & iPlayer, 22 October, 9pm
In 1961, Nazi official Adolf Eichmann stood trial in Jerusalem, where he denied being one of the architects of the Holocaust. Yet four years earlier, hiding out in Argentina, Eichmann had confessed all to an SS war reporter. In Yariv Mozer’s documentary series we finally hear the recordings of those admissions. RA
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Staying in: Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
PS5, out now
Featuring not one but two Spideys in the shape of Peter Parker and protege Miles Morales, this long-awaitedsuperhero sequel features an enlarged New York City, bustling with detail, and a host of enemies, including Kraven the Hunter and everyone’s favourite parasitic alien blob, Venom. A webslinging epic.
Super Mario Bros Wonder
Nintendo Switch, out now
Mario returns to his 2D roots in his latest platforming caper, which this time features a co-op mode that lets four players explore the surreal wonders of the Mushroom Kingdom together. Gorgeous to look at and with lots of weird new features (Mario can now transform into an elephant), the word “wonder” is certainly not misused. Keith Stuart
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Staying in: Albums
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Out now
Lady Gaga, Paul McCartneyMacca and Elton John all appear on the 24th album by Mick Jagger et al , and first of original material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. Gaga adds her dulcet tones to the epic Sweet Sounds of Heaven, but it’s rocking lead single Angry that best reflects the veterans’ inexhaustible energy.
Sampha – Lahai
Out now
Since the release of 2017’s Process, his Mercury-nominated debut, Londoner Sampha has collaborated with everyone from Robyn to Alicia Keys to Kendrick Lamar. He’s finally turned his focus back to his solo work on this stately, deeply emotional album, named after his grandfather and featuring input from Yaeji and Ibeyi.
Evian Christ – Revanchist
Out now
After coming to prominence via his production work on Kanye West’s Yeezus, Liverpool’s Joshua Leary has spent the decade adding his dark electronic textures to albums by Tinashe and Travis Scott. On this debut album, he dabbles in deconstructed house on Nobody Else and hollowed-out epics via On Embers.
Priya Ragu – Santhosam
Out now
Produced alongside her brother Japhna Gold, Santhosam (meaning happiness in Tamil), the debut from Tamil-Swiss artist Ragu , channels her musical roots into an intoxicating blend of R&B, pop and dance. The laidback Vacation is about her need to slow down, while the angry, MIA-esque Black Goose rails at racist power structures. MC
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Staying in: Brain food
Critics at Large
Podcast
The New Yorker’s latest roundtable series sees staff writers across music, TV and theatre discuss their latest cultural fascinations. The conversations are wide-ranging yet detailed, covering everything from cringe-inducing shows to the power of Elon Musk.
Jens Larsen
YouTube
For guitar players of all levels looking to explore the world of jazz, online tutor Jens Larsen should be your first port of call. Demystifying the concept of improvisation, Larsen’s videos are concise, confident and easy to follow.
After Chaos
PBS America, 23 October
This fascinating two-part film examines the monumental task of rebuilding Warsaw and Berlin following the destruction of the second world war. Focusing on engineering innovations, we trace how modern cityscapes were constructed from the rubble. Ammar Kalia
