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Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always—a powerful and necessary film about abortion access

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always is about a teenager struggling to get support as she seeks an abortion. It’s an important watch

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The Public is a good story, if a little heavy-handed

This film about a group of homeless people who occupy a public library has recently become available on Curzon Home Cinema

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Far-fetched series Inhuman Resources shows up a brutal corporate culture

This new Netflix show stars Eric Cantona as a man fallen on hard times given a second chance. But its outlandish plot fails to score

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A chance to see some Japanese classics

The BFI’s Japan 2020 film festival launched on Monday of last week

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Deerhoof’s new album is a return to experimental roots

Future Teenage Cave Artists is a tilt back to the earlier work of this veteran indie band

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Soul Boy—an affectionate look at the Northern Soul scene

A love for music and the community it can create is at the centre of Soul Boy

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The Assistant doesn’t flinch from horrors of Weinstein

It’s not the first film of the MeToo era but it exposes both the mundane and horrifying realities of abuse by powerful men well

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The Midnight Gospel is a spectacular—if weird—cult cartoon

Psychedelia is back with a 21st century twist in this animated chat show

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Moffie—an unsettling film about gay repression under apartheid

Moffie, a new film released to Curzon Home Cinema, is about two soldiers in apartheid South Africa struggling with their sexuality

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Watch a monster production online

The National Theatre will stream a free showing of its hit 2011 performance of Frankenstein

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Shabazz Palaces’ new album breaks Hip Hop conventions

The Don of Diamond Dreams is far from cliche pop rap. It’s experimental, cathartic and interesting—but doesn’t always make sense

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Normal People is a powerful drama with truth and depth

This BBC adaptation brings the complicated—and therefore believable— characters of Sally Rooney’s popular novel to screen

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Homeland Holidays—an idealised slice of working class life in the 1930s

Homeland Holidays is a short film from 1937 on resorts owned by the Workers Travel Association

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The Platform—a violent and pessimistic film about human nature

Are people too selfish to prevent others from starving to death? That’s the central question of theThe Platform

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Heaven to a Tortured Mind is a genre-crossing album to get lost in

This is Yves Tumor’s fourth full-length release, and it’s as elusive and mysterious as ever.

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Devs is a sci-fi thriller that asks ambitious questions

This major series, new to the BBC, treads some familiar ground—but it’s a good mix of standard sci-fi with a cultish, religious theme

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Andy Warhol and Aubrey Beardsley online

Exhibitions available on the Tate’s website as video tours

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My Left Nut—a teen comedy drama that’s not just a load of balls

Mick is a quiet, awkward teenager whose normal insecurities are made worse by his swollen testicle

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Unorthodox is a unique tale of identity, family and escape

Netflix’s new mini-series is about a young woman who flees a conservative religious home. It’s a nuanced, deep and complex story

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Fun night of poetry direct to your living room with Hollie McNish

Poet and spoken word artist Hollie McNish has had to postpone her spring tour. Luckily, she is performing three gigs from her living room.

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