Blink Twice to Fontaines DC: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Going out: Cinema

Blink Twice
Out now
Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with this psychological thriller, starring Naomi Ackie as a cocktail waitress who is whisked away by a sinister tech billionaire (Channing Tatum) to a dream vacation in a private resort. Fun fact: the film’s working title was Pussy Island. Very Trump.

Kneecap
Out now
Based on the antics of real-life rap trio Kneecap, this livewire drama is set in post-Troubles Belfast. When two childhood best friends cross paths with high school teacher JJ Ó Dochartaigh, he sees music as an opportunity to fight for the right to have the Irish language recognised as an official language of Northern Ireland.

The Crow
Out now
A direct adaptation of the 1989 comic-book series, this new take sees Bill Skarsgård draping himself in the trenchcoat and plastering on the white facepaint of Eric Draven, a musician murdered alongside his fiancee (FKA twigs), and subsequently resurrected to wreak revenge on the perpetrators.

Cuckoo
Out now
When 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) moves into an Alpine des res with her dad (Dan Stevens), stepmother (Jessica Henwick) and mute half-sister Alma (Mila Lieu), it’s not long before things take a turn for the weird in this sci-fi horror with plenty of bonkers twists. Catherine Bray

Going out: Gigs

Supersonic festival
Various venues, Birmingham, 30 August to 1 September
The Midlands experimental festival returns with more bowel-rupturing noise merchants and ear-soothing mercurials. The latter is represented by folk one-off Bonnie “Prince” Billy, while Atlanta punk band Upchuck bring the noise.

Niall Horan
Saturday to 3 September, tour starts Dublin
Since One Direction went on “hiatus” back in 2016, Niall Horan has built himself a nice, comfy solo career. Last year’s third album, The Show, celebrates his love of sun-dappled, cashmere-soft pop-rock, showcased on this arena tour. Michael Cragg

Decoy
Cafe Oto, London, Thursday to 31 August
Edgily exciting residency for this elite core trio of UK free-improvisers, with Jason Yarde (Thu), Camila Nebbia (Fri) and Xhosa Cole (31 Aug) joining bassist John Edwards, pianist Alexander Hawkins and drummer Steve Noble. Expect the unexpected, and then some. John Fordham

Bristol Proms
Beacon, 24 to 26 August
On Saturday, Mozart’s 40th Symphony is the centrepiece of two concerts from the Paraorchestra, while on Sunday the BBC Singers are followed by the resident band, the Bournemouth Symphony, before Monday’s oceanic CBeebies Prom. Andrew Clements

Going out: Art

Marc Quinn
Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, London, to 29 September
Famous for sensational depictions of the human body, the artist who once sculpted a self-portrait out of his own blood is now taking on the gentler world of plants. His gigantic painted metal blooms add a surreal, unsettling artistic dimension to a stroll among the natural wonders of Kew.

Hayley Barker
Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, to 31 August
A dreamy summer exhibition that transports you to moonlit gardens and Scottish islands. California artist Barker paints pastorals yet adds a touch of folk horror in her Magritte-like depiction of the Ringing Stone on the Isle of Tiree.

Elisabeth Frink
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield, to 23 February
Primeval images haunt the shady woods and expansive hilly landscapes of Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Frink’s busts of people and studies of animals. This modern British sculptor’s statues and sketches have a stripped, archaeological quality. She evokes Etruscan tombs and cave paintings in her search for the essence of art.

Nature in Focus
Natural History Museum, London, to 19 July 2025
The invention of photography gave scientists a new tool with which to explore the natural world. From 19th-century prints to the latest in imaging, this exhibition reveals how the camera takes natural history to new places, and celebrates 60 years of the museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Jonathan Jones

Going out: Stage

Jin Hao Li
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, 24 & 25 August
Whimsical comedy gets a new lease of life from this China-born, Singapore-raised standup. Swimming in a Submarine showcases his hypnotic vibe via daydreams about life as a spider, fish and plastic bag. Rachel Aroesti

State Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake
London Coliseum, 28 August to 8 September
Directed by former Bolshoi Ballet superstar Nina Ananiashvili, the State Ballet of Georgia offers a classic Swan Lake. Filling the gap left by disinvited Russian companies, Ananiashvili is keen to show her dancers are of the same world-class calibre. Lyndsey Winship

Bodies of Water
Ahoy Centre, Greenwich + Docklands international festival, 27 to 31 August
Warsan Shire’s gut-wrenching poetry is given body and voice in this community-devised production. Presented by Actors Touring Company and directed by Matthew Xia, Bodies of Water shares stories of refuge and refugees, with live music from oud player Rihab Azar. Kate Wyver

Brassed Off
Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough, to 31 August
It’s the final week of the five-star show performed with live music from local brass bands. Based on the 1996 film, this tale of a Yorkshire mining community draws on northern humour and good music. KW