Arts and entertainment news from Guardian US
Arts
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From Audre Lorde to Amanda Gorman, poetry has long provided a potent way for people to speak up and bring about progress -
In a highly competitive field, the American actor has perfected the put-upon princess look for Spencer, the latest royal biopic
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Variety review of black comedy Promising Young Woman prompts actor to speak out on industry’s institutionalised sexism -
The latest in our series of writers standing up for loathed films is an impassioned defence of the 2001 take on the 60s classic -
The Trump years were a powerful creative muse for self-published erotic and romance literature. We review four of the most memorable
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Continuing our series of writers championing maligned films is a plea to reconsider Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s Razzie-winning crime comedy -
The latest in our series of writers standing up for derided films is in praise of Zack Snyder’s gloomy superhero match-up -
Continuing our series of writers defending unpopular films is a reappraisal of the absurd yet compelling Jennifer Lopez/Ralph Fiennes romantic comedy
People
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He partied with high society America but caused outrage when he spilled their secrets. Ebs Burnough talks us through his new film about Answered Prayers – the ‘smart, salacious’ novel Capote never finished -
The director also called the Capitol breach a ‘very sad day in the history of America’ -
The big picture
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Roy Mehta’s black and white photographs of communities in west London 20 years ago emphasise communal interaction and togetherness – some things don’t change
Reviews
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2 out of 5 stars.
Film The Little Things – Denzel Washington killer thriller is a big mess
2 out of 5 stars.The star’s reliable presence can’t save a drab, self-important procedural that can’t quite decide if it wants to be thrilling or thoughtful -
2 out of 5 stars.
Film Palmer – Justin Timberlake aims for redemption in familiar drama
2 out of 5 stars.The singer-cum-actor doesn’t have quite enough gravitas to lift a predictable story of an ex-convict forced to look after a kid -
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3 out of 5 stars.
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4 out of 5 stars.
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Pictures & video
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Sasha Phyars-Burgess’s Untitled features essays, poems and stunning photographs that delve into the black experience and the true meaning of ‘home’
Most viewed
Alexis Petridis's album of the week Arlo Parks: Collapsed in Sunbeams – a diaristic, near-perfect debut
4 out of 5 stars.