Your Complete Entertainment Guide to the Week Ahead
This week's entertainment landscape is packed with thrilling releases across multiple mediums. Horror maestro Lee Cronin delivers a fresh take on the classic monster schlocker with The Mummy, while former One Direction member Zayn returns with a new album of slinky, loved-up R&B. Whether you're heading out or staying in, here's your curated guide to the best in cinema, gigs, art, stage, streaming, games, albums, and brain food.
Going Out: Cinema
Lee Cronin's The Mummy is out now. You probably know what The Mummy is, but do you know who Lee Cronin is? He's the Irish director behind effective indie horror The Hole in the Ground and the highest-grossing entry in the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rises. His version stars Jack Reynor and Laia Costa as a journalist and his wife reunited with their child who went missing in the desert eight years ago, leading to nightmarish consequences.
The Wizard of the Kremlin is out now, featuring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as fictional spin doctor Vadim Baranov in a thriller from Olivier Assayas, based on Giuliano da Empoli's prize-winning novel.
Miroirs No 3 is out now, with German director Christian Petzold returning with a film starring Paula Beer as a classical piano student recuperating after a car crash.
Glenrothan is out now, marking Brian Cox's directorial debut in a comic tale of estranged brothers reuniting in Scotland.
Going Out: Gigs
Amaarae performs at Roundhouse, London, on 23 April, offering an immersive journey through Afrobeats, alt-pop, and techno with a strict all-black dress code.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment plays at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on 22 April, featuring English early-20th-century classical hits with a 3D sound system.
Dry Cleaning tours until 25 April, showcasing post-punk noise and spoken-word storytelling from their album Secret Love.
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin performs at Kings Place, London, on 23 April and Turner Sims, Southampton, on 24 April, blending minimalism, jazz, and more in their "Zen funk" style.
Going Out: Art
Michaela Yearwood-Dan exhibits at The Whitworth, Manchester, until 18 October, with immersive installations exploring colonial history and liberation.
Katharina Grosse shows at White Cube Bermondsey, London, from 22 April to 31 May, featuring sculpture and sprayed works inspired by Charlotte Brontë.
The Music is Black: A British Story runs at V&A East, London, from 18 April to 3 January, celebrating Black British music with archive material and installations.
Shaqúelle Whyte displays work at Wolverhampton Art Gallery until 31 August, including the painting Blackbirds Singing in the Dead of Night.
Going Out: Stage
Joe Tracini tours from 20 April to 1 July, starting in Norwich, with a candid show about borderline personality disorder and addiction.
I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven runs at Soho theatre, London, from 21 April to 2 May, adapting a novella into a screwball solo show.
Driftwood plays at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, until 30 May, a debut play set in 1950s Caribbean about self-determination.
Leap dance festival occurs in Liverpool from 24 April to 9 May, featuring inclusive dance performances and workshops.
Staying In: Streaming
Half Man streams on BBC iPlayer from 24 April, a drama by Richard Gadd about masculinity and brotherhood.
Unchosen releases on Netflix on 21 April, a thriller about a woman trapped in a Christian sect.
Mint airs on BBC One and iPlayer on 20 April, a gangland drama starring Emma Laird and Loyle Carner.
This Is a Gardening Show debuts on Netflix on 22 April, with Zach Galifianakis offering satirical gardening content.
Staying In: Games
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is out now on Switch 2, a Sims-lite game with comedic antics.
MOUSE PI for Hire releases on PC, Xbox, PS5, and Switch 2, a black-and-white shooter with a cartoon mouse detective.
Staying In: Albums
Jessie Ware – Superbloom is out now, featuring plush pop and dancefloor bangers.
Zayn – Konnakol is out now, returning to lovelorn R&B with tracks like Die for Me.
Dorian Electra – Dorian Electra releases on 22 April, with cover versions of songs by Dylan and Gorillaz.
Honey Dijon – Nightlife is out now, a house and disco album with guest spots from various artists.
Staying In: Brain Food
50 Weeks That Shaped America is a podcast marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, exploring key historical periods.
YaleCourses: Capital on YouTube offers a lecture series analyzing Karl Marx's Das Kapital.
The Book of George on Vimeo is a short film following wildlife photographer George McKenzie Jr.
