Going out: Cinema The Nature of Love Out now When married 40-year-old philosophy prof Sophia (Magalie Lépine Blondeau) hires rough-and-ready handyman Sylvain (Pierre-Yves Cardinal) to renovate her weekend home, sparks fly quicker than you can say Lady Chatterley, in this sexy Canadian romp about desire v compatibility. Unicorns Out now Single dad Luke (Ben Hardy) works as a mechanic in Essex, and is surprised to find himself attracted to Muslim drag queen Aysha (Jason Patel) in this tender British romance from directors Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd. MaXXXine Out now In 2022, Ti West gave us X, a zippy 1979-set slasher about a pornographic shoot gone very wrong. He followed that later that same year with Pearl, a prequel set in 1918, delving into the origins of the first film’s villain. Now the franchise zips forward to 80s Hollywood, to find out what the lone survivor of X has been up to since then. The Conversation (50th anniversary) Out now Restored from the original negative for the first time, Francis Ford Coppola’s paranoid thriller turns 50. Starring Gene Hackman in one of his finest roles, it sees surveillance expert Harry Caul fall prey to the same methods that he uses himself. A timeless classic. Catherine Bray Going out: Gigs Love Supreme festival Glynde Place, near Lewes, 6 & 7 July True to its decade-old programming style, Love Supreme again presents a raft of sonic diversity, from charismatic brass star Trombone Shorty and jazz-fusion percussion giant Manu Katche, to piano whirlwind Hiromi, and soul diva Chaka Khan. John Fordham TRNSMT Glasgow Green, 12 to 14 July While choosing all-male headliners Liam Gallagher, Gerry Cinnamon and Calvin Harris feels slightly uninspired, the Scottish festival makes up for it elsewhere, with breakout pop star Caity Baser, gloriously eccentric Irish storyteller CMAT and pummelling rock duo Nova Twins. Michael Cragg Jazmine Sullivan Gunnersbury Park, London, 6 July; Manchester Apollo, 7 July After headlining new west London fest The Recipe, the multiple Grammy-winning R&B superstar heads to Manchester. Expect songs from her three emotionally vulnerable albums, plus 2021’s critically lauded Heaux Tales EP. MC New Year Dream Tent, Birmingham, 7 to 13 July Michael Tippett’s fifth and last opera has not had a British staging since 1990. Birmingham Opera’s production of this sci-fi fairytale is directed by Keith Warner, with Alpesh Chauhan conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Clements Going out: Art Leonora Carrington Newlands House, Petworth, 12 July to 26 October This English upper-class renegade surrealist spent most of her life in Mexico, dying there in 2011 at the age of 94. She might think it pleasantly surreal that one of her paintings recently sold for £22.5m, making her the most expensive female British artist. This exhibition reveals why. Henry Moore Courtauld Gallery, London, 8 July to 22 September Moore’s most memorable works are not sculptures but drawings. During the blitz, the best known British modern artist of his day set his chisel aside and spent the nights depicting Londoners trying to sleep in tube stations that were used as deep shelters. Haunting stuff. Six Lives National Portrait Gallery, London, to 8 September Some of the earliest portraits in the NPG depict the women unlucky enough to be married to that Renaissance monster Henry VIII. Here they all come to life, their real lives recovered and their individuality celebrated. Chris Ofili Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, to 5 October Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios preserves a craft and keeps it living in contemporary art. Here you can see weavers at work and admire the tapestries they create in collaboration with renowned artists. Ofili worked with them to create his mythological artwork The Caged Bird’s Song, which here returns to its nest. Jonathan Jones Going out: Stage Chloe Petts The Lights, Andover, 8 July; Octagon theatre, Bolton, 12 July; touring to 25 August Few comics have broken through with the apparent effortlessness of 30-year-old Petts. Her new show unites her experiences of school bullies and internet trolls. Rachel Aroesti The Devil Wears Prada Theatre Royal: The Lyric, Plymouth, 6 July to 17 August Elton John has written the score, triple-Tony winner Jerry Mitchell has choreographed it, and Desperate Housewives’ Vanessa Williams plays the ferocious Miranda Priestly. Catch this starry adaptation of the beloved movie before it heads to the West End. Kate Wyver London clown festival Soho theatre & Jacksons Lane, London, 8 to 26 July Clowning can mean anything these days. For a taste of what it can be, head to the opening cabaret at Soho theatre or try one of the festival’s hour-long shows. KW BalletLorent: The Becoming John Marley Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 to 13 July Liv Lorent is known for family shows, but this is for grownups. The Becoming is a dance of transformations, drawing on iconic images of dancers from the 20th century. Lyndsey Winship Staying in: Streaming Sunny Apple TV+, 10 July Robot companions are a sci-fi cliche – yet AI advances mean our electric friends have never seemed more unsettling. Cue this eerie new series, starring Rashida Jones as an American grieving her husband and son in Japan alongside a domestic robot. But is Sunny as benign as they seem? Spent iPlayer & BBC Two, 8 July, 10pm Michelle de Swarte is Mia, a loudmouth former catwalk model with “an aversion to cheap shit” in this loosely autobiographical new sitcom. Unfortunately, Mia’s dwindling success and spendthrift attitude mean she’s also broke, so she returns to London to escape bankruptcy and reconnect with her roots. The Turkish Detective iPlayer & BBC Two, 6 July, 9pm Barbara Nadel began her series of Istanbul-set crime novels 25 years ago; now her hard-living detective Çetin İkmen finally comes to the small screen. This Turkish-English series – adapted by Skins writer Ben Schiffer – beds down in the chaotic contemporary cityscape, while also providing a crash course in Turkish history and tradition. Vikings: Valhalla Netflix, 11 July The colossally popular, slightly less historically sober sequel to Vikings wraps up the stories of its trio of real-life heroes – king Harald Sigurdsson and Norse explorer siblings Leif Erikson and Freydís Eiríksdóttir – with a gore-splattered, proverb-peppered third and final season. RA Staying in: Games Anger Foot PC, out 11 July A ludicrous action game where you lace up stylish trainers and use them to literally kick the daylights out of everything in your path. Is this the dumbest thing we’ve ever seen? Yes. Does it look fun? Also yes. We’ve all got to get our kicks somehow. Once Human PC, out 9 July OK, it’s another multiplayer survival game, but wait for it: instead of trying to fight zombies, it’s Lovecraftian horrors instead. An open-world game that looks like a hillbilly survivalist Dark Souls. Keza MacDonald Staying in: Albums Kasabian – Happenings Out now Serge Pizzorno et al return with their second album as a four-piece after the departure of frontman Tom Meighan in 2020. Inspired by the psych bands of the 1960s, Happenings has a purposefully joyful feel, as showcased by the buoyant Darkest Lullaby. KOKOKO! – Butu Out now Based in Kinshasa, KOKOKO! make experimental electronic music often using homemade instruments. Continuing to shed light on the political issues facing their country, Butu is led by the propulsive, 90s dance-inspired banger Mokili. Molly Nilsson – Un-American Activities Out 7 July For Swedish-born, Berlin-based Nilsson’s 11th album she ventured to California, recording in the former home of Lion Feuchtwanger, writer, poet and early opponent of the Nazi regime in 1930s Germany. Songs like the melodic synthpop of Excalibur continue her lyrical exploration of freedom and oppression. Eves Karydas – Burnt Tapes Out now A star in her native Australia, where she’s supported Dua Lipa and George Ezra, Karydas builds on the promise of 2018’s debut Summerskin with this belated follow-up. Sunday Drive is hazy dream-pop par excellence, while Take 2 brings the tempo down. MC Staying in: Brain food The Youth Development Center Podcast Shining a much-needed light on the abuses that occur in juvenile detention centres, this often harrowing series exposes how a facility in New Hampshire harmed many of the children it was responsible for. Ben Reads Good YouTube One of the more accessible book-focused accounts on YouTube, Ben’s short, sharp videos take in weekly book news, short reviews, prize predictions and recommendations of hidden gems. Blue Carbon WaterBear DJ and environmental toxicologist Jayda G fronts this fascinating film investigating how coastal ecosystems can mitigate the climate crisis. She reports from at-risk shorelines – and provides an accompanying score. Ammar Kalia