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Perspective: Pretty Lethal review – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show

Executive context: A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: ‘I was shunned, laughed at and underdogged’: Jane McDonald on her wild ride from clubland to cruises to country

Executive context: She has survived heartbreak, death threats and nauseating sexism. In her Mayfair club, the Yorkshire star talks about superfans, viral hits, running away to sea – and her bid to become a Nashville icon.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: ‘No one’s tried this before’: a new live music roster aims to ensure opportunities for disabled musicians

Executive context: UnMute has been founded to overhaul ableist booking practices, representing artists with specialist access requirements often deemed too costly by venues.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression

Executive context: Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Entertainment

Perspective: Chappell Roan responds to criticism from footballer Jorginho after incident with security

Executive context: Flamengo player accused singer’s security of speaking ‘in an extremely aggressive manner’ to his wife and stepdaughter at hotel in São Paulo.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

Entertainment

Perspective: Moby Critiques Kinks' 'Lola' Lyrics in Honest Playlist

Executive context: The DJ and multi-instrumentalist shares his thoughts on music that has shaped him, expressing discomfort with certain lyrics.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

Entertainment

Perspective: Add to playlist: the sharply observed electro-twee of the Femcels and the week’s best new tracks

Executive context: Following in the footsteps of Heavenly and Tiger Trap, the duo’s high-tempo electroclash-indie-pop deftly explores young womanhood in 2020s London.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Entertainment

Perspective: Grace Ives: Girlfriend review – bedroom-pop auteur goes widescreen for a gorgeous sobriety epic

Executive context: The New Yorker’s third album leaves behind her DIY origins to channel cult pop classics by Lorde and Sky Ferreira.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Entertainment

Perspective: ‘Validation was an insatiable monster’: Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ punk-rock return – and life after his infidelity

Executive context: In his first newspaper interview after fathering a child outside his marriage, Grohl discusses his changed outlook, his grief for Taylor Hawkins, and the 430 therapy sessions he’s had.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Entertainment

Perspective: US rapper Afroman cleared after police sued him over use of home raid footage

Executive context: Chart-topping artist Afroman faces legal victory as lawsuit from Ohio police is dismissed.

Editorial Staff Mar 19