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young woman who, after a vividly imagined journey of self-discovery, becomes her own
glorious creation. It might be possible to have more fun in the cinema but I can’t
imagine how.

Next it’s Andrew Haigh’s exquisite, heartbreaking All of Us Strangers (26 January),
which takes as its source a novel by Taichi Yamada and, with the sterling work of Paul
Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy and, in particular, a superb Andrew Scott, proceeds to
wring out the audience like tear sponges.

Finally, having laughed and cried, it’s time to be deeply and permanently
traumatised. Jonathan Glazer’s latest, The Zone of Interest (2 February), is a
remarkable achievement. Formally bold and utterly chilling, the story is set in the
family home of the camp commandant of Auschwitz. This domestic idyll is separated by
a wall from the unimaginable horrors of the death camp. We never see behind the wall,
but the extraordinary, enveloping sound design gives the picture a suffocating
intensity. Wendy Ide

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Catch some powerhouse pop tours

‘Raw, snarly pop’: Olivia Rodrigo. Photograph: Shaniqwa Jarvis/The Guardian
The highest-grossing tour in the history of tours finally hits the UK in June when the
feminist warrior queen of rights management (oh, and pop star) Taylor Swift brings
over her Eras extravaganza – weirdly, after we’ve all seen the movie version. That’s also
the top-grossing concert film ever. No spoilers!