Is The Zone of the Interest the best film of the year?

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I’m in your inboxes a day early this week to bring you the best of the Indy’s culture section, plus the team’s tips on what to watch, read and do this weekend. If you’re heading to the cinema over the next few days, you must see The Zone of Interest. Jonathan Glazer’s deeply unsettling film about a family living next door to Auschwitz during the Holocaust is definitely the best film I’ve seen so far this year. Adam White has written the very convincing case for [Glazer as Britain’s greatest and mysterious filmmaker](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2pvbmF0aGFuLWdsYXplci1maWxtcy16b25lLW9mLWludGVyZXN0LWIyNDg2NzcxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTN4YzNxZTBjMTc2dSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and I loved John Self’s piece on how the Martin Amis novel that inspired the film was [one of the author’s late greats](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3pvbmUtb2YtaW50ZXJlc3QtbWFydGluLWFtaXMtYjI0ODQ3NDIuaHRtbD9saWQ9emRxMTJzODlmdGZ0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMi0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW78qG8ZcXIOjtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Look out this weekend for Louis Chilton’s chat with the film’s stars, Sandra Huller and Christian Friedel. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2pvbmF0aGFuLWdsYXplci1maWxtcy16b25lLW9mLWludGVyZXN0LWIyNDg2NzcxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWhtMXJ5bWFlOHAyOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ‘I think a lot of his stuff can be quite shocking for people’: Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Birth’, ‘The Zone of Interest’, ‘Sexy Beast’ and ‘Under the Skin’ (clockwise from top right) (Shutterstock/A24/iStock) Not a great start to the week for Sarah Jessica Parker, who has had very mixed reviews for her West End debut in Plaza Suite. Alice Saville [wasn’t a fan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvcGxhemEtc3VpdGUtcmV2aWV3LXNhcmFoLWplc3NpY2EtcGFya2VyLW1hdHRoZXctYnJvZGVyaWNrLWIyNDg1MzgxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXpnem1wbW50M3lpciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), writing that Neil Simon’s 1968 comedy feels dated, but SJP and hubby/co-star Matthew Broderick are “just about good enough”. Elsewhere this week, Stevie Chick [spoke to singer Brittany Howard](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JyaXR0YW55LWhvd2FyZC13aGF0LW5vdy1hbGFiYW1hLXNoYWtlcy1iMjQ4NzIzNS5odG1sP2xpZD15bWVrajZ0bXE5NnUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbvyobxlxcg6O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about grief, heartbreak and life in Alabama, and Helen Brown [reviewed the long awaited debut album from The Last Dinner Party](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvbGFzdC1kaW5uZXItcGFydHktcHJlbHVkZS10by1lY3N0YXN5LWIyNDg4NjY1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZzZG4zcG5ibzh3NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) (which she says is very worth the hype). We’ve got some delectable pieces to look out for over the weekend, too. Charlotte O’Sullivan talks to Jeffrey Wright, the Oscar-nominated star of American Fiction, a sharp satire on identity politics in publishing, and our TV editor Ellie Harrison will be chatting to Mollie from The Traitors about her fateful decision to trust a man who had been brazenly lying to her for four weeks. Just a little housekeeping note: next week’s newsletter will arrive in your inbox on Thursday. See you then! Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD03MXAxNnVmeXY5d3YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbvyobxlxcg6O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) PARTNER CONTENT: NETFLIX Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0SqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV0ZmxpeC5jb20vZ2IvdGl0bGUvODE3NTUzODI_bGlkPW9zZTJsdXNrZ290dyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [An immersive behind-the-scenes documentary about "Society of the Snow," Oscar and BAFTA Best International Feature Film nominee, featuring director J.A. Bayona and real-life survivors. Watch now on Netflix.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0SqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV0ZmxpeC5jb20vZ2IvdGl0bGUvODE3NTUzODI_bGlkPXZhMzBxNXg4cTg4eCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   What to do this weekend Books | [Thunderclap by Laura Cumming](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD1nbzg0aXBtOTg0dmImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbvyobxlxcg6O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) January is finished now, phew, but one of the things that got me through it was this gorgeous book by art critic Laura Cumming. It's a love letter to Dutch art, told through the stories of both her artist father and the underacknowledged Dutch painter Carel Fabritius (student of Rembrandt and creator of "The Goldfinch", which ended up inspiring [Donna Tartt](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1zZWNyZXQtaGlzdG9yeS0zMHRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LWRvbm5hLXRhcnR0LWIyMTY4NzY5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTR6c2xyOGN5OHo1YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)'s most recent novel). It does what the best art writing does: makes you appreciate what you're really looking at. That extra appreciation for the world around me has certainly brightened up the start of my year. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Music | [The Grammys](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD1sam4wZzQ2anIzZWkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbvyobxlxcg6O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) It’s here: the biggest night in music. The 66th annual Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday in Los Angeles. SZA leads the pack this year with nine nods, all for her superb album SOS. Also swimming in nominations are Victoria Monét, Brandy Clark, Miley Cyrus, Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Brandy Clark, and boygenius. It will be as starry an occasion as ever, with chart mainstays Eilish, Rodrigo and Dua Lipa all performing – alongside folk icon Joni Mitchell, who is making her Grammys debut aged 80. Travis Scott, U2, and Billy Joel will also be taking the stage, the latter having just released his first new pop single in nearly 20 years. Annabel Nugent | Feature writer   Art | [Entangled Pasts, 1768–now: Art, Colonialism and Change](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9dTA5eDE2MXQwb2t4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMi0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW78qG8ZcXIOjtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Since the furious Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, prompted by the death of George Floyd, just about every cultural institution in Britain has made some sort of expiatory gesture, whether it’s offering to return artefacts or mounting a hastily organised display. Three-and-a-half years on, the Royal Academy [offers its own ambitious response](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9hcnQvcmV2aWV3cy9lbnRhbmdsZWQtcGFzdHMtYXJ0LWNvbG9uaWFsaXNtLXJldmlldy1yb3lhbC1hY2FkZW15LWIyNDg3MTY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJ5Zzh5YzI3ZDd1MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), putting great (white) British artists of the past such as Joshua Reynolds and JMW Turner “in conversation” with great contemporary (Black) artists of the order of Sonia Boyce, Frank Bowling and Yinka Shonibare. Nick Hilton | TV critic   Theatre | [Till the Stars Come Down](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmU_bGlkPW0xYXQyNG9oNjdrcSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) A pair of elasticated Spanx pings into a near-hysterical audience in the first act of Beth Steel’s zingy comedy, set at a small town Northern wedding where all decorum breaks down. It’s typical of the cheeky spirit of this crowd-pleasing play – but peel off the layers and there’s tragedy underneath. Steel also writes for TV, and accordingly [Till the Stars Come Down has the energy of a big season finale](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdGlsbC10aGUtc3RhcnMtY29tZS1kb3duLXJldmlldy1uYXRpb25hbC10aGVhdHJlLWIyNDg4NjY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTA1MWN3d3QzdzM5ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu_KhvGXFyDo7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), where a multigenerational cast clash, cry, and unearth secrets against the backdrop of an emotional family get-together. Sinead Matthews lends an emotive croak to the role of Sylvia, the nervy bride who wakes up nauseous, sure that her big day won’t go to plan. Alice Saville | Theatre critic On the box... from our TV editor ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NvcGhpZS13aWxkZS1ib3ktc3dhbGxvd3MtdW5pdmVyc2UtYjI0ODU0ODcuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y2RleXIzNHNoMnlrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMi0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW78qG8ZcXIOjtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ The sublime [Sophie Wilde](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnnybyP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NvcGhpZS13aWxkZS1ib3ktc3dhbGxvd3MtdW5pdmVyc2UtYjI0ODU0ODcuaHRtbD9saWQ9M2o5cW1jNGI5eDBhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMi0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW78qG8ZcXIOjtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) spoke to Annabel Nugent this week for our Rising Stars interview series. She was has been in two Netflix hits in the past 12 months: the tender coming-of-age tale Everything Now, and the Brisbane-set adaptation of Trent Dalton’s 2018 novel Boy Swallows Universe. In this feature, the 26-year-old Sydney native chats about being on set with "queen" Nicole Kidman for the new A24 film Babygirl, and reveals her dream roles – and her own terrifying tale. 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