Welcome to November! If you're planning on lying low before the December party rush, there are plenty of shows you can hibernate with, from Peaky Blinders to The Sinner.
Female pop stars have clearly been told they can rake it in by releasing albums in time for Christmas, so we'll be treated to new offerings from Taylor Swift, Sia and Paloma Faith.
And the cinema is a lot of fun in November, as studios race to release their finest work in time for awards season.
Scroll through to check out what R29 staffers are most excited about coming up in November.
Jess Commons, Health & Living Editor
The Sinner, available on Netflix from 7th November
Based on the book by Petra Hammesfahr, this Jessica Biel-led mini-series is about a young mother who inexplicably murders a man in broad daylight. Why, you ask? She doesn’t know either… Let’s find out.
Murder on the Orient Express, in cinemas 3rd November
Far from thrilled about the inclusion of Johnny Depp in the latest film version of one of my favourite books (also, it was an interesting choice to use Imagine Dragons in the trailer...). Fingers crossed that, despite that, this film is still marvellous.
Natalie Gil, News Writer
Ingrid Goes West, in cinemas 17th November
This film came out in the summer in the US and received a huge amount of press owing to its most millennial of subject matters: Instagram infatuation. I’m as guilty as anyone of mindlessly scrolling through Instagram and having nothing to show for it, but the social media-obsessed Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) takes things much further. I’m hoping this makes me feel less guilty about my own habit.
Inside Pussy Riot, Saatchi Gallery, London, from 14th November
The idea of “immersive experiences” usually gives me the creeps, but this one at the Saatchi Gallery at least has some educational value. Marking a century since the Russian Revolution, it will apparently highlight the realities of being imprisoned for standing up for what you believe in, as members of the modern day, post-punk feminist art collective Pussy Riot were in 2012.
Gillian Orr, Content Director
The Florida Project, in cinemas 10th November
I actually already caught this at an advanced screening but I'm using this space to tell you to go and watch it. Quite simply the most boisterous, beautiful, heartbreaking film I have seen in a long time. I still find myself thinking about it weeks later (as did Drake). Check out the trailer here.
Father John Misty, UK tour, from 1st November
The artist formerly known as Josh Tillman never fails to deliver on stage. Expect fine tunes, acerbic wit and an adoring crowd.
Alice Casely-Hayford, Fashion Director
Posturing: Photographing the Body in Fashion, Thurloe Place, 2nd-12th November
Co-curated by Shonagh Marshall and Holly Hay, this exhibition (including images by Coco Capitan and Tyrone Lebon) brings together diverse photographers whose work pushes the boundaries of fashion image-making, unified by a common interest in posture, gesture and pose. For a fashion nerd like myself and someone who is fascinated by the human form and how it can be manipulated and presented, this new show is my dream day out.
Battle of the Sexes, in cinemas 24th November
I was completely captivated by the trailer for Battle of the Sexes, which centres on American former World No. 1 professional tennis player Billie Jean King. King's is a powerful story focused on her tireless campaigning for gender equality and social justice and her talent, tenacity and conviction is incredibly inspiring. From watching the short trailer, Emma Stone's onscreen presence is compelling and I'm also a huge fan of sometimes-comic-sometimes-serious Steve Carrell, who plays King's rival, Bobby Riggs.
Katy Thompsett, Sub Editor
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, in cinemas 3rd November
In this follow-up to 2015’s deeply unsettling ‘rom-com’ The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos appears to have cranked the cold, creeping horror dial up to 100. Colin Farrell is back, this time as Steven, a surgeon forced to make a terrible sacrifice when the behaviour of a teenage boy in his care turns sinister. Who else can spell ‘foreboding’?
Modigliani, Tate Modern, London, from 23rd November
You can spot a Modigliani portrait a mile off – the long nose, the sullen, close-set eyes. Men and women alike stare out from his paintings with unnervingly direct, yet somehow naive, expressions. I’ve had a postcard of “Girl With Braids” tacked to my wall for years; let’s see if I can meet her gaze when she’s hanging in Tate Modern as part of this comprehensive retrospective.
Sarah Raphael, Editor-At-Large
Instant Stories. Wim Wenders’ Polaroids, The Photographers' Gallery, London, today until February 2018
Arthouse/cult film director Wim Wenders is showing a load of Polaroids at The Photographers' Gallery in Soho, alongside a few moving image pieces. Taken mostly between the '70s and '80s, the Polaroids feature Wenders’ friends and family, BTS shots from his films, cities, landscapes, still lifes, shopfronts, and other things of note. Polaroids are fun to look at anyway, and as a particular fan of the wacky German genius, I’ll take any chance to see the world through his eyes.
Sia, Every Day Is Christmas, 17th November
I hate Christmas music more than the next person. But I love Sia, so if anyone is going to convince me that Christmas music has any place in this world, it’s that elusive Australian power voice. My hopes for the album are that it is appropriately emo, with accompanying music videos of Maddie Ziegler that I can practise in my living room come Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
David Farrell, Marketing Intern
Taylor Swift, reputation, 10th November
Are you ready for it? Nobody is really prepared for what T-Swizzle is about to dish out. Whether you love her or loathe her, this album was preordained to dominate quarter four from the minute a withered zombie Taylor emerged from her dank cold grave.
Paloma Faith, The Architect, 17th November
Over the last eight years Paloma Faith has quietly become one of the most commercially successful artists in the UK, with more than a few bombastic hit singles to her name and three multi-platinum albums. As much as she excels in ballads, Faith has decided to switch things up for her fourth record. Lead single "Crybaby" gives us Faith's perspective on the problem of 'toxic masculinity', something R29 readers might be familiar with.
Natasha Slee, Social Media Manager
Gilbert & George: The Beard Pictures And Their Fuckosophy, White Cube Bermondsey, from 22nd November
We’d only been dating a couple months when my boyfriend gave me a framed and signed G&G poster from their 2015 Banners show for Christmas. He didn’t check the size when he bought it, so I’m now the proud owner of an A0 poster that says FELLATIO FOR ALL in black spray paint. Will be adding surreal beards to our G&G poster collection this month.
Peaky Blinders Season 4, BBC Two, 15th November
Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Adrien Brody and someone called Aiden Gillen from a small show called Game of Thrones. Need I say more?
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