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2022 culture preview

We preview some of the cultural highlights of 2022


  • Clockwise from top: Lingui, Top Gun: Maverick, Ali & Ava, The Batman.

    Chaplin, Elvis and Batman return: 25 films to look out for in 2022

    Baz Luhrmann takes on the King with Tom Hanks, Jim Broadbent steals a masterpiece and Jessica Chastain plays an eccentric televangelist … all in 2022’s must-see movies
  • Clockwise from top: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Splatoon 3, Stray.

    The 10 best video games coming in 2022

    George RR Martin joins forces with the makers of Dark Souls, ghosts take over in Japan and a Nintendo sequel you could be playing all year
  • Alynda Segarra AKA Hurray for the Riff Raff.

    ‘It’s a violent time to be human’: Hurray for the Riff Raff on making joyful music under fire

    Self-described ‘nature punk’ Alynda Segarra turned to the natural world for solace during lockdown – in 2022, they will return with an album that tackles climate catastrophe yet brims with hope
  • Clockwise from top: Michael Kiwanuka, Dua Lipa, Dave, Wet Leg

    Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022

    UK rap’s biggest star goes on tour, Wet Leg drop a deadpan debut and Rosalía gets into reggaeton. Here are the albums, concerts and tours the big hitters have in store
  • Ben Whishaw as Adam Kay in This Is Going To Hurt.

    ‘We would discuss how dislikable I was’ – what’s it like to see your life story on TV?

  • Clockwise from top: House of the Dragon, Superhoe, This Is Going to Hurt, The Afterparty.

    The 25 must-see TV shows of 2022

  • ‘Bacon’s bullfight happens in a room, of course’ … a detail from Study of a Bull, 1991.

    Howling, crouching, horrifying – why are Francis Bacon’s animals so nightmarish?

  • Clockwise from top: The House of Hungarian Music, Van Gogh, Stonehenge, Objects of Desire, Carolee Schneeman

    Van Gogh’s self-portraits and colossal venues: 2022’s best art and architecture

  • Clockwise from top: An Hour and a Half Late, Maria Bamford, Jamali Maddix, Jody Comer, star of Prima Facie.

    Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams

    Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour
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