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Men review – Alex Garland’s rural retreat into toxic masculinity

Rory Kinnear in many guises plagues Jessie Buckley’s abuse survivor in this twisted country-house horror

The Guardian - UK

From Men to We Own This City: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you fancy the latest Brit horror film or another trip to Baltimore with David Simon, our critics have got you covered

The Guardian - UK

Men review: Alex Garland’s pseudo-feminist horror offers little beyond metaphors

The filmmaker’s follow-up to ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Annihilation’ at times feels like provocation for provocation’s sake

The Independent UK

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Paul Mescal happier since quitting 'scary place' social media

The Normal People star had over a million followers on Instagram when he deactivated his account last year

Irish Mirror

RTE Late Late Show line-up includes Oscar nominated actress

There will be special 60th birthday Late Late Show wishes on the night as the show marks the milestone year before they wrap up the season

Dublin Live

Ryan Tubridy lifts lid on 'biggest thrill of his life' on Late Late and why Paul McCartney will 'never' appear

Ryan was talking as he gets ready to celebrate the show’s 60th birthday in a special show tonight

Irish Mirror

Rory Kinnear on humour, horror and trauma: ‘I went in the truck and there was my skull again, sent to haunt me’

The actor has found a niche playing multiple characters in one scene, never more so than playing five in his new film Men. He talks about grief making him old before his time – and why niceness is back

The Guardian - UK

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Who is on the season final Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy tonight? Jam-packed line-up for special 60th anniversary

There will be special 60th birthday Late Late Show wishes on the night as the show marks the milestone year before they wrap up the season

Irish Mirror

Cannes 2022: Irish actress Jessie Buckley talks 'Men’

Our guest was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Lost Daughter" and has become one of Hollywood’s most talked-about rising talents. Irish actress Jessie Buckley is here in Cannes with a social horror movie that studies the malice of men. Buckley speaks to Eve Jackson…

France 24

"Men" is a creepy, gendered fever dream

Jessie Buckley is a woman who can't evade all the men who share Rory Kinnear's face in Alex Garland's horror

Salon

Don’t expect Alex Garland to explain what’s happening in ‘Men.’ But here are a few hints

Like the previous films he’s directed — 2014’s “Ex Machina” and 2018’s “Annihilation” — Alex Garland’s new folk-horror film “Men” has a lot going on underneath the surface: themes of gender and toxic masculinity, ancient signs and symbols, literary references to everything from the Bible to Yeats.

Los Angeles Times

Edinburgh's Connect music festival announce new additions to summer line-up

The original line-up for Connect, Scotland's newest music festival, was revealed in February.

Edinburgh Live

In 1952, scientists united to study Earth — we’re still living with the consequences

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about the International Geophysical Year, see the latest science images, and learn about Sheelah-Na-Gig and the Green Man symbolism.

Inverse

‘Men’ review: Jessie Buckley ventures into a sinister Garden of Eden in a highly unusual psychological thriller

The last time a major filmmaker ventured into a nightmarish Garden of Eden amid a swirl of Christian and pagan warnings of the evil that men do, the filmmaker was Darren Aronofsky, the film was “Mother!” and the CinemaScore exit polls of moviegoers out for a good time awarded it…

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Tribune News Service

'Men' review: Woman's quiet getaway is ruined by, what else, men

Jessie Buckley is put through the wringer in writer-director Alex Garland's art-horror provocation "Men," and not since Jennifer Lawrence endured "Mother!" has an actress been pushed further in service of a filmmaker's vision.

Inverse

'Men' explained: The movie's stars unpack its mysterious ancient symbolism

Alex Garland's 'Men' is full of references to Sheela-na-gig and Green Man. Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear explain what it all means.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Men’: There’s more than one message in horror film’s disturbing, inventive imagery

Jessie Buckley stars as a traumatized widow feeling menaced by a series of guys all played (brilliantly) by Rory Kinnear.

Tribune News Service

'Men' review: 'Folk horror' movie has a lot to show, but not much to say

Full disclaimer: "Men" is a movie written and directed by a man, with editing and cinematography by men, and this is a review written by a man, but the movie is actually about a woman — and about women's relationships to men.

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The Independent UK

Alex Garland confronts the horrors of past, present in ‘Men’

Alex Garland's new film “Men” grapples with toxic masculinity and all its forms throughout history within a folk horror construct

Inverse

'Men' review: Alex Garland’s surreal thriller is maddening in the best way possible

Alex Garland's 'Men' is a harrowing, maddeningly surreal journey into the English countryside that will give viewers plenty to argue about after the credits roll.

The Guardian - UK

Men review – Alex Garland unleashes multiple Rory Kinnears in wacky folk-horror

Garland’s latest is like a scary-movie remake of Dick Emery, with excellent performances from Kinnear in a number of different roles, and Jessie Buckley

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler gig review: A triumphant public debut for this collaboration

The bond between Oscar-nominated actress Buckley and former Suede guitarist Butler was clear to see

Irish Mirror

Met Gala 2022: From feathers to moustaches, Irish stars Nicola Coughlan, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley turn heads at event

The native stars took on this year’s theme of Gilded Glamour as they made their debut at the event celebrating the opening of the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibition on Monday in New York City

The Guardian - UK

More fancy dress than elegance: has social media killed good taste at the Met Gala?

It was once the epitome of chic, but celebrities attending New York’s premier fashion event are now more likely to be playing it for laughs – and likes

Daily Mirror

Most bizarre and eye-catching Met Gala looks of all time ahead of 2023 event

There are often bizarre and unconventional looks showcased on the red carpet of the Met Gala by celebrities in attendance, with there having been some memorable examples in recent years

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