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This pared-back thriller shows how ‘perfect’ relationships are not always as they seem

Joining a handful of recent dramas centering on the coercive control of women at the hands of their partners is Alice, Darling, out today. Anna Kendrick plays the titular Alice, whose life outwardly looks perfect – handsome, creative boyfriend Simon (Charlie Carrick), a lovely home – but as she frantically tries to wash the phone number of a handsome waiter down the sink or pulls out her hair, it soon emerges that her relationship is not as it seems. During a week away with longtime friends Sophie (Wunmi Mosaku) and Tess (Kaniehtiio Horn) – which Alice lies to Simon about, telling him she’s on a work trip – the truth of how he controls her world, and the fear she has of him, emerges and the red flags begin to unfurl.

“Kendrick is quietly compelling in this pared-back thriller,” says Stylist’s entertainment director Helen Bownass. “It’s powerful to see her in this difficult role – having also recently spoken about the emotional abuse she personally endured in a relationship adds extra poignancy. If you ignore the clunky subplot about a missing girl, Alice, Darling’s depiction of the insidious, invisible wounds that are impossible to scratch away, and the erosion of sense of self that emotional abuse can cause, will worm deep in your brain.” In cinemas now


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The Friday Five: what to put on your radar, from retro wellies to colourful installations
In the latest of our occasional series, discover five things that have piqued our interest this week  

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum
The purse-friendly skincare brand has just added to its ever-growing empire with an eye serum that promises to address puffiness, dark circles and fine lines. We’ll take three. £19.90, Boots.com

Dan Flavin: Colored Fluorescent Light
Utilising fluorescent lamps to create installations of neon light and colour, late artist Dan Flavin’s free exhibition makes an ideal outing for the last weekend before payday. Until 18 February; free; 24 Grafton St, London W1S

Wellipet Frog Wellingtons
The 80s called and they want their wellies back. Spotted this week in clog form as part of JW Anderson’s autumn/winter 2023 collection, the nostalgic amphibious boots are making a return – sign up now to be on the list when the adult version launches this spring. 

Fancy tinned tuna
Cheap and versatile, tinned fish has undergone an even bigger renaissance since the cozzie livs – with tuna being TikTok’s current favourite. For one that tastes as good as it looks, reach for Mariscadora’s atún claro tuna in olive oil (£4.99). 

Here We Come, Here We Rise by Lakwena
If you happen to be anywhere near London’s A406 North Circular, keep an eye out for graphic artist Lakwena’s latest work that was revealed yesterday – a multi-coloured 21-metre-high permanent public artwork created in partnership with IF_DO architects. 


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Image credits: Lionsgate ; Dan Flavin untitled (fondly, to "Phip") 1976 pink, yellow, and blue fluorescent light © 2023 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Courtesy David Zwirner; Installation view, Dan Flavin: colored fluorescent light, David Zwirner, London, 12 January – 18 February, 2023. Copyright the artist. Photo: Anna Arca. Courtesy David Zwirner; IF_DO architects; Phil Webb; Various brands
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