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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BATMAN V SUPERMAN
Ignore the haters: critical knives were out for this from day one and while it’s not perfect, this is certainly worth your interest. The plot’s right there in the title, but it takes a surprising amount of time before the ninja vigilante and Space Jesus face off; instead, we get a backdoor Batman flick where Affleck’s Bruce Wayne gives a rare incidence of actually being the uber-detective of the comics. His point, that Superman is too much an unknown quantity to trust after the devastation he wrought in Man Of Steel, is well-made, and while there is a HUGE amount of time spent awkwardly setting up future films, their dust-up does satisfy – even though there’s still a third of the film to go after their story feels told. Times & trailer
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WOLVES ARE PEOPLE TOO. SORT OF.
Cynocephaly is the rather noticeable characteristic of having a wolf or dog-like head. Drawing inspiration from the 2012 cult anime film Wolf Children, Wolves Are People Too is a new narrative production featuring an original jazz score and live illustration alongside dance, ballet and the dramatic in-betweeny bit that doesn't really have a name. Following the paths of two half-wolf, half-human children as they mature into society, the show features ear-pleasing jazz quintet Hansu-Tori, together with some of Birmingham Royal Ballet's very best dancers - and Trou - an artist described as 'more depraved than a politicians bin bag'. From April 7 to 9 at the Hippodrome's Patrick Centre, £15.
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FLATPACK 10: REVEALED
The programme for Flatpack's tenth film festival is almost rudely ruddy. So healthy and buxom does it feel that we quickly realised we were entirely unqualified to pass judgment on the highlights, and reverted to Sam Groves - Flatpack's programmer - for his top picks. Talking shorts, Sam recommends taking in a curated programme, of which there are five. Supporting Film (pictured) is directed by Dutch visual artist and animator, Douwe Dijkstra, who will be attending the festival this year to deliver a green screen workshop. Expect an absurd and playful look at the cosmos of cinema, showing as part of Reflections. Another short to add to the list is Man Without Direction, in which Swedish director Johannes Stjarne Nilsson tells the story of a put-upon man who loses himself to the labyrinthine corridors of a shabby roadside hotel in a surreal dark comedy inspired by Dante's Inferno (at Fragments). From April 19 to 24. Catch a taster on April 1.
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Venue: The Cross, 16 New Street, Kenilworth, CV8 2EZ; website
Choice: Cornish Crab Soup (£12) Chooser: Head chef
Ever kidnapped a chef? During a recent visit to the brilliantly buzzy Michelin-starred restaurant The Cross, we mulled over how it could be done, long and hard, but logistically it's fraught with issues. Head chef Adam Bennett's reputation proceeds him. In 2012, he achieved Britain's best ever result in the prestigious Bocuse d’Or championships and he brought home the Best Meat Course prize. The meat course, when we visited - Venison fillet with haggis - didn't disappoint, but the Cornish Crab Soup, saffron rouille and crab on toast starter spoke to our very soul. This is the kind of dish you remember on your death bed, delicately devised, but with flavour that reminds you, in one ambrosial mouthful, why you live to eat rather than eat to live. Go. Go before it's taken off the menu. Kidnap Adam Bennett. A jury wouldn't convict.
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