From Wild Horse Nine to Kings of Leon: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead

John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell team up in a typically offbeat Martin McDonagh comedy, and the Followill brothers reach album No 10 in rustic mode

Wild Horse Nine Out now John Malkovich looks set to be nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of an ageing CIA agent with terminal cancer who is sent to Easter Island with his younger colleague (Sam Rockwell) in this dark comedy drama from Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin).

La Bola Negra Out now Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi were inspired by Lorca’s unfinished four-page fragment of the same name to create this epic Spanish queer drama spanning three timelines, with an international cast including singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente, Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close.

I Play Rocky Out now Back in 1975, a struggling actor by the name of Sylvester Stallone wasn’t getting the parts he wanted – so he gave himself three days to write a juicy role. The result was Rocky and the character was so good he had to fight to play it. Anthony Ippolito stars as Stallone in this feelgood dramatisation of the story behind one of cinema’s most famous roles.

One in a Million Out now Winner of the audience award at the Sundance film festival, this documentary follows a girl across an extraordinary decade in her life: from her childhood in Syria to adult life in Germany. Directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes. Catherine Bray

Simple Things festival Various venues, Bristol, 7 November For the first time in its 12-year history, Bristol’s festival celebrating boundary-pushing music has employed guest curators in the shape of Squid, Shabaka, Jeremy Deller and Cobrah. Alongside their picks are the likes of Hannah Diamond, My New Band Believe and the Avalanches. Michael Cragg

London jazz festival Various venues, 13 to 22 November This ever imaginative 10-day festival’s opening night includes spectaculars such as the star-packed John Coltrane centenary celebration (Barbican Hall) and vocal showcase Jazz Voice (Royal Festival Hall), while small-band gems such as saxophonist Jean Toussaint’s JT5 (also Friday, World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens) will be happening all over town. John Fordham

SBTV20 The O2, London, Wednesday The great and the good of the UK grime scene will appear at this 20th-anniversary celebration of the pioneering music platform SBTV. The event, which features Chip, Ms Banks and Tinie Tempah, will also honour the legacy of SBTV’s founder, Jamal Edwards MBE, who died in 2022. MC

Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius The Glasshouse, Gateshead, 8 November The epic oratorio at the heart of the 2025 film The Choral is a blockbuster even without Ralph Fiennes and co. The Royal Northern Sinfonia, local amateurs and a vast choir perform this choral favourite with top-flight soloists Sarah Connolly, Benjamin Hulett and Roderick Williams. Dinis Sousa conducts. Flora Willson

Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires V&A, London, 7 November to 9 May This big, ambitious exhibition looks at 1,600 years of art, design, antiquities and rarities such as the 11th-century Enkolpion of Constantinos, from a city that acts as a cultural bridge between Europe and Asia, east and west, and Islam and Christianity.

Georg Wilson Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, 8 November to 18 April Young painter Georg Wilson takes an ecological, folkloric, atmospheric approach to landscape painting, which means she should fit in perfectly in the historic surrounds of Thomas Gainsborough’s old gaff.

Ade Adesina City Art Centre, Edinburgh, 7 November to 11 April Aberdeen-based printmaker Ade Adesina uses woodcuts, etchings, linocuts and screenprints to tackle big themes of colonial history and the climate crisis, all with dramatic starkness and intense detail.

Katie Shannon Goldsmith’s Centre for Contemporary Art, London, to 13 December The latest artist to take over GCCA’s experimental Episodes series, where they give a platform to young creatives, is Katie Shannon, with a new body of work looking at lost musical histories and “feminist rereadings of time and space”. Eddy Frankel

The Adam and Joe Show Royal Albert Hall, London, 11 November; Beacon Hall, Bristol, 5 December It has been 30 years since Buxton and Cornish’s cult comedy series was first broadcast. To celebrate, the duo revisit its highlights – toy movies; BaaadDad et al. Rachel Aroesti

Cloud 9 National Theatre: Lyttelton, London, to 13 January Dominic Cooke revives Caryl Churchill’s typically inventive, time-bending, mind-boggling play. It begins in Victorian colonial Africa then jumps to 70s London, with the cast performing theatrical gymnastics along the way. Miriam Gillinson

Owain & Henry Wales Millennium Centre: Donald Gordon theatre, Cardiff, to 28 November Michael Sheen stars as Owain Glyndŵr, a Welsh lord who rebelled against Henry IV after being declared an outlaw. Written by Olivier winner Gary Owen with a cast including Sophie Melville, Linus Roache and Rakie Ayola. MG

Humanhood: Vortex Sadler’s Wells East, London, 10 to 14 November Hypnotic movement from the Birmingham-Barcelona-based duo Humanhood and their company. Artistic directors Julia Robert and Rudi Cole have developed a method that’s somewhere between dance and a spiritual practice. Lyndsey Winship

12 12 12 Apple TV, 13 November A heist: 12 months to plan, 12 hours to execute and 12 days to see whether you’ve got away with it. That’s according to this neat, numbersy cat-and-mouse thriller starring Jamie Dornan as the criminal mastermind behind a Zurich bank vault robbery and Anthony Mackie as the FBI agent on his tail.

Hunting Alice Bell Channel 4, 11 November, 9pm The Guardian’s film critic Peter Bradshaw and his schoolmate David Baddiel once co-starred in a sitcom; now they’ve reunited to create this internet vigilante thriller about a group of women who are all rumoured to be the accomplice of an infamous serial killer (Simon Pegg) living under a new identity.

The Good Daughter Sky Atlantic & Now, 12 November, 9pm Rose Byrne lends her exceptional acting chops to Karin Slaughter’s own adaptation of her characteristically disturbing 2017 novel about the secret truths behind a horrific attack that continues to haunt two sisters. Brendan Gleeson and The White Lotus’s Meghann Fahy also star.

Cunk on Cinema BBC Two & iPlayer, 12 November, 10pm It has been 13 years since “computer typist” Philomena Cunk first appeared as a talking head on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe; since then Diane Morgan’s alter ego has found fame as a very confused documentarian. Her latest series sees her grill doyens of the film industry in bewildering style. RA

The Devil’s Due PC; out 10 November It’s a classic story: you’ve lost a card game with the devil, and now you must make your way out of hell by defeating all of his minions at poker. Inventive cheating and a characterful collage-esque look make this a trip to hell worth considering.

Shrek 2: Remastered All platforms; out 10 November I’m not sure anyone expected this rerelease of the 2004 movie tie-in, which was surprise-announced just a few weeks ago, but it’s here to capitalise on the run of Shrek nostalgia that has already resulted in an immersive experience, a musical and several Shrek-themed raves. Keza MacDonald

Kings of Leon – O My Beloved Out now On their 10th album, the Followills get reflective. Self-produced, rustic and rooted in nostalgia, O My Beloved looks back at their career, their family life and the moments that shaped them, with the sweet, country-tinged My Whole World a painting of domestic bliss.

Shygirl – Swallow! Out now The artist born Blane Muise channels the likes of the Prodigy, William Orbit-era Madonna and the more interesting aspects of indie on this second album. Songs such as lead single Alyse also bolt on plush string arrangements, creating a sound that feels both decadent and dirty.

Skepta – The Fork and Knife Out now Seven years after his last album, the rapper and producer returns with a record rooted in the sounds of modern Britain. Absorbing everything from grime to house to jungle, its lyrics explore identity and strength via tracks such as the dark-hued Pandora’s Box, while the Fred Again-produced Victory Lap is pure party.

La Roux – Old Flames Out now Never one to be rushed, 00s electropop survivor Elly Jackson, AKA La Roux, follows up 2020’s occasionally brittle Supervision with this warmer album. The minimalist throb of Babyline stands out on a record focused on fresh starts. MC

Talking Common Podcast This engaging new series from author Josh Connolly departs from the usual self-help format and looks for answers to personal problems in community solutions. Guests include the musician Sonny Green on breaking the generational cycle of addiction issues.

International Intrigue Online This daily newsletter briefing from former diplomats is one of the most concise and thorough rundowns of complex geopolitical issues available. Recent topics feature the race for a new UN chief and the EU’s Arctic Strategy.

The Life Scientific BBC World Service, Monday, 8.32pm Associate professor of chemistry Asel Sartbaeva reveals how her research into silica materials has the potential to free lifesaving vaccines from needing to be constantly refrigerated and therefore reducing their risk of becoming spoiled in transit. Ammar Kalia