Guardian picks: Industry, Hamnet, The Ten Year Affair and The Cribs

The Guardian’s culture roundup this week recommends picks across TV, film, books and albums, singling out Industry for television, Hamnet for film, The Ten Year Affair for books and The Cribs: Selling a Vibe for albums.

Industry, available on BBC iPlayer from Monday, is described as the banking drama returning with “its best series ever” and as being “notably darker and more debauched.” Reviewer Hannah J Davies called it “Truly top-tier television that’s surely destined for end-of-year lists.”

In film, Hamnet is in cinemas now and stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley in a Maggie O’Farrell adaptation that Peter Bradshaw called “a thrilling act of creative audacity.” The Ten Year Affair, reviewed by Dina Nayeri, is described as a “buzzy black comedy about midlife adultery” and praised as “razor-sharp.” Alexis Petridis singled out The Cribs’ ninth album Selling a Vibe for its balance of 80s pop sheen with soaring melodies.

The roundup also flags other reviews including Girl Taken (Paramount+), Trespasses (Channel 4), Becoming Victoria Wood, Blue Velvet and Labyrinth, noting where titles are available (for example, several films are listed as “in cinemas now” and some albums as “out now”).

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Culture, Industry, Hamnet, The Cribs, Paul Mescal, Maggie O'farrell