The Guide #164: The quit list – when to give up on that book, TV show and more

They say quitters never prosper, but then what do ‘they’ really know? When we’re inundated with things to read, watch, hear and play, don’t be afraid to throw in the towel

Send us your questions for Nicole Kidman

Have you got a burning question for the prolific actor, soon to appear in the much anticipated erotic thriller Babygirl? Now is your chance to ask

A Game of Thrones movie may be coming – but do we really need it?

With multiple prequel shows already in production – and George RR Martin showing no signs of finishing his book series – what can a Thrones movie really add to the franchise?

Emilia Pérez to Dune: Part Two – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

An audacious musical drama about a mob boss’s secret new life as a woman, and Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya’s spectacular fantasy saga

‘Women are made to feel as if they’re against each other’: the hit Indian film that challenges the patriarchy

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light wowed Cannes with its portrayal of the struggles of women in Mumbai. She talks about inequality, misogyny – and being haunted

Point Break review – Keanu and Swayze ride the waves with freaky, genre-hopping style

Kathryn Bigelow’s action-bromance about bank-robbing surfer dudes is an enduring cult gem, thanks to its joining of tropes and tones

Winner of Paul Mescal lookalike contest in Dublin receives €20 ‘or three pints’

Competition to resemble Normal People star is markedly lower-stakes than chaotic Timothée Chalamet event in New York last month

New Star Wars trilogy in the works from Lucasfilm and X-Men writer

X-Men writer Simon Kinberg has been hired to write and produce a new trilogy with new characters

Elizabeth Hurley: ‘If I were Queen, I’d outlaw air fresheners in cars and ban prison for white-collar criminals’

The actor and model answers your questions about bonding with Dennis Potter, corpsing in Austin Powers and her multiple, multicoloured Christmas trees

The Piano Lesson review – Washington family get stuck into August Wilson’s powerful play

This beautifully acted film version of Wilson’s play set in 1930s Pittsburgh is powerful enough without the gothic trimmings it gets here

Piece By Piece review – heartfelt biopic of Pharrell Williams’s life … in Lego

The remarkable story of a brilliant musician and producer is told in this surreal but also strangely wrongheaded film

No Other Land review – an Israeli and Palestinian’s remarkable relationship

When Palestinian villages were bulldozed to make way for the Israeli military, it brought together a film-maker and a journalist from across the divide

Box Office Poison by Tim Robey review – Hollywood’s fascinating flops

A hilarious account of film’s most stunning failures takes in hubris, stupidity and an assortment of disastrous animals

Skincare review – Elizabeth Banks horror thriller is a thing of beauty

An LA salon-owner gets involved in an escalating feud with a rival facialist in this blackly comic thriller with a pleasing female focus

TV tonight: Eddie Redmayne’s big-budget assassination thriller

Lashana Lynch also stars in Sky Atlantic’s adaptation of The Day of the Jackal. Plus: the final episode of David Olusoga’s fascinating history series. Here’s what to watch this evening