Timothée Chalamet says he put on 20lb to play Bob Dylan. Can that tip the scales at the Oscars?
Radical physical transformations helped De Niro, Hanks and Bale to Academy Awards. But Chalamet’s Dylan still looks like he could by knocked down by a strong breeze
Brief letters: Shattering expectations | Sea level | TikTok ban | Bob Dylan | All that jazz
In brief: Slow Train Coming; How to Sleep at Night; A Sign of Her Own – review
Behind the scenes on Dylan musical Girl from the North Country; a sharp tale of political and family strife; and a fine novel about sensory deprivation
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A Complete Unknown review – Timothée Chalamet radiates charisma in evocative Dylan biopic
James Mangold’s handsome portrait of the enigmatic singer’s stratospheric early career boasts a barnstorming lead performance yet often slips into heavy-handedness