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River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
Book review

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
John Bird

Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale

The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller
Film

The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
Book reviews

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

A Bug’s Life to Billy Elliot: 7 best socialist films to watch this Labour Day bank holiday
Film

A Bug’s Life to Billy Elliot: 7 best socialist films to watch this Labour Day bank holiday

Sophie Marceau: ‘I hope love always stays a mystery’
Film

Sophie Marceau: ‘I hope love always stays a mystery’

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Book review

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

Channing Tatum was seemingly engineered in a lab to give uncomplicated pleasures to audiences
Film

Channing Tatum was seemingly engineered in a lab to give uncomplicated pleasures to audiences

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale
Art

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
Book review

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market
Film

How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market

Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood
Film

Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood

‘The opposite of levelling up’: Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans
Media

‘The opposite of levelling up’: Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Book review

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke
Film

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Books

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

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The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title
Graeme Virtue

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film’s homeless stars to the Oscars
Homelessness

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film’s homeless stars to the Oscars

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
Books

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude
Books

How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude