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

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale

Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller

The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

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

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’

Sophie Marceau: ‘I hope love always stays a mystery’
Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

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

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

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale
The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market

How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market
Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood

Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood
‘The opposite of levelling up’: Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans

‘The opposite of levelling up’: Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans
Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

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

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

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude
