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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

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain’s streets
Homelessness

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain’s streets

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

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

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

Alex Winter: ‘Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie’
Letter To My Younger Self

Alex Winter: ‘Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie’

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

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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

Mark Rylance: ‘There’s a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?’
Film

Mark Rylance: ‘There’s a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?’

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’
Books

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’