Film

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
Books

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

This book Pacino’s his last word on whatever anyone might want to ask him about. Now he can be left alone in peace

‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
Music

‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like

Another side of Bob Dylan, from the back pages of Big Issue

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
Film

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love

French online dating drama It’s Raining Men follows the adventures of a woman trying out an app aimed at finding partners for married women

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Film

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal

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William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
Film

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’

Superheroes, sinners and sequels: The ultimate guide to the most anticipated films of 2025
Film

Superheroes, sinners and sequels: The ultimate guide to the most anticipated films of 2025

Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
Film

Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Film

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
Christmas

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Film

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Film

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid

Sanditon star Rose Williams helps Big Issue with Christmas deliveries: ‘A pleasure and a privilege’
Christmas

Sanditon star Rose Williams helps Big Issue with Christmas deliveries: ‘A pleasure and a privilege’

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Letter to my Younger Self

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Film

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Activism

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream
Film

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream

Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
Film

Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler: ‘When are Black people not in dire straits?’
Film

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler: ‘When are Black people not in dire straits?’

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Film

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’
Film

Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’

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Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?
Film

Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?

‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
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‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 
Film

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 

We live in a golden moment for African cinema. It reminds us films are not just about entertainment
Keith Shiri

We live in a golden moment for African cinema. It reminds us films are not just about entertainment