Review
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
The former Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Rutles songwriter is given a richly deserved tribute
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
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
Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
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
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024
Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
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
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia