Review
Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom

Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom
Manchester-set romcom Finding Emily offers an alternative to anyone who does not fancy Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
I’m a sucker for a sexy drama. But Vladimir is just too unconvincing, even for me

I’m a sucker for a sexy drama. But Vladimir is just too unconvincing, even for me
This steamy tale of an older professor’s obsession with a hot younger one is, frankly, just pants
Forty years on, Stand By Me is back in cinemas. The coming-of-age story comes of age

Forty years on, Stand By Me is back in cinemas. The coming-of-age story comes of age
Rob Reiner’s film presents a carefree summer in 1959 that turns into a fateful inflection point for its Oregon tearaways
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss

Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss
After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux

After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination

Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer

One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage

Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships

Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense

Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
