Review
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?
Like hearing Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You, there is something dazzling about experiencing the starkness of the original after hearing so many cover versions
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
At the immersive staging of Donizetti’s opera the bar is a set – and we, the audience, are part of the show
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
The latest state-of-the-nation address from Smith is based on a dystopian vision of Britain run by totalitarian forces
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
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
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes
Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes
That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away
Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away
Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist
