Review
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
From the first story in this collection we know we are in a similar, slightly deranged world to the early stories of Will Self
High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos
High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos
Kaitlin Olson plays Morgan, a cleaner for the LAPD who has crime solving superpowers, in a show packed full of zingers
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
The author of the Claire DeWitt mystery novels has turned her hand to a deconstructed and metafictional set of nine short stories
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
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
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
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
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
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
