Review
Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers

Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers
Dune: Part Two review – deluxe space opera with a discreet safety net

Dune: Part Two review – deluxe space opera with a discreet safety net
Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain
The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made

The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made
American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world

Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world
Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
The Holdovers review – a film of well-turned wit and emotional warmth

The Holdovers review – a film of well-turned wit and emotional warmth
To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Emma Stone’s new film Poor Things is a fantastical discovery of mind, body and world

Emma Stone’s new film Poor Things is a fantastical discovery of mind, body and world
Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror
Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession
An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine

How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
