Review

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Books

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
TV

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
Music

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
Books

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse

New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
TV

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?
Film

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
Claire Jackson

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Books

Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Books

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
Review

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
Lucy Sweet

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
Review

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair

A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
Books

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
Music

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 
Film

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
Books

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family

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The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus
Film

The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
Books

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
Books

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
Music

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine