Review
Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely

Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely
EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases
All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20

All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20
The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby

The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby
The Last Days of Roger Federer review: A winding examination of endings

The Last Days of Roger Federer review: A winding examination of endings
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat
Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux
Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel


