Review

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
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1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
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Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

Kensuke’s Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney’s slick and song-filled mega-flicks
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Kensuke’s Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney’s slick and song-filled mega-flicks

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
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No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
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Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story

Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation is an eerie prediction of our surveillance age
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Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation is an eerie prediction of our surveillance age

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages

Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too
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Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too

Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
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Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
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Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream

Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
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Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited

Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag
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Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
Music

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever

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All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times
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All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
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The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
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The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
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Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing