Review
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence

Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence
The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey

The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey
Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
I walked in David Bowie’s footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn’t expect

I walked in David Bowie’s footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn’t expect
Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
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
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
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
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
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
