Review

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
Film

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Theatre

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked

Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world
Books

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
Books

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture

Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
Books

Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
Books

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood

The Holdovers review – a film of well-turned wit and emotional warmth
Film

The Holdovers review – a film of well-turned wit and emotional warmth

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Books

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror
Books

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
TV

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
Books

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
Books

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Books

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Books

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
Film

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
Christmas

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

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Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
Books

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself
Film

Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself

Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem
live review

Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
Books

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement