Review
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling

Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage

Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley

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

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

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

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia

A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 

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

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes

Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes
The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus

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

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

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

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness

Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
