Review

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

Emma Stone’s new film Poor Things is a fantastical discovery of mind, body and world
Film

Emma Stone’s new film Poor Things is a fantastical discovery of mind, body and world

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

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

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Books

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

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

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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
review

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra

Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?
Music

Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?

Saltburn review – Barry Keoghan steals the show
Film

Saltburn review – Barry Keoghan steals the show

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
Books

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight