Review

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Music

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 
Film

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
Books

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
Music

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
Film

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
Books

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
Books

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
Music

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine

Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Film

Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Books

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Review

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Film

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
Books

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
Books

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women

Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away
Lucy Sweet

Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
Film

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper

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Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic
Music

Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
Books

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
Books

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Books

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma