Review

Behind Oscar-tipped doc Four Daughters: A story of radicalisation, family and loss
Film

Behind Oscar-tipped doc Four Daughters: A story of radicalisation, family and loss

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature
Books

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature

Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction
Books

Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction

Family Politics by John O’Farrell review – a plea to engage with those whose views we abhor
Books

Family Politics by John O’Farrell review – a plea to engage with those whose views we abhor

Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy
Books

Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy

Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers
Books

Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers

Dune: Part Two review – deluxe space opera with a discreet safety net
Film

Dune: Part Two review – deluxe space opera with a discreet safety net

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain
TV

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain

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

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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